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Astronomers capture tail of asteroid after NASA impact

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Astronomers captured an extraordinary image of the vast plume of dust and debris blasted from the surface of the asteroid struck by NASA’s spacecraft last week. The image shows at least a 10,000-kilometer-long dust trail.

The image was captured by NOIRlab’s SOAR telescope based in Chile. The plume or tail is called the ejecta and is similar to those seen trailing a comet. It was captured two days after NASA’s DART experiment where they deliberately crashed an unmanned spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos to see if they could successfully alter its course.

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Hubble and James Webb telescopes both capture the moment when DART spacecraft slammed into asteroid

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It’s not every day that NASA sends a $300 million spacecraft to smash deliberately into an asteroid. But that is exactly what happened this week with the DART mission. Allegedly the mission was successful and we now know that science-fiction end of the world by asteroid scenarios could potentially be avoided in real life. And we don’t even need Bruce Willis.

Another first was made as well during the mission. It was the first time that telescopes Hubble and James Webb made observations of the same object simultaneously.

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Do look up…and watch NASA smash a space ship into an asteroid live, tonight!

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It sounds like the plot of an ‘end of the world’ sci-fi movie. But this is not fiction. Today, NASA will be attempting to power a rocket into an asteroid to alter its course. And you can watch it live, via possibly the world’s ultimate field-cam, the asteroid-cam.

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) is headed straight for the asteroid called Dimorphos. The asteroid will be struck at around 14,000 mph and is billed as a test drive to see if the technique could work even a tiny bit in the case of an asteroid coming dangerously close to hitting the earth.

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Webb telescope’s latest photo shows Neptune’s delicate rings

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has sent back its first image of Neptune and it’s remarkable in more than one aspect. First of all, it’s the clearest view of the ice giant in more than 30 years. And second, Webb’s image managed to reveal the distant planet’s delicate rings, something that’s definitely not an everyday sight.

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NASA turns James Webb’s first photos into ethereal music

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Back in July, James Webb Space Telescope’s first photos were released. And so far, we all know that they look absolutely stunning. But how do they sound? Yes, pictures can have a sound, and it’s all thanks to sonification. NASA turned Webb’s first photos into music, and here’s what it sounds when pictures “sing” to you.

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The first and the latest Jupiter image show how far astronomy has come

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Comparing James Webb Telescope’s photos to those taken with Hubble already shows how much astronomy has progressed over the last century and a half. And not just astronomy, but photography and technology as well.

Now imagine comparing the first ever and the most recently taken photo of the same celestial object. Astronomer Jasmine Singh did just that: she compared the first-ever photo of Jupiter taken in 1879 with the latest photo JWST sent back and left us all in awe. Needless to say, the difference between the photos is striking!

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NASA wants your best Moon shots ahead of the Artemis I mission launch

In only a few days, NASA is launching Artemis I. It will travel 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and back, paving the way to sending humans to lunar orbit on the second flight test, Artemis II. To celebrate and build the hype, NASA wants you to share the best Moon photos that you’ve taken. In fact, you can share anything Moon-related, but to stay in our field, let’s stick with photos and how you can show them off to NASA.

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Latest images from James Webb telescope show Jupiter’s own auroras in incredible detail

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured two new images of the planet Jupiter, in detail as we’ve never seen before. NASA says that the observations will give scientists even more clues to Jupiter’s inner life.

The images use the Near-Infrared Camera which has three specialized infrared filters that showcase details of the planet. The photos are composites that clearly show Jupiter’s auroras at each polar end of the planet. The images also show the red spot in incredible detail. You can also see the planet’s extremely faint rings and two of its smaller moons, Amalthea (the bright spot to the far left) and Adrastea (the dot at the left edge of the central ring).

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NASA’s “Man on the Moon” is the most famous photo of all time

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Have you ever wondered what the most famous photo of all time was? Is there a better day to ask that question than 19 August, World Photography Day? Well, of course not! Inkifi analyzed the most famous photos based on the number of reverse image search queries. According to their research, NASA’s “Man on a moon” photo takes the first place.

To make everything extra interesting, Inkifi also presents us with the runner-ups in this competition. There are also the most liked Instagram posts of all time, the oldest most famous photo ever, and more. Can you already guess what these are? No? Then keep reading, you’ve come to the right place.

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How far can the James Webb telescope see? This video puts it into perspective

Thanks to its infrared vision, James Webb Space Telescope can pierce through dust clouds and see further than any telescope has ever seen. As you may have read, it can take photos of the universe as it was over 13 billion years ago. But how far is that exactly? How far can Webb’s infrared camra see?

To help you put things into perspective, NASA has released a video that shows a fraction of Webb’s capabilities. It zooms all the way to the Cartwheel Galaxy, a gorgeous photo that the telescope recently took.

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