by admin | Dec 30, 2024 | ESA, James Webb Space Telescope, JWST, Nasa, News, space, Space News, Telescopes, The Conversation
On 25 December 2024, we witnessed the nail-biting launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) three years ago, the largest and most powerful telescope humans have ever sent into space. It took 30 years to build, but in three short years of operation, JWST has... by admin | Oct 19, 2024 | Cosmos, ESA, Nasa, News, space, Space News, Telescopes, The Conversation, Webb Telescope
In recent decades, we’ve learnt huge amounts about the universe and its history. The rapidly developing technology of telescopes – both on Earth and in space – has been a key part of this process, and those that are due to start operating over the next two decades... by admin | Apr 10, 2024 | James Webb, Nasa, News, space, Space News, Telescopes, The Conversation
The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST began over 25 years ago, and construction efforts spanned over a decade. It was launched into space on Dec. 25, 2021, and within a month arrived at... by admin | Nov 13, 2023 | News, optical telescope, space, Space News, Telescopes, The Conversation
Astronomers get to ask some of the most fundamental questions there are, ranging from whether we’re alone in the cosmos to what the nature of the mysterious dark energy and dark matter making up most of the universe is. Now a large group of astronomers from all over... by admin | May 26, 2023 | CSIRO, News, space, Space News, Telescopes, The Conversation
Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic environments of fast radio bursts (FRBs) – intense, momentary bursts of energy occurring in mere milliseconds and with unknown cosmic origins. Now, a study of the slow-moving, star-forming gas in the same... by admin | Mar 20, 2023 | News, space, Space News, Telescopes, The Conversation
In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration produced the first-ever image of a black hole, stunning the world. Now, scientists are taking it further. The next generation Event Horizon Telescope (ngEHT) collaboration aims to create high-quality videos of...