JWST on the Road to L2
This timelapse gif tracks the James Webb Space Telescope as it streaks across the stars of Orion on […]
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The Further Tail of Comet Leonard
Comet Leonard, brightest comet of 2021, is at the lower left of these two panels captured on December […]
Giant Storms and High Clouds on Jupiter
What and where are these large ovals? They are rotating storm clouds on Jupiter imaged last month by […]
Sun Halo over Sweden
What’s happened to the Sun? Sometimes it looks like the Sun is being viewed through a giant lens. […]
E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92 ...
A Harvard professor for 46 years, he was an expert on insects and explored how natural selection and […]
Comet Leonard behind JWST Launch Plume
Which one of these two streaks is a comet? Although they both have comet-like features, the lower streak […]
James Webb Space Telescope over Earth
There’s a big new telescope in space. This one, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), not only has […]
James Webb Space Telescope Launches on Journey to See the ...
Astronomers were jubilant as the spacecraft made it off the launchpad following decades of delays and cost overruns. […]
The Tail of a Christmas Comet
The tail of a comet streams across this three degree wide telescopic field of view captured under dark […]
How to Watch the James Webb Space Telescope Launch by ...
Astronomers have been waiting eagerly for the beginning of the powerful space observatory’s mission, and on Christmas morning […]