Heidelberg, Germany-(ENEWSPF)- Quasars are luminous objects with supermassive black holes at their centers, visible over vast cosmic distances. Infalling matter increases the black hole mass and is also responsible for a quasar’s brightness. Now, using the W.M. Keck observatory in Hawaii, astronomers led by Christina Eilers have discovered extremely young[Read More…]
Space
James Webb Space Telescope Arrives at NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Greenbelt, MD-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where it will undergo its last cryogenic test before it is launched into space in 2018. The telescope was loaded onto a trailer truck from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland,[Read More…]
STScI: A Lot of Galaxies Need Guarding in This NASA Hubble View
Power of Massive Galaxy Cluster Harnessed to Probe Remote Galaxies in Early Universe Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Like the quirky characters in the upcoming film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has some amazing superpowers, specifically when it comes to observing galaxies across time and space. One stunning[Read More…]
University of Chicago Students, Teachers Craft Software to Make Astronomy Accessible to the Blind
UChicago’s Yerkes Observatory and partners are engaging with blind and visually impaired students to remove barriers to STEM studies. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2017 By: Greg Borzo Today’s astronomers don’t really look at stars or galaxies so much as images produced from data generated by light. If that same data were used[Read More…]
Recently Discovered Solar System Could Seed Life Between Adjacent Exoplanets
Research simulates whether organisms could survive space travel Illustration shows what each of the TRAPPIST-1 planets may look like, based on available data about their sizes, masses and orbital distances. Illustration by: NASA/JPL-Caltech CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017 By: Greg Borzo After NASA announced in February the discovery of a solar system[Read More…]
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Dives Between Saturn and Its Rings
Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is back in contact with Earth after its successful first-ever dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings on April 26, 2017. The spacecraft is in the process of beaming back science and engineering data collected during its passage, via NASA’s[Read More…]
UChicago-led NASA Balloon Mission Launches, with Goal of Breaking Flight Record (Video)
Prof. Angela Olinto hopes telescope will help unravel mysteries of cosmic rays NASA’s super-pressure balloon took flight at 10:50 a.m. local time April 25 (5:50 p.m. CST April 24) from Wanaka Airport in New Zealand. Scientists hope the balloon will stay afloat for up to 100 days, more than doubling[Read More…]
Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Sets New Record for Time in Space
534 days, 2 hours, 49 minutes and counting. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2017. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson flew through the standing record for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut at 1:27 a.m. EDT on April 24, and with the recent extension of her stay at the International Space Station, she[Read More…]
Virtual Earth-sized Telescope Aims to Capture First Image of a Black Hole
UChicago-led South Pole Telescope part of international effort to study event horizon Illustration of the environment around the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, located some 26,000 light years away at the center the Milky Way.Illustration by: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2017′ By: Greg Borzo A powerful network of telescopes around the[Read More…]
Researchers Produce Detailed Map Of Potential Mars Rover Landing Site
Providence, RI-(ENEWSPF)- Brown University researchers have published the most detailed geological history to date for a region of Mars known as Northeast Syrtis Major, a spot high on NASA’s list of potential landing sites for its next Mars rover to be launched in 2020. The region is home to a[Read More…]
