NASA's SPHEREx space telescope releases its first images
A NASA space telescope on a mission to map millions of galaxies has turned on its detectors for the first time, capturing ...
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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope takes its 1st cosmic images: 'The instrument team nailed it'
This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...
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Changing seasons on Uranus tracked across 20 years by Hubble Space Telescope
An analysis of two decades of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided fresh insights into the complex ...
Space telescope Gaia sent into 'retirement' but legacy endures
Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of ...
Saying farewell to Gaia, as the Milky Way-mapping space telescope mission ends
The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it ...
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Check Out Neptune’s Beautiful Auroras, Captured for the First Time by the James Webb Space Telescope
Scientists suspected the ice giant hosted auroras—and had already observed them on Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. But an ...
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NASA’s Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won’t hit Earth in 2032
NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit ...
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Astronomers just found a new treasure trove of galaxies. They could help answer our biggest questions.
Euclid, a European space telescope, just captured 26 million galaxies to reveal the secrets of the dark universe. The Euclid Space Telescope is focused on surveying about one-third of the night ...
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James Webb Space Telescope image shows one galaxy hiding behind another
The rare cosmic phenomenon, called an Einstein ring, occurs when massive objects can bend light due to their gravitational ...
The best space telescope you never heard of just shut down
On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut ...
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First data from Euclid space telescope reveals 26 million galaxies — and another 1.4 billion are on the way
The Euclid space telescope has spotted 26 million galaxies in just one week of observations. The European Space Agency (ESA) ...
SPHEREx space telescope sends first images to Earth
NASA has put its recently launched SPHEREx space telescope into operation. The scientific mission is due to begin at the end ...