All articles tagged with #cosmic origins
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and found it has an unusually high CO2 to water ratio, suggesting it may have formed under different conditions or been exposed to higher radiation levels than typical solar system comets, providing new insights into its mysterious origins.
The James Webb Space Telescope can see billions of years into the past by capturing faint infrared light from distant galaxies using a massive gold-coated mirror and highly sensitive instruments, allowing it to observe the early universe and uncover cosmic secrets.
Astronomers from the USA and Europe propose a new 14-meter infrared space telescope named SALTUS to explore the Universe's origins and the development of habitability in planets. SALTUS will cover far-infrared wavelengths unavailable to current observatories, providing high sensitivity and spatial resolution to study protoplanetary disks, galaxy formation, and the co-evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes. The mission aims to address key questions in astrophysics and is designed to meet the future needs of the astronomical community.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a new deep-field image showcasing a portion of the "Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey" region of space, revealing a cosmos filled with galaxies. The image includes galaxy GN-z11, seen just 430 million years after the Big Bang, highlighting the vastness and wonder of the universe.