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The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered strange shapes in Jupiter's atmosphere above the Great Red Spot. Initially thought to be bland and even homogeneous, this part of Jupiter's atmosphere actually displays a variety of structures and activity, such as dark arcs and bright spots. But the team thinks one way to change this structure is through gravity waves - similar to waves hitting the beach, creating ripples in the sand. These waves are generated deep in the turbulent lower atmosphere around the Great Red Spot, and they can propagate high into the atmosphere, changing the structure and emissions of the upper atmosphere.#space #universe #astronomy

How did the universe form? What are black holes? Are we alone? These are the questions the new Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) aims to uncover. The European Southern Observatory's ELT is a revolutionary ground-based #telescope that will be the largest visible and infrared light telescope in the world, revolutionizing #astronomy with its unprecedented view, and helping uncover details about the universe and its origins while pushing the boundaries of exploration.

When talking about a telescope, many think of one giant instrument pointed at the sky. However, with astronomical interferometry, scientists can use software to combine images from several smaller telescopes. This is the case with the ngVLA prototype shown in the image. Together with 243 additional dishes in its core array, it will create a virtual mirror with an aperture equal to the separation between them. With its 18 metres in diameter, it is still an impressive structure, part of the future of space exploration. Image: mtex antenna technology #SKF #mtex #space #ngVLA #bearings #spaceexploration #astronomy

🌌 Ground-breaking News! 🌌 Celestron's C14 telescope went where no land-based telescope of this size has gone before. The Virtual Telescope Project (VTP) in Italy used the Celestron C14 to explore the region of quasar PSO J006.1240+39.2219. With over 11 hours of data and 133 images, VTP not only saw the quasar but faint stars with a magnitude of 25.5. Gianluca Masi of VTP shares, "To our knowledge, no telescope with a diameter under 180 cm has ever reached so deeply into space and time." This achievement speaks to Celestron's optical excellence and the power of ground-based telescopes in scientific research—proving that the universe is within reach for all of us. 🌠 Read more https://bit.ly/4fQM99s #VirtualTelescopeProject #Celestron #Astronomy #GroundBasedTelescope #Quasar

Yess!! Sun will be our telescope.... Its because.. Read here Did you know we could build a telescope without mirrors or lenses and make it more powerful than anything we’ve ever seen? Here's how the Solar Gravitational Lens (SGL) could revolutionize space observation: The Sun as a Lens: Einstein’s theory shows that the Sun's gravity bends space-time, creating a natural lens effect. Incredible Resolution: The SGL could achieve a resolution of 10^-10 arcseconds – 1 million times more powerful than the Event Horizon Telescope! Challenges: The focal point is 542 AU from Earth (11x the distance to Pluto!). A spacecraft would need to go farther than Voyager 1. Future Possibilities: Small cubesats with solar sails could reach the SGL. This could give us detailed images of exoplanets, even with a 1-km surface resolution. Unmatched Technology: No telescope we can build in the next few hundred years would come close to the SGL’s potential. #sun #space #astronomy #tech #telescope #science

I know people have recently been talking about the HST/James Webb Space Telescope observation viewer, but I've been running a version for the Chandra X-ray Telescope for many years: https://lnkd.in/eiKixa2S (it is a skunk-works project so it has had less time spent on pizzazz, but you can drill down into queries like finding all gamma-ray bursts observed by Chandra, such as https://lnkd.in/eanKaMyS ) For reference, the StSCI version is https://lnkd.in/epWnSzX6

What can you learn about exoplanets by creating an "artificial" eclipse? Turns out, a lot! Swipe through to learn about the history of coronagraphs and how JPL's Roman Coronagraph Instrument, which is being built as a technology demonstration for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, could vastly increase the number of planets outside our solar system that scientists can directly observe.

Moving faster than the speed of light? We were all taught that nothing can move faster than light. The exception is of course space-time. Space itself can expand at any speed it wants without limits. The farther two objects are away from each other, the faster space expands between the two. As a result, a sufficiently far-away galaxy will be moving away from us at speeds much greater than the speed of light. Take for example, the farthest galaxy: GLASS-z12. The galaxy was born roughly 13.6 billion years ago (right after the Big-Bang), but is now located at a distance of 33 billion light-years from Earth. This means that, relative to Earth, this galaxy is currently receding at a speed of 3-times the speed of light, incredible! No physical laws being violated either. Here is a photo of this galaxy snapped by Hubble Space Telescope - yes it's actually a real galaxy that we can observe! #ftl #speed #light #galaxy #redshift #space #time #universe #cosmology #expansion #astronomy

🌌 Stunning New View of the Pillars of Creation 🌌 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled a breathtaking image of the Pillars of Creation, a vast stellar nursery in the Eagle Nebula. Captured in near-infrared light, this mesmerizing view reveals the intricate beauty of star formation within these towering pillars of gas and dust. 🔭 Key Features: Pillars of Gas and Dust: The image showcases towering pillars resembling elephant trunks, where new stars are actively forming. Young Stars: Emerging from their dusty cocoons, young stars shine brightly as red orbs with distinctive diffraction spikes. Eroding Pillars: Intense radiation and stellar winds from nearby massive stars are sculpting these pillars. Cosmic Dust: The JWST's near-infrared capabilities reveal the rich tapestry of colors and textures within the pillars. 📡 Details: Telescope: James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Wavelength: Near-infrared light Location: Eagle Nebula, Serpens constellation Distance: Approximately 6,500 light-years from Earth While the Pillars of Creation were famously imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, the JWST's advanced technology allows us to peer through the dust and capture a more detailed view of this cosmic wonder. The image reminds us of the boundless beauty and complexity of our universe. 🌟 #Astronomy #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #PillarsOfCreation #Space #Science #Innovation #Nasa #Isro

✨ Quiz time! What's the main purpose of the Hubble Space Telescope? The answer is C! 🌠 The Hubble Space Telescope helps us explore the wonders of the universe by observing distant galaxies, nebulae, and cosmic events. #aTesseract #SpaceInnovation #SpaceQuiz #HubbleTelescope #CosmicWonders #SpaceTech #SpacePolicies #SpaceExploration #Sustainability #AI #SolarSystem