Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Why the James Webb Space Telescope's amazing 'Pillars of Creation' photo has astronomers buzzing

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Why the James Webb Space Telescope's amazing 'Pillars of Creation' photo has astronomers buzzing
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The James Webb Space Telescope took a breathtaking look inside the "Pillars of Creation," a spectacular dust cloud formation made famous by its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA's DART asteroid crash: What scientists have learned about Dimorphos so far
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Smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid isn't NASA's usual approach to planetary science, but it was certainly an opportunity nonetheless.
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The last solar eclipse of 2022 thrills skywatchers around the world
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The partial solar eclipse marks the second and final solar eclipse of 2022.
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The James Webb Space Telescope took a stunningly beautiful picture of the Pillars of Creation that has revealed cosmic processes never before observed with such clarity. In which nebula are the Pillars of Creation found?
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The second total lunar eclipse of 2022 is coming next month! We've collected some excellent telescope deals to help you prepare.
This Celestron beginner telescope is 23% off on Amazon
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This telescope deal gives a saving of over $45 on a Celestron telescope that's perfectly suited for beginners.
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Budget telescopes under $500: Picks from Celestron, Meade and Orion
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All the best telescopes under $500, all in one handy guide so you can view the night sky without breaking the bank.
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Science & Astronomy
Asteroid Ryugu was born out in the cold, in the solar system's earliest days
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The near-Earth asteroid Ryugu formed far from the sun, in the cold depths of the outer solar system, according to new analysis of samples returned from Ryugu by the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission.
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals hidden star formation in pair of colliding galaxies (photo)
(ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, L. Armus & A. Evans)
The James Webb Space Telescope photographed a collision of two galaxies that's sparking a flurry of star formation invisible to other telescopes.
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Earth's atmosphere could be turned into a giant dark-matter detector
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Meteor-hunting methods could be adapted to hunt for dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up around 85% of the universe's matter but remains invisible, researchers propose in a new paper.
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SpaceX
SpaceX gearing up for 1st Falcon Heavy launch since 2019 (photo)
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The most powerful rocket in the world is getting ready to take flight for the first time in more than three years.
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Spaceflight
International Space Station dodges debris from Russian anti-satellite test
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A cargo ship attached to the station performed a five-minute engine burn on Monday night (Oct. 24) to get the ISS out of harm's way.
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Technology
Major radio telescope 'levels up' to get unprecedented views of the early universe
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The Northern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA), a powerful radio telescope in the French Alps, has leveled up to full capacity.
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Search for Life
Extremophiles on Mars could survive for hundreds of millions of years
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A microbe nicknamed 'Conan the Bacterium' has what it takes to live on Mars.
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