A galaxy named for its resemblance to a sombrero looks distinctly different in new image
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a surprising new view of a long-studied galactic neighbor, the Sombrero galaxy, ...
When a Telescope Is a National-Security Risk
Ivezić is the 59-year-old director of the Vera Rubin Observatory, a $1 billion telescope that the United States has been ...
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Nears Completion with New Assembly
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope receives its Optical Assembly, progressing towards its 2027 launch for cosmic exploration.
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Astrophysicist Vladimir Airapetian: From Baku to NASA via Armenia
Hetq sat down with Airapetian during his recent visit to Armenia, at the invitation of the Enterprise Incubator Foundation, ...
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NASA's next-gen Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope gets its powerful eye (photos)
"A high point of our journey [has been] witnessing the entire telescope come together as an aligned system — a moment that ...
2 space telescope designs will battle it out to become NASA's next cosmic imager
The teams behind two potential new space telescopes have embarked on their final design studies as they go head-to-head to ...
Review Of Infinite Cosmos: Visions From The James Webb Space Telescope
Brian Greene (Cosmic String Theory) and Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel have collaborated on a National Geographic coffee-table ...
Hidden Core of 'Sombrero Galaxy' Revealed in NASA Images
The infrared-light image captured by the JWST's MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) reveals the galaxy in a totally different way ...
Webb telescope clears the haze around a stunning galactic icon
Webb's ability to see through hazy obstacles is demonstrated here with the Sombrero, aka Messier 104, a nearly edge-on spiral ...
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Hats Off to NASA’s Webb: Sombrero Galaxy Dazzles in New Image
In a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a galaxy named for its resemblance to a broad-brimmed Mexican hat appears more like an archery target. In Webb’s mid-infrared view of the ...
James Webb Space Telescope confirms Einstein zig-zag phenomenon, offering new insights into cosmology
Astronomers have observed the first confirmed instance of the "Einstein zig-zag," a phenomenon where light from a distant ...
It's been 100 years since we learned the Milky Way is not the only galaxy
On Sunday November 23, 1924, 100 years ago this month, readers perusing page six of the New York Times would have found an ...