December 23, 2024

This Week @NASA: Webb’s New Look at Exploded Star, Space Station Laser Link & Europa Clipper

A brand-new high-definition image from NASAs James Webb Space Telescopes NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) reveals elaborate details of supernova residue Cassiopeia A (Cas A), and shows the expanding shell of material slamming into the gas shed by the star before it took off. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Danny Milisavljevic (Purdue University), Ilse De Looze (UGent), Tea Temim (Princeton University)NASAs Webb Space Telescopes new appearance at an exploded star … Teams prepare to install some Moon rocket hardware … And finishing NASAs very first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system … A few of the stories to inform you about– This Week at NASA!Webbs New High-Definition Look at an Exploded StarNASAs James Webb Space Telescope recently captured this brand-new image of supernova residue Cassiopeia A. Credit: NASA/Sam LottTeams Prepare Moon Rocket to Spacecraft Connector for AssemblyTeams at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center just recently turned the Orion stage adapter to prepare the adapter for the setup of its diaphragm.The phase adapter connects the Orion spacecraft to the Space Launch System rockets interim cryogenic propulsion stage, or ICPS.