NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has actually observed the well-known Ring Nebula in unmatched detail. Formed by a star shaking off its external layers as it runs out of fuel, the Ring Nebula is a stereotypical planetary nebula. This new image from Webbs NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) shows intricate details of the filament structure of the inner ring. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, M. Barlow (University College London), N. Cox (ACRI-ST), R. Wesson (Cardiff University).
NASAs Webb Space Telescope captures a cosmic ring …
The team behind NASAs upcoming Psyche objective …
And the special thing about a star that was ripped apart by a black hole …
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NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has actually observed the widely known Ring Nebula in unprecedented information. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, M. Barlow (University College London), N. Cox (ACRI-ST), R. Wesson (Cardiff University).
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has actually observed the Ring Nebula in unprecedented detail. NASAs Psyche spacecraft is targeted for launch no earlier than October 5 to a metal-rich asteroid, likewise named Psyche. The videos are being launched on numerous of NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratorys social media platforms.
Webb Observes Ring Nebula in Unprecedented Detail.
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has observed the Ring Nebula in extraordinary detail. Formed by a dying star shaking off its outer layers as it lacks fuel, the Ring Nebula is one of the best-known examples of a planetary nebula. It is reasonably near to Earth at roughly 2,200 light-years away.
Meet some of the engineers who helped construct NASAs Psyche mission, which is set to introduce in October on a journey of 2.2 billion miles (3.6 billion kilometers) to a metal-rich asteroid of the exact same name. Credit: NASA.
Video Series Highlights Psyche Mission Team.
NASAs Psyche spacecraft is targeted for launch no earlier than October 5 to a metal-rich asteroid, also named Psyche. A brand-new video series called, “Behind the Spacecraft” highlights numerous members of the Psyche group and their contributions to the mission. The videos are being launched on numerous of NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratorys social media platforms. The mission could help address fundamental questions about how rocky worlds like Earth formed, and about the formation of our planetary system.
This artists illustration portrays the after-effects of the “tidal disturbance occasion” (TDE) called ASASSN-14li, where a star was shredded after approaching too closely to a supermassive black hole. After the star was ripped apart, some of its gas (red) orbited around and fell into the black hole, while a portion of the gas was driven away in a wind (blue).
A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star.
Astronomers used NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESAs XMM-Newton to study product believed to be from a star that was ripped apart by a huge great void– an occasion being called ASASSN-14li. The relative amount of nitrogen to carbon astronomers found shows that the product weighs about 3 times the mass of our Sun– which would make the star in ASASSN-14li among the most enormous ever seen ripped apart by a black hole to date.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescopes flight harness is moved from the mock-up structure to the spacecraft flight structure. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn.
Incorporating the Roman Space Telescopes Nervous System.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope group has begun integrating and evaluating the spacecrafts harness– the electrical cabling that works as the telescopes nerve system. The harness provides power and commands to Romans instruments, makes it possible for various parts of the telescope to interact with one another, and assists the central computer system keep an eye on the telescopes functions. Roman will survey billions of cosmic things and help untangle mysteries like dark energy following its launch by May 2027.
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