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New York, NY. September 30, 2023 / Mediamark Digital / Azerbaijan, a country with a burgeoning interest in space exploration, is set to make history once again. As Adviser to the Minister of Digital Development and Communications of Azerbaijan, Rashad Bayramov, proudly declared, Azerbaijan holds the distinction of being the first country in the region…
Uranus as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI/J. DePasquale (STScI) Uranus and its dusty rings have been captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in exquisite detail, along with clouds and a polar cap. The rings around Uranus are difficult to see with most telescopes because the dark rocks…
The crew of the Artemis II mission (left to right): Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen NASA NASA has selected the astronauts for its Artemis II mission, which is planned for late 2024. This mission will take the four crew members in a figure of eight around the moon, the first…
The seven galaxies highlighted here in five boxes are part of the most distant galaxy cluster ever found IMAGE: NASA, ESA, CSA, Takahiro Morishita (IPAC) IMAGE PROCESSING: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to spot the most distant galaxy cluster ever found, located nearly 30 billion light years away….
Plumes spray water ice out from locations near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute The following is an extract from our monthly Launchpad newsletter, in which resident space expert Leah Crane journeys through the solar system, the galaxy and beyond. You can sign up for Launchpad for free here. A surprisingly high…
The white dwarf on the right is stealing matter from a neighbouring star. It will eventually explode as a type Ia supernova, propelling its companion away NASA/JPL-Caltech Two white dwarfs rocketing through space are the fastest free-moving stars that we know about and they could explain how some supernovae form. Type Ia supernovae are so…