NASA’s Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way
Nov 20, 2023 · The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s reveals a portion of the Milky Way’s dense core in a new light. An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this image of the Sagittarius C (Sgr C) …
Webb telescope reveals new details in Milky Way’s heart | CNN
Nov 20, 2023 · The James Webb Space Telescope has looked into the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, unveiling new features and mysteries within the chaotic region that could help astronomers unravel more details...
Milky Way News | The Latest from the Galaxy We Call Home - Sky …
The Milky Way is a fascinating place to be — learn the latest about our galaxy's formation, evolution, and the stars that call it home.
NASA’s Hubble Sees Aftermath of Galaxy’s Scrape with Milky Way
3 hours ago · This artist's concept illustrates the Large Magellanic Cloud's (LMC's) encounter with the Milky Way galaxy's gaseous halo. In the top panel, at the middle of the right side, the LMC begins crashing through our galaxy's much more massive halo. The bright purple bow shock represents the leading edge of the LMC's halo, which is being compressed as ...
NASA's Hubble Sees Aftermath of Galaxy's Scrape with Milky Way
18 hours ago · The Large Magellanic Cloud, also called the LMC, is one of the Milky Way galaxy's nearest neighbors. This dwarf galaxy looms large on the southern nighttime sky at 20 times the apparent diameter of the full Moon. Many researchers theorize that the LMC is not in orbit around our galaxy, but is just passing by. These scientists think that the LMC ...
NASA's Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way
Nov 20, 2023 · It’s the hub of our Milky Way galaxy, a city center at rush hour, making our solar system’s calm corner a frontier outpost by comparison. Discover the new features – and mysteries – NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed with its unprecedented infrared-light view of the chaotic region, and what it means for astronomy.
Scientists reveal never-before-seen map of the Milky Way's …
Mar 15, 2024 · A new map spanning 500 light-years reveals the interaction between magnetic fields and dust in the Milky Way that will become the building blocks of stars.
Newly discovered star moves fast enough to escape the Milky Way ... - CNN
Aug 21, 2024 · An object spotted with help of citizen scientists was moving so fast through the Milky Way that it could escape the gravity of the galaxy and reach intergalactic space, new research has found.
The black hole at the Milky Way's center has finally ... - Science News
Astronomers announced May 12 that they have finally assembled an image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
NASA’s Webb Will Join Forces with the Event Horizon Telescope …
Oct 27, 2021 · During Webb’s first slate of observations, astronomers will use its infrared imaging power to address some of the unique and persistent challenges presented by the Milky Way’s black hole, named Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*; the asterisk is pronounced as “star”).