In a captivating new image released by NASA, ESA, and CSA, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captures an extraordinary cosmic phenomenon known as an Einstein ring. Initially resembling a single, oddly shaped galaxy, what is actually seen is the rare alignment of two galaxies—one much closer to Earth than the other. At the […]
On the left, an enhanced-color image of Neptune from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. On the right, that image is combined with data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, showcasing cyan splotches of auroral activity and white clouds from Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), overlaid on Hubble’s full image of the planet. For the first time, […]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured high-resolution near- and mid-infrared images of Herbig-Haro 49/50, revealing intricate features of a young star’s outflow. The jet’s interaction with surrounding gas and dust forms arc-like bow shocks, offering insights into star formation and jet activity. A distant spiral galaxy appears in the background, creating a striking visual […]
This image represents about 1.5% of Euclid’s Deep Field South, revealing faint, distant galaxies, including a galaxy cluster nearly 6 billion light-years away. The Euclid mission, led by the European Space Agency (ESA) with significant contributions from NASA, is on a groundbreaking journey to investigate one of the universe’s greatest mysteries: why is the […]
In this week’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week, we are introduced to a stunning view of one of the Milky Way’s closest neighbors – the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). A dwarf galaxy located about 200,000 light-years away, the SMC resides primarily in the constellation Tucana, with a small part extending into […]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest infrared images yet of the HR 8799 system, showcasing the intrinsic differences of its planets. HR 8799 e orbits 1.5 billion miles from its star, while HR 8799 b orbits 6.3 billion miles away. The image uses colors applied to Webb’s NIRCam filters—blue for 4.1 […]
In a classic case of “looks can be deceiving,” NASA and ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a sparkling spiral galaxy and a bright star that appear to be hanging out together in the constellation Virgo. Spoiler alert: they’re not. In fact, they’re separated by a *mere* 45 million light-years. Talk […]
This collage compares images of the Flame Nebula: the left shows a near-infrared view from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, while the right features near-infrared images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, revealing a more translucent cloud and highlighting young stars and brown dwarfs. Webb’s images offer a deeper look into this star-forming region. The […]
Shimmering ejections from two forming stars shape Lynds 483 (L483), with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealing stunning new details, including asymmetrical lines that intersect, located 650 light-years away in the constellation Serpens. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured extraordinary new images of Lynds 483 (L483), a star-forming region located within a vast […]
The image concept showcases one of NASA’s iconic Voyager probes, which were launched in 1977 to explore the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond. These twin spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, were designed to gather scientific data about the planets, moons, and other celestial bodies in our solar system. As they […]
