APOD from 2025-05-02
Young Star Cluster NGC 346
NGC 346, a massive young star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud, is 210,000 light-years away. Its stars shape their surrounding nebula and trigger new star formation. This James #Webb Space #Telescope #infrared image shows the region's vibrant colors across 240 light-years.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250502.html#space #astronomy #galaxy
Webb Captures a 167-Megapixel ‘Visual Feast’ of Galaxies https://petapixel.com/2025/05/01/webb-captures-a-167-megapixel-visual-feast-of-galaxies/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #astronomy #chandra #science #hubble #Space #space #News #jwst #NASA #webb #xray
The Webb Telescope is making incredible discoveries: It may go dark
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-webb-telescope-incredible-discoveries-dark.html
#Galaxy Lenses Galaxy from #Webb
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day
APOD from 2025-04-21
#Galaxy Lenses Galaxy from #Webb
The image shows two aligned galaxies, creating an Einstein ring through gravitational lensing. Captured by the Webb #Telescope, it reveals details of both galaxies and can inform on mass and light distribution.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250421.html#space #astronomy
We talked about Cassiopeia A (Cas A) during our #Astronomy episode on #cassiopeia here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/cassiopeia-cosmic-background/
And, gotta say, this 3D rendering does not disappoint!!!
#AstroDon #Space #Science #Chandra #Supernova #Astro #JWST #Webb #NASA
Dimethyl sulfide is in the news after NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected relatively high levels of it in the atmosphere of an exoplanet called K2-18 b
#LifeTheUniverseAndEverything #Webb
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-dimethyl-sulfide-the-chemical-found-on-exoplanet-k2-18-b/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/24938/ Incredible Photo of a Dying Star Shows How Far Telescopes Have Come #Astronomy #jameswebbspacetelescope #jwst #Nasa #nebula #Science #Space #Star #UK #UnitedKingdom #webb #wise
This is NGC 1514 aka the Crystal Ball Nebula -- a planetary nebula -- newly imaged by #JWST
It's in the #constellation #Taurus which we covered in Season 1: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/taurus-the-bull/
#Constellations #Taurus #Zodiac #Astrophotography #space #science #NASA #Webb #AstroDon #podcast
Incredible Photo of a Dying Star Shows How Far Telescopes Have Come https://petapixel.com/2025/04/15/incredible-photo-of-a-dying-star-shows-how-far-telescopes-have-come/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #astronomy #science #nebula #Space #space #News #jwst #NASA #star #webb #wise
APOD from 2025-04-15
Planetary #Nebula NGC 1514 from #Webb
When a star like the Sun dies, it forms a white dwarf and expels its outer layers as a planetary nebula. NGC 1514's chaotic bubbles in visible light form an hourglass shape in #infrared from JWST, hinting at a cylindrical structure seen diagonally with a binary system at its core.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250415.html#space #astronomy #telescope #universe
APOD from 2025-04-14
The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT
MeerKAT's radio image reveals the Milky Way's center, including Sgr A with its supermassive black hole. The vast 2-degree view details many celestial features, while JWST's inset probes star formation and magnetic fields. Optical telescopes can't see this due to dust.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250414.html#space #astronomy #galaxy #moon #infrared #webb #telescope
While we’re on a technical hiatus — plz enjoy this JWST image of N79 South 
Voici une illustration des résultats d'observations du télescope spatial James #Webb qui montre pour la première fois l'engloutissement d'une planète de la taille de Jupiter par son étoile.
L'orbite de la planète s'est lentement dégradée au fil du temps (1->2). La planète a été complètement engloutie par l'étoile et a soufflé du gaz loin des couches extérieures de l'étoile (3).
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Die US-Regierung plant drastische Kürzungen im #NASA-Wissenschaftsbudget – von 7,3 auf 3,9 Milliarden Dollar.
Betroffen wären zentrale Missionen wie die Probenentnahme auf dem Mars und das Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
Lediglich #Hubble und #Webb sollen weiterhin finanziert werden. Fachleute bezeichnen die Vorschläge als tiefgreifend und warnen vor dem Verlust laufender und geplanter Projekte.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/04/11/nasa-science-budget-cuts-trump/
The #Hubble & #Webb space #telescopes —celebrated for their long list of discoveries as well as stunning images of the #universe — would remain supported under the proposal. However, no other telescope would be funded.
APOD killing it as usual.
APOD from 2025-04-09
HH 49: Interstellar Jet from #Webb
James Webb's #infrared image reveals a Herbig-Haro jet (HH 49) from a forming star system, with glowing shock waves. At the jet's tip lies a distant spiral #galaxy, its blue core and circular rings visible behind the interstellar outflow.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250409.html#space #astronomy #telescope #universe
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