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NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Hubble telescope captured this image from 5,000 light-years from Earth. A star estimated to be 30x larger than our sun is in the process of forming. This is why we explore #space - to discover the incredible phenomena that occur all around us. Hopefully, we'll get to see a photo of this star once it is fully formed. #spaceexploration #aerospacemanufacturing #forging

📷 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows spiral galaxy NGC 5668. At first glance, it doesn’t seem remarkable: it's around 90 000 light-years across, similar in size and mass to our own Milky Way, and our face-on view shows open spiral arms.  🤔 But one difference is that NGC 5668 is forming new stars 60% more quickly than our galaxy, and this enhanced star formation rate comes with a corresponding abundance of supernova explosions. 🔗https://lnkd.in/ehPRyW34

Is this a three body problem? Not quite, just a triple-star system! These stars are all T Tauri stars, they tend to be younger than 10 million years old, much younger than our 4.6 billion-year-old Sun. They’re often found still swaddled in the clouds of dust and gas from which they formed. This image was captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eQT2bfQK

Hubble Views a Massive Star Forming: This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is teeming with color and activity. It features a relatively close star-forming region known as IRAS 16562-3959, which lies within the Milky Way about 5,900 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. Observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 make up this image. Its detailed nuance of color […]

"Star formation continues to maintain a sense of mystery because it is shrouded by curtains of dust and gas, creating an obstacle in observing this process. Fortunately, Webb’s ability to peer in the infrared is an asset in navigating these murky conditions. Additionally, these NIRCam images of the very center of the starburst were obtained using an instrument mode that prevented the very bright source from overwhelming the detector. While dark brown tendrils of heavy dust are threaded throughout M82’s glowing white core even in this infrared view, Webb’s NIRCam has revealed a level of detail that has historically been obscured. Looking closer toward the center, small specks depicted in green denote concentrated areas of iron, most of which are supernova remnants. Small patches that appear red signify regions where molecular hydrogen is being lit up by a nearby young star’s radiation... Looking at M82 in slightly longer infrared wavelengths, clumpy tendrils represented in red can be seen extending above and below the galaxy’s plane. These gaseous streamers are a galactic wind rushing out from the core of the starburst."

In this recent photo, NASA Roman’s Optical Assembly has been integrated with the Instrument Carrier containing the Roman Coronagraph. This marks the first time that an “active” coronagraph has been coupled with space bound optics. The Roman Coronagraph will be capable of directly imaging reflected starlight from a planet roughly the same size, temperature, and distance from its parent star as Jupiter. The Coronagraph Instrument’s active components will respond to variables that would usually cause starlight to scatter, making it harder to see nearby planets. As a technology demonstration, Roman’s coronagraph is paving the way for future missions like the Habitable Worlds Observatory.

[GalaxySpaceNewsGH: NASA Shuts Off Voyager 2 Science Instrument] NASA engineers have turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments due to dwindling power supplies on the spacecraft as it explores interstellar space. Voyager 2 launched into space on Aug. 20, 1977 and left the solar system on Nov. 5, 2018. It is currently 12.8 billion miles (20.5 billion kilometers) from Earth and is using four science instruments to study space beyond the heliosphere, the sun's bubble of influence around the solar system. NASA thinks that Voyager 2 has enough power to keep running one science instrument into the 2030s, but doing that requires selecting which of its other instruments need to be turned off. https://lnkd.in/eqwW5eGG #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

In a groundbreaking effort, NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope has produced a 3D star map that highlights stars close to the sun with favorable conditions for hosting life. By identifying stars with mild X-ray environments, the map helps narrow down candidates for future in-depth studies for potentially habitable planets. These discoveries come as Chandra marks its 25th year in space, providing essential data to prioritize observations by upcoming cutting-edge telescopes. Could we be closer to finding another Earth?

🌌 Breathtaking Discovery by Hubble: A Star 30 Times the Size of the Sun is Born! 🔭 The #Hubble Space Telescope has captured yet another stunning image from the depths of space! This time, the spotlight is on the star-studded region IRAS 16562-3959. But the real spectacle is hidden within the orange gas clouds... 📏 Witness the birth of a star, located a whopping 5,900 light-years away from #Earth. This incredible process begins with the clustering of dust and gas, progressing to the protostar stage. At this point, our star hasn't reached the main sequence phase yet. Can you imagine a core temperature reaching nearly 10 million degrees? 🎨 Thanks to the four different filters used by NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the color palette of this image provides clues about the temperature and density of the region. Besides the glowing dust and gas fields, dense dust clouds that block light are also part of the visual. 🌟 But these dark areas are not empty. Scientists believe that other large stars are nestled here. The spectacular view of space looks like it's straight out of a sci-fi movie... 💡 What do you think about this mesmerizing discovery? What does Hubble's latest observation reveal to us about the mysteries of space? Share your thoughts and let's embark on a journey through the depths of space together! For more: https://lnkd.in/eTYqu6zE #HubbleTelescope #SpaceExploration #StarBirth #Astronomy #Science #Space #NASA #JAXA

We tend to think of ourselves as a very accomplished species, and we are in many respects, but in terms of exploration we haven't even scratched the surface. It's interesting to think that we can make rockets and self-driving cars, but we still don't know the answers to basic philosophical questions like 'Why are we here?' 'Are we alone?' And that is one of the reasons I love space, it holds the answers to all of our questions. photo: NASA/James Webb Telescope #Exploration #Technology #Innovation #Engineering #Space