This incredible snapshot from Euclid is a revolution for astronomy. The image shows 1000 galaxies belonging to the Perseus Cluster, and more than 100 000 additional galaxies further away in the background, each containing up to hundreds of billions of stars. To source
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Euclid’s view of spiral galaxy IC 342
Over its lifetime, our dark Universe detective will image billions of galaxies, revealing the hidden influence that dark matter and dark energy have on them. To source
No tricks, just treats
Image: No tricks, just treats To source
Media Invitation: Euclid mission to release first full-colour images of the cosmos on 7 November
ESA’s Director of Science Carole Mundell and leading scientists from across Europe will gather at ESA’s Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, to discuss with Media the first, razor-sharp astronomical images of the Euclid mission, looking for mysterious, dark matter and energy. To source
Webb pinpoints a high-speed jet stream on Jupiter
Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) have discovered a high-speed jet stream sitting over Jupiter’s equator, above the main cloud decks. To source
Webb spots quartz crystals in clouds of exoplanet WASP-17b
Image: This is a transmission spectrum of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-17 b captured by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s innovative Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on 12–13 March 2023. It reveals the first evidence for quartz (crystalline silica, SiO2) in the clouds of an exoplanet. This marks the first time that SiO2 has been identified in an […]
Webb captures an ethereal view of NGC 346
Image: NGC 346 (MIRI image) To source
Webb snaps supersonic outflow of young star
Image: HH 211 (NIRCam image) To source
Camera ‘hack’ lets Solar Orbiter peer deeper into Sun’s atmosphere
Scientists have used Solar Orbiter’s EUI camera in a new mode of operation to record part of the Sun’s atmosphere at extreme ultraviolet wavelengths that has been almost impossible to image until now. This new mode of operation was made possible with a last-minute ‘hack’ to the camera and will almost certainly influence new solar […]
Landslides at the foot of Olympus Mons
ESA’s Mars Express has turned its trusty High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) towards Mars’s most imposing volcano, revealing its dramatic surroundings and turbulent past. To source
Earendel and the Sunrise Arc in the galaxy cluster WHL0137-08
Image: This image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows a massive galaxy cluster called WHL0137-08, and at the right, an inset of the most strongly magnified galaxy known in the Universe’s first billion years: the Sunrise Arc. Within that galaxy is the most distant star ever detected, first discovered by the NASA/ESA Hubble […]
Exoplanet surveyor Ariel passes major milestone
Ariel, ESA’s next-generation mission to observe the chemical makeup of distant exoplanets, has passed a major milestone after successfully completing its payload Preliminary Design Review (PDR). To source
Giant solar eruption felt on Earth, Moon and Mars
A solar eruption detected simultaneously at Earth, the Moon and Mars emphasises the need to prepare human exploration missions for the dangers of space radiation. To source