Astronomy

Astronomy

Trabant of two giants

This is what the gas giant discovered around the massive double star b Centauri could look like. (Image: ESO / L. Calçada) So far,...
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Astronomy

look up! This is the year we’re going to ram an asteroid!

Spacecraft DART is currently heading for its fatal final destination: Dimorphos. And along the way, he has already shot some important space...
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Astronomy

James Webb’s sun shield nears completion: three of the five layers are ready!

The last two layers will be pulled tight today. So while the job isn't done yet, NASA is already delighted that the first three...
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Astronomy

Comet Leonard is closest to the sun today: view the most beautiful photos

The comet flew about 35 million kilometers past the Earth around December 12 and is reaching perihelion today. The perihelion is the point of...
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Astronomy

The sun shield of the James Webb telescope has unfolded, but now it still needs to be tightened

And that will take a little longer: the Webb team has decided to postpone the tensioning of the solar shield. Last weekend, the mighty...
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Astronomy

Is there life beneath the frozen surface of the moon Enceladus?

Is there life elsewhere in the solar system? There is no answer to this question yet, but there are some places that...
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Astronomy

US wants to continue using ISS space station until at least 2030

NASA CEO Bill Nelson announces that the US government wants to use the International Space Station until 2030. Still, other international partners...
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Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Expands Its Sun Shield

From now on, the James Webb telescope will never see direct sunlight again. The telescope has also been given the distinctive shape...
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Astronomy

“Komische Wolke” turns out to be a star trio

Our galaxy revolves around a mysterious center. (Image: alex-mit / iStock) Researchers have clarified the lack of a fireworks display around the central black...
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Astronomy

After today, the James Webb telescope will never see direct sunlight again

It's time for the next – super exciting – step: unfolding the sun shield. It's been almost a week since the most powerful observatory...
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Astronomy

Anyone who sees a flying saucer flying over the moon’s surface in a few years’ time should not jump to conclusions

Because instead of being an alien-populated spacecraft, it could just be the newest and promising toy of American researchers. To date, many ingenious lunar...
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Astronomy

James Webb telescope does ‘long neck’ in space

The telescope has stretched out the 'neck', on which the mirrors rest, among other things, paving the way for the next crucial step:...
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Astronomy

James Webb telescope still has enough fuel to conduct research for more than ten years

Good news: Scientists on the Webb team say the recently launched space telescope has enough fuel left over after launch to make scientific...
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Astronomy

Space riot: Chinese angry after SpaceX’s Starlink satellite threatens China space station twice

China says Elon Musk's company is endangering astronauts. Space X boss Elon Musk has a big goal in mind: to provide super-fast internet all...
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Astronomy

James Webb telescope performs second course correction

And that puts the space telescope better on course towards its final destination: a place near the so-called second Lagrange point. The mighty...
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Astronomy

Einstein’s theory of relativity passes the pulsar test

A double pulsar as a test field for Einstein's theories. (Image: Michael Kramer / MPI for Radio Astronomy) Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity...
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Astronomy

The unfolding of the mighty James Webb telescope is in full swing

The thumbs up has begun. Because as the space telescope flies through the vast universe, thousands of parts have to be unfolded...
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Astronomy

These are the 10 most beautiful space photos of 2021

Traditionally, we close the year with a list of the most beautiful space photos. What were the most beautiful space photos of...
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Astronomy

Finally: James Webb Space Telescope successfully launched (and now it really starts…)

All over the world (amateur) astronomers are looking forward to the first images of the James Webb telescope, the most powerful space telescope...
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Astronomy

Dead Star Creates 150 Light-Year Large “Hand of God”

The space photo of the week is this beautiful photo of pulsar PSR B1509-58. In 2014, NASA's NuSTAR telescope photographed this pulsar...
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