CCU’S Space Satellite program awarded $50K grant
A $50,000 grant has been awarded to the Space Satellite program at Coastal Carolina University. In the announcement, CCU said ...
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NASA’s Webb telescope captures Neptune’s auroras in stunning detail for first time
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope used its Near-Infrared Spectrograph to capture Neptune’s auroras in stunning detail.
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It's A First! Long-sought auroral glow emerges under Webb’s powerful gaze
For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured bright auroral activity on Neptune. Auroras occur when energetic particles, often originating from the Sun, become trapped in a ...
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet (140 ...
James Webb Space Telescope captures 1st images of Neptune's elusive auroras
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured direct images of Neptune's elusive auroras for the first time ...
Neptune delights scientists with a stunning light show in its atmosphere
Neptune often looks slightly different in observations, as it has dark spots which appear periodically. But it can also be bright at times, as the observations of auroras there show: In the image ...
Webb Telescope Reveals Hidden Galaxy Behind “Cosmic Tornado”
Webb’s exquisite details reveal a chance, random alignment of a protostellar outflow and a distant spiral galaxy. When we ...
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NASA's Webb Captures Neptune's Auroras For First Time
Read At the left, an enhanced-color image of Neptune from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. At the right, that image is combined ...
Firm wins Space Force funding to provide an “aircraft carrier” in orbit
The US Space Force first demonstrated this tactically responsive capability with a launch on Firefly's Alpha rocket in 2023. As part of this "Victus Nox" test flight, a satellite was encapsulated into ...
Oxygenation strategy provides facile route to long-wave infrared birefringent crystals
Long-wave infrared birefringent crystals are essential materials in infrared optical applications in fields such as infrared ...
Astronomers provide insights into the hot gaseous halo of galaxy NGC 7793
Using Spektr-RG and Chandra space observatories, Chinese astronomers have investigated a nearby spiral galaxy known as NGC ...