NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals surprising new details of Crab Nebula’s 25-year expansion

This image of the Crab Nebula captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, combined with past observations and observations from other telescopes, allows astronomers to study how supernova remnants expand and evolve over time. NASA, ESA, STScI, William Blair (JHU); Image processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

The Hubble Space Telescope revisited the Crab Nebula for the first time in 25 years to reveal detailed images and track its rapid expansion. located 6,500 light years away The Crab Nebula in Taurus is the remains of a supernova that exploded about 1000 years ago. This fresh set of images provides an unparalleled perspective … Read more

NASA’s next great observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is finally completed

A telescope with a triangular top wrapped in foil stands next to scaffolding, and people in clean white suits observe it under green light.

GREENBELT, Md. — On Tuesday (April 21) here at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, I saw scientists standing proudly around a metal device with towering orange solar panels and a gleaming silver pedestal. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is finally completed, shining brightly before my eyes in a sterile white clean room. Julie McEnery, … Read more

If funded, this giant telescope could discover habitable exoplanets and the secrets of the universe.

A rendering of a structure atop a beautiful brown mountain range.

The Giant Magellan Telescope project has been in the works for a critical 12-24 months, with final design stages underway as the team behind the project seeks further funding to make their dream of a 25.4-meter (83-foot) multi-mirror telescope a reality. of giant magellan telescope (GMT) A consortium of 16 universities and research institutes held … Read more