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Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13
Cosmic cliffs and dancing galaxies: Webb begins era of discovery
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center (Gsfc), United States (AFP) July 12, 2022
The cosmic cliffs of a stellar nursery and a quintet of galaxies bound in a celestial dance: NASA released the next wave of images from the James Webb Space Telescope Tuesday, heralding a new era of astronomy.
"Every image is a new discovery," said NASA administrator Bill Nelson. "Each will give humanity a view of the universe that we've never seen before."
Released one by one starting f
The cosmic cliffs of a stellar nursery and a quintet of galaxies bound in a celestial dance: NASA released the next wave of images from the James Webb Space Telescope Tuesday, heralding a new era of astronomy.
"Every image is a new discovery," said NASA administrator Bill Nelson. "Each will give humanity a view of the universe that we've never seen before."
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Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13
Hypersonics: Developing and defending against missiles far faster than sound
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 11, 2022
The challenges of the hypersonic era in military operations are immense. But so are the abilities of innovators who work together to solve them.
That was the message when Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, spoke to investors about how teams are working across the company to solve the myriad science and engineering problems that come wi
The challenges of the hypersonic era in military operations are immense. But so are the abilities of innovators who work together to solve them.
That was the message when Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, spoke to investors about how teams are working across the company to solve the myriad science and engineering problems that come wi
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Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13
What to know about NASA's $10B James Webb Space Telescope
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 12, 2021
NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope has sent its first batch of images from space, providing a view of space farther from Earth than ever seen.
The images, released July 12, show infrared images from deep in the universe.
Here's a closer look at the history-making telescope, the largest and most powerful ever launched into space. This illustration depicts the telescope
NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope has sent its first batch of images from space, providing a view of space farther from Earth than ever seen.
The images, released July 12, show infrared images from deep in the universe.
Here's a closer look at the history-making telescope, the largest and most powerful ever launched into space. This illustration depicts the telescope
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First encounter between the Ariane 6 central core and launch pad for combined tests
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jul 13, 2022
The Ariane 6 central core (composed of the core stage and upper stage), assembled on 23 June, left the Launcher Assembly Building for the first time, en route to its new launch pad, which was built under the supervision of CNES, the French space agency, at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. This decisive and keenly awaited step was carried out by ESA and executed by an integrated ESA-ArianeGro
The Ariane 6 central core (composed of the core stage and upper stage), assembled on 23 June, left the Launcher Assembly Building for the first time, en route to its new launch pad, which was built under the supervision of CNES, the French space agency, at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. This decisive and keenly awaited step was carried out by ESA and executed by an integrated ESA-ArianeGro
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Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13
Maiden Flight of Vega-C: Top of new European rocket from Beyond Gravity
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 13, 2022
Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) delivered the payload fairing, the top of the new medium-lift European rocket Vega-C, which will launch tomorrow. Beyond Gravity also produced the launcher computer and the payload adapter system.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 13 July, the new medium-lift European Vega-C rocket is scheduled to lift-off from the European spaceport in Kourou for its inaugural flig
Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) delivered the payload fairing, the top of the new medium-lift European rocket Vega-C, which will launch tomorrow. Beyond Gravity also produced the launcher computer and the payload adapter system.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 13 July, the new medium-lift European Vega-C rocket is scheduled to lift-off from the European spaceport in Kourou for its inaugural flig
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Perseverance takes first core from the Delta
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2022
Perseverance has taken its first sample from the Jezero delta!
Since arriving at the delta, the rover has been observing and abrading different rocks to inform whether they are good candidate for our first core sample in this area. The first few rocks that were considered either fractured too easily or had surfaces that were too rough to safely place the drill. The team searched for a rock
Perseverance has taken its first sample from the Jezero delta!
Since arriving at the delta, the rover has been observing and abrading different rocks to inform whether they are good candidate for our first core sample in this area. The first few rocks that were considered either fractured too easily or had surfaces that were too rough to safely place the drill. The team searched for a rock
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Machine learning 'phones home' for famous Martian rock
Perth, Australia (SPX) Jul 13, 2022
New Curtin-led research has pinpointed the exact home of the oldest and most famous Martian meteorite for the first time ever, offering critical geological clues about the earliest origins of Mars.
Using a multidisciplinary approach involving a machine learning algorithm, the new research - published in Nature Communications - identified the particular crater on Mars that ejected the so-ca
New Curtin-led research has pinpointed the exact home of the oldest and most famous Martian meteorite for the first time ever, offering critical geological clues about the earliest origins of Mars.
Using a multidisciplinary approach involving a machine learning algorithm, the new research - published in Nature Communications - identified the particular crater on Mars that ejected the so-ca
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Hopping space dust may influence the way asteroids look and move
Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 13, 2022
Like corn kernels popping in a frying pan, tiny grains of dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, according to a new study from physicists at CU Boulder.
That popcorn-like effect may even help to tidy up smaller asteroids, causing them to lose dust and look rough and craggy from space.
The researchers published their results July 11 in the journal Nature Astronomy. Their fin
Like corn kernels popping in a frying pan, tiny grains of dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, according to a new study from physicists at CU Boulder.
That popcorn-like effect may even help to tidy up smaller asteroids, causing them to lose dust and look rough and craggy from space.
The researchers published their results July 11 in the journal Nature Astronomy. Their fin
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NASA's Webb reveals steamy atmosphere of distant planet in detail
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 12, 2022
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the distinct signature of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere surrounding a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star.
The observation, which reveals the presence of specific gas molecules based on tiny decreases in the brightness of precise colors of light, is the most detailed of its kind to d
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the distinct signature of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere surrounding a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star.
The observation, which reveals the presence of specific gas molecules based on tiny decreases in the brightness of precise colors of light, is the most detailed of its kind to d
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Wednesday, 13 July 2022 06:49
Webb Telescope: What will scientists learn?
The James Webb Space Telescope's first images aren't just breathtaking—they contain a wealth of scientific insights and clues that researchers are eager to pursue.
Here are some of the things scientists now hope to learn.
Into the deep
Webb's first image, released Monday, delivered the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe so far, "Webb's First Deep Field."
The white circles and ellipses are from the galaxy cluster in the foreground called SMACS 0723, as it appeared more than 4.6 billion years ago—roughly when our Sun formed too.
The reddish arcs are from light from ancient galaxies that has traveled more than 13 billion years, bending around the foreground cluster, which acts as a gravitational lens.
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