Keep your eyes on the sky for a comet, another Mars rover has died, the leaky Soyuz will be changed, JWST dominates the American Astronomical Society meeting, and Starship is just around the corner.
A Good Comet is Coming
Keep your eyes on the sky over the next few weeks for your very first possibility to see a comet in 2023. Designated C3/2022 ZTF, the comet was very first discovered in March 2022, and it has been getting closer to Earth and lightening up.
More about the incoming comet.
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Another One Bites The Martian Dust
The rover was put into hibernation six months ago to help it survive the Martian winter when temperature levels get down to -100 C. A regional dust storm also masked the area, decreasing the energy it might use to keep its batteries functional.
More about Zhurong.
The Leaky Soyuz Needs to Be Replaced
James Webb validated its very first exoplanet. It was first found and marked as an exoplanet candidate by the TESS telescope. Its called LHS 475b and its situated 41 light-years far from us. The fascinating part is that the planet has nearly the precise diameter of Earth. For now, JWST certainly verified the presence of the exoplanet, but it likewise did observe its atmosphere. Research studies will require some more time to determine its precise structure.
More about JWSTs exoplanet.
Early Galaxies from James Webb
This week the American Astronomical Society is satisfying for the very first time considering that the James Webb Space Telescope became operational, so theres been a mountain of Webb news. One amazing story is this image of primitive galaxies captured by JWST. These galaxies are just a couple of thousand light-years across and have so much star development theyre warming the surrounding gas and dust, so it glows in the ultraviolet (redshifted to infrared after billions of years). Their structure matches recently found “green pea” galaxies, which have the very same habits and are much better, and, therefore, simpler to study.
More about Webbs findings.
Build your own ELT
Keep your eyes on the sky over the next few weeks for your first chance to see a comet in 2023. Designated C3/2022 ZTF, the comet was very first found in March 2022, and it has actually been getting closer to Earth and lightening up. The rover was put into hibernation 6 months ago to help it endure the Martian winter when temperature levels get down to -100 C. It was first discovered and marked as an exoplanet prospect by the TESS telescope. This week the American Astronomical Society is fulfilling for the first time because the James Webb Space Telescope ended up being operational, so theres been a mountain of Webb news.
The Soyuz MS-22 that was dripping coolant last month will be replaced. Roscosmos will release the changing MS-23 ship in February in an autonomous mode. The other alternative for the ISS team is the Crew Dragon which need to be able to bring up to 7 individuals.
James Webb Finds Its First Exoplanet
Got a little extra time on your hands? Heres to keeping you hectic. The European Southern Observatory has launched a paper design of its Extremely Large Telescope. Although the real telescope will determine nearly 40 meters throughout and can see Earthlike planets orbiting sunlike stars, yours will be much smaller, made from paper, and cant make any observations at all. Still, itll be enjoyable, and you can find out more about the telescope as you craft yours out of paper.
More about the design of the Extremely Large Telescope.
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