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Exploring the Cartwheel Galaxy through James Webb
The James Webb Space Telescope is continuing to open our eyes to the wonders of our universe and the galaxies within it including what is known as the ‘Cartwheel Galaxy”
200-300 million years ago, ESO 350-40 or the Cartwheel galaxy experienced a head-on collision that sent a shock wave through...
Why doesn’t Jupiter have bigger rings?
Due to its size, Jupiter should theoretically have even more specular rings than Saturn however research has shown that its massive moons are preventing this.
Low-carbon aerospace technology backed by £273 million government innovation fund
The UK government has backed an innovation fund for low-carbon aerospace technology to help job opportunities for the global green flight revolution.
The unseen universe, a new era for astronomy through James Webb
NASA has revealed a selection of new images from the James Webb Space Telescope JWST – allowing us to gain a whole new vision of the universe.
Viewing the universe anew: James Webb reveals its first infrared image
NASA has released the first official image from its current large-scale telescope project – the James Webb Space Telescope. Enabling America to "go places no one has ever gone before"
Understanding pulsars: exploring the first exoplanet detections
A survey of 800 pulsars by Jodrell Bank over the last 50 years has revealed less than 0.5% of all known pulsars could host Earth-mass planets.
Understanding distant galaxies through “redshifts”
Distant galaxies are coming closer into view with the help of more advanced and powerful telescopes, but what do we understand about them?
The billionaire space race will have harmful climate impacts
Through the expansion of space tourism, the growing commercial space race has raised concerns about climate impacts like ozone depletion.
COSPAR – Committee on Space Research
The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is working behind the scenes—and onstage—to safeguard scientific activities in and about space that benefit society today.
Hubble Space Telescope expands the search of the universe’s rarest galaxies
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has released its largest near-infrared image ever taken enabling astronomers to map the origin of our universes rarest galaxies.
Breakthrough in the tracking and understanding of massive black holes
Searching in a dwarf galaxy, scientists have found a previously overlooked cache of massive black holes which may prove influential for future space research.
Low-cost high-productivity space science from Japan
NAOJ Director General Saku Tsuneta provides an overview of Japan’s involvement in space science.
James Webb Space Telescope takes photo of satellite galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope, now fully calibrated, has taken an image of a neighbouring satellite galaxy.
Study finds moon could create fuel for future space missions
Soil on the moon could soon create oxygen and fuel for future space missions - making those exploratory trips potentially longer.
What is Astrophysics?
Daniele Malafarina, Associate Professor from Nazarbayev University, School of Sciences and Humanities, unpacks astrophysics for us.
Gravitational lensing: Warping space-time to view exoplanets
Conceptual imaging techniques, like gravitational lensing, can show exoplanets in 1,000 times more detail than the strongest technology available.
Scientists say solar energy better than nuclear energy on Mars
Is solar energy better than nuclear energy? Scientists say solar tech could provide all the power needed for an extended mission to Mars.
Gas from post-starburst galaxies found in plain sight
Researchers discover rather than expelling it, post-starburst galaxies condense their gas - but the question is, why?
ESO telescope captures surprising changes in temperature on Neptune
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), researchers reveal recent changes in the atmospheric temperature on Neptune.
Star collisions may fuel massive black holes, says new simulation
The DEMOBLACK team have been able to point out a rang out exotic outcomes when concerning the collision of giant stars