Telescope
- Science
Webb telescope images colourful Cartwheel Galaxy
Washington: The powerful next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has captured colourful images of Cartwheel Galaxy, located about 500 million light-years away. Using its powerful infrared cameras, Webb produced a detailed image of…
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60% Americans believe NASA’s Webb telescope is a good investment
New York: Three out of five Americans believe that the James Webb telescope is a somewhat or very good investment, according to a new YouGov poll. The $10 billion Webb telescope, is…
- Science
Webb telescope’s instrument reaches coldest operating temperature
Washington: An instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final operating temperature – minus 266 degrees Celsius, NASA officials have said. Along with three other instruments onboard Webb, Mid-Infrared…
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Private Ax-1 astronaut to make liquid telescope mirror in space
Washington: An astronaut, part of the recent private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) American space habitat company Axiom Space, is set to test the making of a liquid telescope mirror…
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NASA documents hint at discussion to rename Webb telescope: Report
Washington: Internal email documents of NASA indicate that the US space agency officials have dismissed concerns raised by the LGBTQ community over the name of the James Webb Space Telescope. The flagship…
- Technology
NASA unveils first images from James Webb Space Telescope
Washington: NASA has unveiled first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) which represents early stages of the telescope’s 18 main mirror segments properly aligning. This image mosaic was created…
- Science
NASA launches X-ray space telescope to unlock secrets of black hole
Washington: US space agency NASA on Thursday launched its new X-ray Mission to unlock the secrets of extreme cosmic objects. The first space observatory of its kind, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer,…
- India
India’s scientists make low-cost optical telescope for seeing distant quasars, galaxies
By S.RaviNew Delhi, March 4, Keeping in mind Prime Minister’s call to develop technology in all spheres, Indian scientists have indigenously designed and developed a low-cost optical spectrograph. This can locate sources…
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Paired with super telescopes, model Earth’s guide hunt for life
New York: After conducting research, astronomers from Cornell University have created five models representing key points from Earth’s evolution, like chemical snapshots through Earth’s own geologic epochs. The models will be spectral…
