Tag: Expansion Of The Universe

Dark Energy May Not Be Needed to Explain the Accelerating Expansion of the UniverseDark Energy May Not Be Needed to Explain the Accelerating Expansion of the Universe

March 30, 2017| Gary| 0 Comment| 3:45 pm

<a href="https://www.nightskyobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img0220-1024x770.png" target="_blank"></a> Enigmatic ‘<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_energy">dark energy</a>‘, thought to make up 68% of the universe, may not exist at all, according to a Hungarian-American team. The researchers believe that standard models

The First Stars Born Later Than ExpectedThe First Stars Born Later Than Expected

February 5, 2015| Gary| 0 Comment| 4:44 pm

New maps from ESA’s Planck satellite uncover the ‘polarised’ light from the early Universe across the entire sky, revealing that the first stars formed much later than previously thought. The history

Hubble Finds Potential “Zombie Star”Hubble Finds Potential “Zombie Star”

August 7, 2014| Gary| 0 Comment| 1:16 pm

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope for the first time have spotted a star system that later produced an unusual supernova explosion of a white dwarf, the stripped-down

Has the Birth of the Universe Been Seen With a New NASA Technology?Has the Birth of the Universe Been Seen With a New NASA Technology?

March 17, 2014| Gary| 0 Comment| 7:57 pm

Astronomers are announcing today that they have acquired the first direct evidence that gravitational waves rippled through our infant universe during an explosive period of growth called inflation.

Spitzer Spies on M82 SupernovaSpitzer Spies on M82 Supernova

February 27, 2014| Gary| 0 Comment| 7:48 pm

<a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/images/mediumsize/PIA17847_ip.jpg" target="_blank"></a> The closest supernova of its kind to be observed in the last few decades has sparked a global observing campaign involving legions of instruments on the ground and

ESA Bids Farewell to Planck Space TelescopeESA Bids Farewell to Planck Space Telescope

October 26, 2013| Gary| 0 Comment| 2:16 pm

ESA’s Planck space telescope has been turned off after nearly 4.5 years soaking up the relic radiation from the Big Bang and studying the evolution of stars and galaxies

ESA’s Planck Mission – Celebrating the LegacyESA’s Planck Mission – Celebrating the Legacy

October 19, 2013| Gary| 0 Comment| 4:10 pm

From the tiniest fraction of a second after the Big Bang to the evolution of stars and galaxies over 13.8 billion years, ESA’s Planck space telescope has provided

Elusive Signals From the Early Universe Detected by HerschelElusive Signals From the Early Universe Detected by Herschel

October 2, 2013| Gary| 0 Comment| 3:26 pm

Using a telescope in Antarctica and ESA’s Herschel space observatory, astronomers have made the first detection of a subtle twist in the relic radiation from the Big Bang, paving

ESA Euclid Will Be Launched in 2020 to Explore Dark Energy and Dark MatterESA Euclid Will Be Launched in 2020 to Explore Dark Energy and Dark Matter

June 11, 2013| Gary| 0 Comment| 12:15 pm

The module carrying the telescope and scientific instruments of ESA’s Euclid ‘dark Universe’ mission is now being developed by Astrium in Toulouse, France. Euclid will be launched in 2020 to explore

An Almost Perfect Universe Is Revealed by Planck MissionAn Almost Perfect Universe Is Revealed by Planck Mission

March 22, 2013| Gary| 0 Comment| 1:02 pm

Acquired by ESA’s Planck space telescope, the most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background – the relic radiation from the Big Bang – was released

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Hubble Space Telescope Finds the Most Distant Star Ever Seen
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The Lessons Learned From a Simulated Asteroid Strike Over Europe
In an alternate reality playing out at this year’s international Planetary Defense Conference, a fictional asteroid […]
Teachers: Apply Now to the ESA Teach With Space Online Conference
Register now for ESA’s first-ever virtual teacher conference! Over the course of three days, from 6 to 8 July 2021, ESA […]
First Panoramic View of Mars at Perseverance Rover Landing Site
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on Feb. 21, […]
NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Show Us More Stars at Higher Resolution
...And Here’s What That Means for Astronomy... Early observations of stars in the local universe will pave the way for […]
Animations of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Landing
This video depicts key events during entry, descent, and landing that will occur when NASA’s Perseverance rover lands […]
NASA Is Providing Spanish-Language Coverage for the Livestream of the December 14 Solar Eclipse
NASA will provide live coverage on Monday, Dec. 14, of a solar eclipse that will pass over South America, treating […]
NASA Names Artemis Team of Astronauts Eligible for Early Moon Missions
NASA has selected 18 astronauts from its corps to form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next astronaut […]

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