Tag: Hubble Space Telescope
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NASA’s Spitzer telescope completes 15 yrs in space
"In its 15 years of operations, Spitzer has opened our eyes to new ways of viewing the universe," said Paul Hertz, director of the Astrophysics Division.
August 26, 2018 -
Hubble captures dazzling image with 15,000 galaxies
The image straddles the gap between the very distant galaxies, which can only be viewed in infrared light, and closer galaxies.
August 17, 2018 -
Planetary nebula that looks like ‘holiday ornament in space’
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the image of a planetary nebula that looks like a colourful holiday ornament in space, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). Planetary nebulae are one of the main ways in which elements heavier than hydrogen and helium are dispersed into space after their creation in the hearts of …
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December 25, 2017 -
Massive ‘dead’ disk-shaped galaxy discovered
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a first-of-its-kind compact yet massive, disk-shaped 'dead' galaxy that stopped making stars just a few billion years after the Big Bang. The discovery challenges the current understanding of how massive galaxies form and evolve, researchers said. With the help of the Hubble telescope, researchers from the University …
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June 22, 2017 -
At its most distinct
Jupiter has been captured in unprecedented detail in this new image released by Nasa. The photograph, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, views the gas giant at “opposition” — in a position directly opposite the Sun and the Earth. At the time the photograph was taken, all three were aligned, with the Earth between the …
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April 11, 2017 -
Assam scientist leads breakthrough research on black holes
The last meal that the supermassive black hole of the Milky Way had was six million years ago, when it consumed a large clump of infalling gas before burping out a colossal bubble of gas weighing the equivalent of millions of suns, a new research led by an Indian scientist from here has found. With …
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April 9, 2017 -
Hubble detects ‘shadow play’ caused by possible planet
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a "shadow play" caused by a possible planet that is moving counterclockwise around a gas-and-dust disk encircling a young star. Searching for planets around other stars is a tricky business. They're so small and faint that it's hard to spot them. But a possible planet in a nearby stellar …
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January 10, 2017 -
Hubble detects ‘shadow play’ caused by possible planet
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a "shadow play" caused by a possible planet that is moving counterclockwise around a gas-and-dust disk encircling a young star. Searching for planets around other stars is a tricky business. They're so small and faint that it's hard to spot them. But a possible planet in a nearby stellar …
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January 10, 2017 -
Hubble spots exocomets taking plunge onto young star
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered exocomets — comets outside our solar system — plunging onto a young star that resides 95 light-years from Earth. This star, called HD 172555, represents the third extrasolar system where astronomers have detected doomed, wayward comets. All of the systems are young, under 40 million years old, NASA said …
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January 7, 2017 -
NASA finds more evidence for oceans on Jupiter’s moon
NASA on Monday released further evidence to show that there may be oceans on Europa — Jupiter’s largest moon. Releasing new images captured from the Hubble Space Telescope, the space research organisation announced "surprising evidence of activity" on Europa which could be water vapour erupting from the icy moon, the telegraph reported. Hubble made its …
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September 27, 2016 -
Hubble telescope captures best view of comet breaking apart
Astronomers have captured the sharpest, most detailed observation of a comet breaking apart about 107 million kilometres from the Earth, using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. In a series of images taken in January this year, the Hubble telescope showed 25 fragments consisting of a mixture of ice and dust that are drifting away from the …
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September 17, 2016