Space news weekly recap: Blue Origin rocket crash, diamonds in a meteorite, and more

Space news weekly recap: Blue Origin rocket crash, diamonds in a meteorite, and more

Last week, we were reminded that spaceflight is still hard when Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin’s rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after launch. Fortunately, no one was aboard the spacecraft and nobody was injured during the mishap. Read more about the crash and other interesting news on our weekly space news recap. Blue Origin rocket […]

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Listen to James Webb Space Telescope’s first images translated into sound

Listen to James Webb Space Telescope’s first images translated into sound

A team of scientists, musicians and a member of the visually impaired community have collaborated to adapt data from the James Webb Space Telescope and translate its first images into sound. The new soundtracks will allow users to “hear” the cosmic cliffs of the Carina Nebula and contrast the different tones of the two images […]

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NASA’s Webb Telescope captures ‘Phantom Galaxy’ in unprecedented detail

NASA’s Webb Telescope captures ‘Phantom Galaxy’ in unprecedented detail

The James Webb Telescope captured this image that shows the heart of the Phantom Galaxy, which is officially known as M74. The stunning image reveals the delicate filaments of gas and dust in the spiral arms of the galaxy. The lack of gas at the centre of the galaxy also provides a view of the […]

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Space news weekly recap: Artemis moon mission, Webb Telescope, dark energy and more

Space news weekly recap: Artemis moon mission, Webb Telescope, dark energy and more

After a gap of close to 50 years after the last Apollo mission, NASA plans to herald a new age of space exploration by returning to the Moon with the Artemis program, starting with the Artemis I launch scheduled for August 29. But that is not the only news that will interest space buffs. Here […]

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James Webb Space telescope uncovers Cartwheel galaxy previously shrouded in mystery

James Webb Space telescope uncovers Cartwheel galaxy previously shrouded in mystery

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured this detailed image of the Cartwheel Galaxy and two of its smaller companions using its powerful infrared cameras. Webb looked deep into the chaos of Cartwheel and has helped reveal details about star formation and the central black hole in the galaxy. The latest image from Webb also […]

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Goose bumps build for the Webb’s 1st snapshots of the universe

Goose bumps build for the Webb’s 1st snapshots of the universe

On Tuesday morning, NASA will show off the first pictures and data from the new James Webb Space Telescope. That will bring to an end some 30 years and $10 billion of planning, building, testing and innovating, followed by six months of terror, tension and anticipation. The pictures constitute a sightseeing tour of the universe […]

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NASA to release ‘deepest image of universe ever’ taken with James Webb Space Telescope

NASA to release ‘deepest image of universe ever’ taken with James Webb Space Telescope

Ahead of NASA’s release of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-colour images and spectroscopic data, we may finally have hints of what the first few operational images will look like. The first pictures from the $10 billion-dollar deep-space observatory will include “the deepest image of our universe that has ever been taken,” according to […]

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