The Hellscape of 55 Cancri e
12th Aug, 2022
55 Cancri e is an exoplanet so close to its it's entire year is only a few hours. 55 Cancri e is a planet that can only be described as a hellscape. Astronomers believe that this planet is rocky and a little larger than the Earth. It is in a system that is 41 light years away.
The Cartwheel Galaxy From Webb Space Telescope
5th Aug, 2022
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the chaos of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing new details about star formation and the galaxy’s central black hole. Webb’s powerful infrared gaze produced this detailed image of the Cartwheel and two smaller companion galaxies against a backdrop of many other galaxies. This image provides a new view of how the Cartwheel Galaxy has changed over billions of years.
What is Up With Artemis?
23rd Jun, 2022
It looks like it's going to take longer to get to the Moon than NASA had planned.
James Webb Space Telescope: The First Exoplanets
10th Jun, 2022
As commissioning of James Webb Space Telescope winds down, we are starting to turn our attention to the first year of science observations! One area of intense intense interest will be exoplanet targets.
The FIrst Images of James Webb Space Telescope
8th Jun, 2022
In May of 2022, NASA released the first high definition engineering images from NIRCam, the Near-Infrared Camera. As part of the commissioning process, James Webb Space Telescope looked at part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Extraordinary Video From NASA's Juno Mission
22nd Jul, 2021
NASA's Juno Spacecraft has been flying around Jupiter since 2016 and has given us views of Jupiter that are the most stunning ever taken of the largest planet in our solar system