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NASA’s Webb Stuns With New High-Definition Look at Exploded Star

Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. As part of the 2023 Holidays at the White House, First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden debuted the first-ever ...

Troy Oakes

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s new view of Cassiopeia A (Cas A) in near-infrared light.

Hubble Telescope Captures Rare ‘Light Echo’ From Star Explosion

When a star explodes (a supernova), it sends its intense burst of light out in all directions that have been captured in telescope images. However, on rare occasions, in the months and years that follow, rings of light or “light echoes” spread out from the original supernova position. This is described in a recent paper in Astrophysical Journal ...

Troy Oakes

A supernova remnant.

Astrophysicists Break Down the Impact of Newly Released Webb Images

The first images from NASA’s new Webb space telescope unveiled this week include a new look at the universe, expanding our view of the galaxy as we know it. The images include a high-resolution “window” to millions of stars through the Milky Way’s dust, a new look at galaxies lightyears away for the first time ...

Troy Oakes

Galaxies and their galactic dust.

Hubble Captures Crisp New Portrait of Jupiter’s Storms

This latest image of Jupiter’s storms, taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on Aug. 25, 2020, was captured when the planet was 406 million miles from Earth. Hubble’s sharp view is giving researchers an updated weather report on the monster planet’s turbulent atmosphere, including a remarkable new storm brewing, and a cousin of the famous ...

Troy Oakes

Jupiter.

The Myth of Not Being Able to See Stars in Outer Space

When people see images taken by the Apollo astronauts who landed on the Moon, they are often shocked by how bland space looks. The images show no stars. This gave rise to the belief that we could not see any stars in outer space. However, this is just a myth. In fact, we can actually ...

Armin Auctor

Stars in the night sky.