Observatory

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  Chile Observatory Captures Universe With 3,200-Megapixel Camera

  Chile's Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which boasts the world's largest digital camera, has begun displaying its first images of the cosmos, allowing astronomers to figure out how the solar system formed and whether an asteroid poses a threat to Earth.

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  Snow Covers World's Driest Desert 'Atacama' After A Decade

  Residents of the world's driest desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up Thursday to a jaw-dropping spectacle: its famous lunar landscape blanketed in snow.

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  NASA’s Chandra Reveals Stunning Multi-Wavelength Image of Andromeda Galaxy

  NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has released a stunning composite image of the Andromeda galaxy, combining data across the electromagnetic spectrum. This multi-wavelength view highlights X-ray flares near the central black hole and pays tribute to Dr. Vera Rubin’s pioneering dark matter research. The image, also presented through a musical son...

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  James Webb Telescope Captures First Direct Image of Saturn-Mass Exoplanet

  NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has reached a major milestone by capturing its first direct image of TWA 7 b, a newly discovered Saturn-mass exoplanet orbiting the young star TWA 7. Using a coronagraph to block starlight, Webb identified the planet embedded in the star’s dusty ring system. TWA 7 b is the smallest exoplanet ever imaged dir...

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  Rubin Observatory Captures Distant Nebulae From Chilean Mountaintop

  The Rubin Observatory has unveiled its first public images, revealing vivid views of the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae located 4,000 light-years away. These stunning images mark the beginning of a decade-long sky survey that will capture thousands of nightly exposures, explore dark matter, and transform the way scientists—and the public—observe the...

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  Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images, Hints at Universe’s Dynamic Secrets Ahead

  The Rubin Observatory’s first image captures 10 million galaxies, marking the start of a decade-long sky survey. With its powerful telescope and LSST camera, it will scan the southern sky every three nights, unveiling hidden galaxies, stellar nurseries, and transient cosmic events. Scientists anticipate transformative discoveries about dark matte...

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  Groundbreaking Vera Rubin Observatory Reveals First Images Of Distant Galaxies

  The team behind the long-awaited Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile published their first images on Monday, revealing breathtaking views of star-forming regions as well as distant galaxies.

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  Rubin Observatory to Unveil First Cosmic Images with World’s Largest Digital Camera

  The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will unveil its first images on June 23 via a global livestream. Captured using a groundbreaking 3,200-megapixel camera, the images mark a major milestone in the observatory’s mission to explore dark matter and dynamic cosmic phenomena. The LSST survey will scan the southern sky for a decade, transforming our view of...

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  Vera Rubin Telescope's First Pictures: Here's All You Need To Know

  The telescope has been named after Dr Vera C Rubin, honouring her legacy in exploring the universe.

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  NASA Chandra Spots Distant X-Ray Jet; Telescope Faces Major Budget Cuts

  NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has detected a massive X-ray jet from quasar J1610+1811, 11.6 billion light-years away. The jet travels at nearly the speed of light, illuminating black hole behavior during the universe’s early era. However, Chandra now faces potential defunding under NASA’s proposed budget. Astronomers warn that cutting Chan...

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  Astronomers Discover Likely Site Of New Gas Giant Planet In Formation

  The astronomers now hope to be able to take an actual image of the young planet using the sensitivity of JWST.

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  Sharpest Solar Images Ever: Pink 'Raindrops' On The Sun Captured In Unprecedented Detail

  The corona, the Sun's outermost layer, stretches millions of kilometres into space and is mysteriously hotter than the underlying photosphere, a phenomenon known as the 'coronal heating problem.'

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  Hajj Pilgrimage To Begin On June 4

  Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage to Mecca would begin on June 4 after astronomical observatories spotted the crescent moon, marking the start of the lunar month.

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  NASA Satellite Shows World's Largest Iceberg Breaking Into Thousands Of Pieces. What Happens Next

  The A23a iceberg, deemed the largest in the world since 2023, was seen losing large chunks of ice after drifting toward the island of South Georgia.

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  NASA Warns Of Massive Solar Storm That Could Trigger Blackouts

  The powerful X2.7-class solar flare erupted from a newly active sunspot, AR4087, and peaked on May 14.