astronomy
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Webb Space Telescope Images the ‘Spider Silk’ of the Tarantula Nebula
The latest wonder from the Webb Space Telescope is a new look at the Tarantula Nebula, a swirling mass of infantile and yet-to-be conceived stars. What looks like spider silk surrounds a hollowed-out centre, where material has been blasted away by radiation, according to a NASA release.
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Webb Telescope Captures the Bamboozling Beauty of the Phantom Galaxy
Webb’s latest image release is a special collab with the Hubble Space Telescope. Scientists combined data from the two observatories to produce these spectacular shots of the spiral Phantom Galaxy (also known as Messier 74), about 32 million light-years from Earth.
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Rocket Lab Seeks to Answer ‘Are We Alone?’ by Launching First Private Mission to Venus
SpaceX might have its sights set on Mars, but Rocket Lab is seeking to become the first private company to reach Venus and explore its clouds for signs of potential habitability.
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Count Along with NASA as Number of Exoplanet Discoveries Takes Off
The running tally of exoplanets discoveries is up to 5,005 in 2022, but NASA researchers expect the number to increase exponentially now that the James Webb Space Telescope has started its 10-year mission to peer into the cosmos and remind us of how truly small we are in this universe.