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NASA’s new Webb telescope images support previously controversial findings about how planets form

December 16, 2024

Ian Carlos Campbell

NASA says it was able to use the James Webb telescope to capture images of planet-forming disks around ancient stars that challenge theoretical models of how planets can form. The images support earlier findings from the Hubble telescope that haven’t b…
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author_name|Anna Washenko, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA delays Artemis II moon mission to April 2026

December 5, 2024

Anna Washenko

NASA announced a new schedule for its upcoming Artemis missions to send astronauts to the moon. This is the second delay to these crewed missions after NASA’s postponed the timeline in January of this year. The agency said it now aims to launch the Art…
Read more: NASA delays Artemis II moon mission to April 2026
author_name|Lawrence Bonk, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA just released a stunning new image of the Sombrero galaxy captured by the JWST

November 25, 2024

Lawrence Bonk

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is back to once again paint a glorious portrait of the heavens. This time, the powerful telescope was set loose on the Sombrero galaxy, otherwise called Messier 104 or M104. The end result? A gorgeous image that re…
Read more: NASA just released a stunning new image of the Sombrero galaxy captured by the JWST
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Japan just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space

November 5, 2024

Lawrence Bonk

Japanese researchers just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space, as reported by CNN. LignoSat, named after the Latin word for wood, was developed by Kyoto University and a company called Sumitomo Forestry. It was included in a SpaceX mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and will soon be released into orbit above…
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author_name|Jeremy Gan, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech News

Webb’s latest Phantom Galaxy image sheds light on stellar feedback

October 29, 2024

Jeremy Gan

Today, NASA published a new image of the Phantom Galaxy, also known as M74 and NGC 628. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured it. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the Webb telescope send a picture of the Phantom Galaxy back. NASA previousl…
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author_name|Jeremy Gan, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech News

Webb’s latest Phantom Galaxy image sheds light on stellar feedback

October 29, 2024

Jeremy Gan

Today, NASA published a new image of the Phantom Galaxy, also known as M74 and NGC 628. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured it. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the Webb telescope send a picture of the Phantom Galaxy back. NASA previousl…
Read more: Webb’s latest Phantom Galaxy image sheds light on stellar feedback
author_name|Will Shanklin, Industrials, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA spent October hoisting a 103-ton simulator section onto a test stand to prep for the next Moon mission

October 25, 2024

Will Shanklin

NASA spent the last two weeks hoisting a 103-ton component onto a simulator and installing it to help prepare for the next Moon missions. Crews fitted the interstage simulator component onto the Thad Cochran Test Stand at Stennis Space Center near Bay …
Read more: NASA spent October hoisting a 103-ton simulator section onto a test stand to prep for the next Moon mission
author_name|Will Shanklin, Industrials, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA spent October hoisting a 103-ton simulator section onto a test stand to prep for the next Moon mission

October 25, 2024

Will Shanklin

NASA spent the last two weeks hoisting a 103-ton component onto a simulator and installing it to help prepare for the next Moon missions. Crews fitted the interstage simulator component onto the Thad Cochran Test Stand at Stennis Space Center near Bay …
Read more: NASA spent October hoisting a 103-ton simulator section onto a test stand to prep for the next Moon mission
author_name|Mariella Moon, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA’s Webb telescope detects the first potential brown dwarfs outside our galaxy

October 24, 2024

Mariella Moon

The James Webb Space Telescope is making it possible to detect more celestial objects we previously wouldn’t be able to, including ones that can further our knowledge on how our universe began. A team of astronomers, for instance, detected a “rich population of brown dwarf candidates” outside our own galaxy for the first time. The…
Read more: NASA’s Webb telescope detects the first potential brown dwarfs outside our galaxy
author_name|Steve Dent, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech News

Intelsat’s Boeing-made satellite explodes and breaks up in orbit

October 23, 2024

Steve Dent

An Intelsat communication satellite built by Boeing has exploded and broken up in geostationary orbit. Intelsat confirmed the news in a press release, declaring the satellite a “total loss.” The US Space Force said it is tracking around 20 associated pieces but “has observed no immediate threats” to other satellites so far (Roscosmos said it…
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Category: Space & Astronomy

NASA’s new Webb telescope images support previously controversial findings about how planets form

NASA delays Artemis II moon mission to April 2026

NASA just released a stunning new image of the Sombrero galaxy captured by the JWST

Japan just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space

Webb’s latest Phantom Galaxy image sheds light on stellar feedback

Webb’s latest Phantom Galaxy image sheds light on stellar feedback

NASA spent October hoisting a 103-ton simulator section onto a test stand to prep for the next Moon mission

NASA spent October hoisting a 103-ton simulator section onto a test stand to prep for the next Moon mission

NASA’s Webb telescope detects the first potential brown dwarfs outside our galaxy

Intelsat’s Boeing-made satellite explodes and breaks up in orbit

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