A New View of the Eagle Nebula as Never Seen Before
In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope’s ‘Pillars of Creation’ image of the Eagle Nebula became one of the most iconic images of the 20th century. Now,…
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ESA’s High Frequency Instrument Aboard the Planck Telescope Completes Its Survey of the Early Universe
The High Frequency Instrument on ESA’s Planck mission has completed its survey of the remnant light from the Big Bang. The sensor ran out of coolant…
Read the article →Chandra X-Ray Observatory Finds Largest Galaxy Cluster in the Early Universe
An exceptional galaxy cluster, the largest seen in the distant universe, has been found using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the National Science Foundation-funded Atacama Cosmology…
Read the article →Farthest Protocluster of Galaxies Ever Seen Spotted by Hubble
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered a cluster of galaxies in the initial stages of development. It is the most distant such grouping ever…
Read the article →Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer Completes Mission Operations
After 16 years in space, NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) has made its last observation. The satellite provided unprecedented views into the extreme environments around…
Read the article →World’s Largest Radio Telescope Begins Observations
RadioAstron, effectively the largest radio telescope ever built, is up and running. The telescope’s main component, a 10-metre radio dish aboard the spacecraft Spectr-R, launched in…
Read the article →Kepler Telescope Confirms Its First Planet in a Habitable Zone
NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the “habitable zone,” the region around a star where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface.…
Read the article →Herschel Space Observatory Detects Abundant Water in Planet-Forming Disc
ESA’s Herschel space observatory has found evidence of water vapour emanating from ice on dust grains in the disc around a young star, revealing a hidden…
Read the article →NASA Milestone: James Webb Telescope Mirror Coating Is Completed
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has reached a major milestone in its development. The mirrors that will fly aboard the telescope have completed the coating process…
Read the article →Chandra Observatory Takes Images of Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole
The flow of hot gas toward a black hole has been clearly imaged for the first time in X-rays. The observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory…
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