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☆ Euclid Telescope Dazzles With Detailed First Images of Our Universe
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Katrina Miller | More About Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“And it’s those ingredients pulled together that is going to make Euclid the iconic cosmology mission of the day.”Whereas NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on one part of the sky at a time, Euclid excels at imaging wide, but still detailed, swaths of the universe. That’s perfect for “when you want to look for a needle in a haystack,” Dr. Seiffert said, including objects like free-floating worlds. With the data Euclid sends home, researchers can learn about how the web of dark matter cementing our universe together influences the shapes and motions of visible objects in space. The telescope’s detailed resolution is also expected to help scientists map the distribution of galaxies across cosmic time, aiding in understanding dark energy, the inexplicable force pulling the universe apart. Over the summer, scientists worked around the clock to fix a faulty navigation sensor that made Euclid create images of winding star trails as the telescope tried to capture a piece of sky.

Persons: Carole Mundell, NASA’s James Webb, Euclid, Seiffert, Mundell Organizations: Space

☆ Euclid telescope’s first images reveal new cosmic details
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

What Euclid’s first images revealEuclid focused on an array of targets for its first scientific images. While dark matter has never actually been detected, it is believed to make up 85% of the total matter in the universe. Both dark matter and dark energy also play a role in the distribution and movement of objects, such as galaxies and stars, across the cosmos. These observations will effectively allow Euclid to see how the universe has evolved over the past 10 billion years. “Euclid will make a leap in our understanding of the cosmos as a whole, and these exquisite Euclid images show that the mission is ready to help answer one of the greatest mysteries of modern physics,” said Carole Mundell, ESA Director of Science, in a statement.

Persons: James Webb, “, ”, René Laureijs, Euclid, Matthias Kluge, Max Planck, Ludwig Maximilian, Koshy George, Georges Lemaître, Edwin Hubble, Carole Mundell Organizations: CNN, European Space Agency, Perseus, Max, Max Planck Institute, Ludwig Maximilian University, Orion, Ludwig Locations: Garching, Munich, Alexandria

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang. The findings, published Monday, confirm what until now were theories that supermassive black holes existed at the dawn of the universe. Given the universe is 13.7 billion years old, that puts the age of this black hole at 13.2 billion years. Even more astounding to scientists, this black hole is a whopper — 10 times bigger than the black hole in our own Milky Way. That is nowhere near the miniscule ratio of the black holes in our Milky Way and other nearby galaxies, scientists said.

Persons: NASA’s James Webb, Chandra X, It's, Priyamvada Natarajan Organizations: —, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Ray Observatory, Yale, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla

☆ I was told I couldn't direct planes because I was a woman. I ended up a mission planner for the world's most powerful space telescope, the James Webb, instead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kari Bosley is the lead mission planner for the James Webb Space Telescope at the Space Telescope Science Institute. Thirteen years ago, I landed a job in the grants department at Space Telescope Science Institute. They support the daily activities of NASA's different space missions, including the Hubble Space Telescope, Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and James Webb Space Telescope. The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful space telescope ever built, and has led to numerous scientific discoveries and firsts since it was launched to space. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the Ring Nebula in unprecedented detail with its mid-infrared instrument.

Persons: Kari Bosley, James Webb, wasn't, Amelia Earhart, Nancy Grace, Getty, NASA’s James Webb, Webb, Barlow, Cox, It's Organizations: Telescope Science, Service, Telescope Science Institute, NASA, Challenger, Space Telescope Science Institute, Hubble, James Webb Space Telescope, Space, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, ESA, CSA, UCL, Wesson, Cardiff University, Communications, JPL, Caltech Locations: Wall, Silicon, California

☆ Fresh look at Ötzi the Iceman reveals his true appearance and other surprises
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Viking arrows, an Iron Age tunic and prehistoric wooden skis are some of the artifacts recovered from melting ice patches. This week, learn more about Ötzi the Iceman, a scientific celebrity. A long time agoA 2016 reconstruction of Ötzi the Iceman is shown on display at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Italy. South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology/OchsenreiterHikers found the mummified body of Ötzi in a gully high in the Italian Alps in 1991. Now, a new analysis of DNA extracted from Ötzi’s pelvis has revealed fresh details, including his true appearance — and it’s not what scientists first thought.

Persons: Edgar Lehr, Harrison Ford, —, Lehr, Ford, Indiana Jones, Samuel Peralta, Cornelia Sattler, NASA’s James Webb, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, NASA, Illinois Wesleyan University, BMC, National Museum Wales, NASA’s James Webb Space, CNN Space, Science Locations: Bolzano, Italy, Tyrol, Italian, deadwood, New York, Alabama

☆ Webb telescope spots cosmic question mark in space
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Kristen Rogers | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A cosmic object in the shape of a glowing question mark has photobombed one of the latest images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — and scientists think they know what it might be. The two have been observed and studied by space and ground-based telescopes since the 1950s, but the highly sensitive Webb telescope allowed for the highest-resolution and most detailed image yet. NASA/ESA/CSA/Joseph DePasquale (STScI)The Webb telescope illuminates information about the origins of our universe, but the appearance of this mysterious object in the background of this image leaves more questions than answers. The cosmic question mark hasn’t been closely observed or studied, so scientists aren’t exactly sure about the object’s origins and makeup. The question mark shape could also be “indicative of a merger where these two galaxies are interacting gravitationally,” Britt said.

Persons: NASA’s James Webb, Joseph DePasquale, ”, Matt Caplan, Caplan, it’s, Christopher Britt, Webb, ” Britt, Britt, ” Caplan, —, “ Nobody’s, George Washington, ’ ” Caplan Organizations: CNN, NASA, ESA, CSA, Illinois State University, “, Telescope Science Institute

☆ Euclid telescope shares its first glimpses of the universe
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Euclid space telescope, designed to investigate some of the universe’s biggest mysteries, has captured its first glimpses of the cosmos. Investigating invisible dark matterEuclid’s primary goal is to observe the cosmic mysteries of the universe, including dark matter and dark energy. While dark matter has never actually been detected, it is believed to make up at least 85% of the total matter in the universe. These observations will effectively allow Euclid to see how the universe has evolved over the past 10 billion years. As Euclid makes its observations, the telescope will create a catalog of about 1.5 billion galaxies and the stars within them.

Persons: ”, Giuseppe Racca, “, Euclid, NASA’s James Webb, Josef Aschbacher, Reiko Nakajima, we’ve, William Gillard, Georges Lemaître, Edwin Hubble, Webb Organizations: CNN, European Space Agency, Telescope, ESA, Canadian Space Agency, Euclid, Euclid Consortium, NASA Locations: Alexandria

☆ NASA’s Webb telescope image shows details of Saturn
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Astronomers have discovered surprising details about Saturn’s atmosphere, using a new image captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. In the image, Saturn itself appears extremely dark due to the near-total absorption of sunlight by methane gas. The image was taken with Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera, known as NIRCam, as part of a Webb program that involves several exceptionally deep exposures of Saturn, according to NASA. This latest detailed image comes just weeks after the Webb telescope spotted a record-breaking water plume erupting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, which feeds Saturn’s diffuse E ring, according to NASA. In the future, additional and deeper exposures from Webb will help astronomers examine fainter rings around Saturn, according to NASA.

Persons: NASA’s James Webb, Webb, “, ” Organizations: CNN —, NASA’s James Webb Space, NASA, Cassini, Webb, Saturn, Hubble

☆ Euclid mission: A journey aiming to unravel the universe’s biggest mysteries has begun
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope launched at 11:12 a.m. The Euclid space telescope is seen right before its installation in the nose of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday. Investigating cosmic mysteriesEuclid’s primary goal is to observe the “dark side” of the universe, including dark matter and dark energy. While dark matter has never actually been detected, it is believed to make up 85% of the total matter in the universe. Both dark matter and dark energy also play a role in the distribution and movement of objects, such as galaxies and stars, across the cosmos.

Persons: NASA’s James Webb, Georges Lemaître, Edwin Hubble, Euclid, Nancy Grace Roman, ”, Jason Rhodes, Rhodes, Roman, Yun Wang Organizations: CNN, SpaceX, Cape Canaveral Space Force, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, ESA, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Euclid, California Institute of Technology Locations: Alexandria, United States, Canada, Japan, Pasadena , California

☆ NASA's Webb Telescope spots a water plume twice the length of the US, spewing from a Saturn moon that could host alien life
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NASA's Webb Telescope revealed just how giant the water plumes shooting out of a Saturn moon are. The water gushes 6,000 miles, or about twice the length of the US, from the moon called Enceladus. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSIBut the James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful observatory ever launched into space. A water vapor plume jetting from the southern pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, as captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. "It was just so shocking to detect a water plume more than 20 times the size of the moon."

Persons: NASA's, —, James Webb, Cassini, Webb, NASA’s James Webb, Geronimo Villanueva, " Villanueva, Leah Hustak, Saturn Organizations: Service, NASA, JPL, Caltech, SSI, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, ESA, CSA, Goddard Space Flight Locations: Los Angeles , California, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Angeles, San Francisco

☆ Solving the mystery of the most powerful objects in the universe
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Astronomers first discovered quasars, considered to be the brightest and most powerful objects in the universe, 60 years ago — but they didn’t understand their origin. Now, scientists think they have unlocked the mystery behind what ignites these celestial objects. Astronomers observed 48 different galaxies that contain quasars and compared them to more than 100 galaxies without them. When two galaxies merge, massive amounts of gas are pushed toward the supermassive black holes located at their centers. “Quasars play a key role in our understanding of the history of the Universe, and possibly also the future of the Milky Way.”

There's a new heavy hitter in the hunt for planets beyond our solar system. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — the next-generation observatory that has already beamed back some of the clearest and most stunning views of the universe — was used for the first time to confirm the existence of an exoplanet, scientists announced Wednesday. The exoplanet confirmation marks an important milestone for the $10 billion Webb telescope, which launched into space in December 2021 and began science operations less than a year ago. “These first observational results from an Earth-size, rocky planet open the door to many future possibilities for studying rocky planet atmospheres with Webb,” Mark Clampin, director of the astrophysics division at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., said in a statement. “Webb is bringing us closer and closer to a new understanding of Earth-like worlds outside our solar system, and the mission is only just getting started.”

☆ James Webb Space Telescope reveals birth of a star in a cosmic hourglass
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The cosmic chaos caused by a very young star has been captured in the latest enchanting image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The protostar the image centers around is hidden from view in the neck of a dark, hourglass-shape cloud of gas and dust. The thicker the layer of dust, the less blue light is able to escape, creating pockets of orange. As a result, the protostar dominates the space, taking much of the material for itself,” according to the news release. Webb, which first began sharing new perspectives on the universe in July, is an international partnership between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.

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