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ESA Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes Our ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week features a riot of colour and activity 🎨 in the Milky Way. This is the star-forming region IRAS 16562-3959, which lies in the constellation Scorpius, just 5900 light-years from Earth. This level of colour detail is possible because four separate filters were used to collect the data. Filters allow only certain wavelengths of light through – for instance, red stained glass only lets through wavelengths of red light and absorbs the rest. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s filters are engineered to give astronomers precise control over which wavelengths reach its detectors 🛰️. Hubble’s raw observations are always monochrome. But specially trained artists and image specialists can select colours that match (or represent) the wavelengths covered by each filter. Combining data from multiple filters allows them to build colourful images like this – with both beauty and scientific meaning. Read more: https://ow.ly/MbKc50QA4eW 📷 ESA - European Space Agency / Hubble Space Telescope , NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration R. Fedriani, J. Tan #Hubble #esa #nasa #astronomy #cosmos #spaceindustry

Look into The Eyes of Galactic Pair IC 2163 & NGC 2207 | NASA Webb & Hubble FriendsofNASA.org: The gruesome palette of these galaxies is owed to a mix of mid-infrared light from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and visible and ultraviolet light from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The pair grazed one another millions of years ago. The smaller spiral on the left, cataloged as IC 2163, passed behind NGC 2207, the larger spiral galaxy at right. Distance: 114 million light-years Both have increased star formation rates. Combined, they are estimated to form the equivalent of two dozen new stars that are the size of the Sun annually. Our Milky Way galaxy forms the equivalent of two or three new Sun-like stars per year. Both galaxies have hosted seven known supernovae, each of which may have cleared space in their arms, rearranging gas and dust that later cooled, and allowed new many stars to form. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb) Duration: 30 seconds Release Date: Oct. 31, 2024 ESA Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes #NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Halloween2024 #Galaxies #InteractingGalaxies #IC2163 #NGC2207 #Supernovae #CanisMajor #Constellation #Cosmos #Universe #HST #JWST #Infrared #Ultraviolet #SpaceTelescopes #ESA #Europe #CSA #Canada #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Fascinating behind the scenes look at a potential joint mission between NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, SpaceX, and both led and funded by Jared Isaacman. A case study in public-private conflicts and collaboration. This would repair and boost Hubble Space Telescope to keep it operational for many more years. It's interesting to consider both sides' concerns and motivations. For instance, the Space Shuttle seems much better suited for this work... but of course it's no longer an option. Hopefully the result is a successful and worthwhile project. #nasa #spacex #space #hubble https://lnkd.in/gE2Hfg36

Globular Star Cluster M13 in Hercules: The 'Snow Globe' | Hubble FriendsofNASA.org | High-res image: https://lnkd.in/gZQFJ9nR Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope caught an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars moving about in the globular cluster Messier 13 (M13)—one of the brightest and best-known globular clusters in the northern sky. This glittering metropolis of stars is easily found in the winter sky in the constellation Hercules and can even be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies. M13 is home to over 100,000 stars and located at a distance of 25,000 light-years. These stars are packed so closely together in a ball, approximately 150 light-years across, that they will spend their entire lives whirling around in the cluster. This image is a composite of archival Hubble data taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 and the Advanced Camera for Surveys. Observations from four separate science proposals taken in November 1999, April 2000, August 2005, and April 2006 were used. The image includes broadband filters that isolate light from the blue, visible, and infrared portions of the spectrum. Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: Dec. 4, 2008 ESA Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Space Telescope Science Institute American Astronomical Society (AAS) #NASA #ESA #Astronomy #Space #Science #StarClusters #GlobularStarClusters #Messier13 #M13 #NGC6205 #GreatHerculesCluster #GreatGlobularCluster #Galaxy #NGC6207 #Hercules #Constellation #HubbleSpaceTelescope #HST #Cosmos #Universe #Europe #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #STEM #Education

Hinode is an international mission led by JAXA, with participation from NASA, ESA, the United Kingdom Space Agency, and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. In accordance with Japanese tradition, Hinode’s name was changed from Solar-B after it launched in 2006. Hinode is equipped with three high-definition optical, EUV and X-ray instruments with enhanced large format detectors allowing heliophysics to study the solar magnetic field at scales smaller than previously attainable. ☀️One of the biggest questions that Hinode set to answer is the “coronal heating problem”. Coronal heating and magnetic waves contribute to the acceleration of the solar wind, a continuous stream of electrically charged particles that fills the solar system with charged particles. This affects space weather which directly impacts the Earth. 👉Learn more about the Hinode mission to explore the magnetic fields of the Sun📃 https://loom.ly/AF6zvqI #Hinode #HinodeSolarOpticalTelescope #JAXA #NASA #ESA #UKSpaceAgency #NAOJ #TeledyneSpace #SpaceImaging

Dwarf 'Starburst' Galaxy NGC 4449 | James Webb Space Telescope FriendsofNASA.org: The James Webb Space Telescope captured this image of “starburst” galaxy NGC 4449. Starbursts are intense periods of star formation usually concentrated at a galaxy’s core. However, NGC 4449’s activity is much more widespread—likely due to past interactions with its galactic neighbors. Astronomers can study this galaxy to look into the past. NGC 4449 is similar to early star-forming galaxies that also grew by merging with other systems. Distance: 12.5 million light-years away Image Description: This is a close view of the central area of a dwarf galaxy. A huge number of stars fill the entire galaxy as tiny glowing points. They are brightest around the galaxy’s shining core. Thick clouds of gas and dust billow out across the scene, curling like moving flames. They glow in warm colors following their location: orange around the galaxy’s core, and around glowing star clusters in the bottom-left, and dark red elsewhere. Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University) and the FEAST JWST team Release Date: May 30, 2024 ESA Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes NASA Goddard Space Flight Center #NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #Galaxies #Galaxy #NGC4449 #DwarfGalaxy #StarburstGalaxy #CanesVenatici #Constellation #Cosmos #Universe #JamesWebb #SpaceTelescope #JWST #Infrared #UnfoldTheUniverse #ESA #CSA #GSFC #STSc #UnitedStates #STEM #Education

“The subject is the Serpens Nebula, which lies about 1,300 light-years from Earth. And the new JWST image showcases a very special phenomenon long theorized to exist, but never before observed. In the upper left part of the photo are several "protostellar outflows," or jets of gas erupting out of newborn stars. While we've seen such outflows before, we've never seen them line up in the same direction as in the JWST image; NASA likens them to "sleet pouring down during a storm." #JWST #NASA #ProtostellarOutflows

APOD: The Lively Center of the Lagoon Nebula (2020 Jun 01) Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & Copyright: Diego Gravinese https://lnkd.in/dW-yAcgz Explanation: The center of the Lagoon Nebula is a whirlwind of spectacular star formation. Visible near the image center, at least two long funnel-shaped clouds, each roughly half a light-year long, have been formed by extreme stellar winds and intense energetic starlight. A tremendously bright nearby star, Hershel 36, lights the area. Vast walls of dust hide and redden other hot young stars. As energy from these stars pours into the cool dust and gas, large temperature differences in adjoining regions can be created generating shearing winds which may cause the funnels. This picture, spanning about 15 light years, features two colors detected by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. The Lagoon Nebula, also known as >M8, lies about 5000 light years distant toward the constellation of the Archer Sagittarius.

𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Exciting news from the White House as NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration is tasked with developing a "lunar time standard" in preparation for establishing a permanent scientific base on the moon by January 2026. Did you know that time on the moon flows slightly slower, causing devices like our trusty Apple Watches to gradually fall behind? This innovative move reflects our transition into a spacefaring civilization, reminiscent of science fiction tales. Imagine, before conquering satellites and planets, we're dispatching a "synchronization station" to shape our cosmic existence. It turns out, we're not just Terrans; we're Protoss in the making! 🌕 https://lnkd.in/gtDYuEpZ 🚀 #SpaceExploration #LunarTimeStandard #FutureFrontiers

Irregular Galaxy IC 3583 in Virgo | Hubble Space Telescope FriendsofNASA.org | High-res image: https://lnkd.in/dEeciYJN This delicate blue group of stars—actually an irregular galaxy named IC 3583—sits some 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin). It may seem to have no discernable structure, but IC 3583 has been found to have a bar of stars running through its center. These structures are common throughout the Universe, and are found within the majority of spiral, many irregular, and in lenticular galaxies. Two of our closest cosmic neighbors, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, are barred, indicating that they may have once been barred spiral galaxies that were disrupted or torn apart by the gravitational pull of the Milky Way. This might be happening with IC 3583. It is thought to be gravitationally interacting with one of its neighbors, spiral galaxy Messier 90. Together, the duo form a pairing known as Arp 76. It is unclear whether these effects are the cause of IC 3583’s irregular appearance—but whatever the cause, the galaxy makes for a strikingly delicate sight in this NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope image, glimmering in the blackness of space. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Release Date: Nov. 28, 2016 ESA Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Space Telescope Science Institute #NASA #ESA #Hubble #Astronomy #Space #Science #Galaxies #Galaxy #IC3583 #IrregularGalaxy #InteractingGalaxies #Messier90 #Arp76 #Virgo #Constellation #Cosmos #Universe #HST #HubbleSpaceTelescope #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #Europe #STEM #Education