space telescopes
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You’ve Never Seen Jupiter Look So Much Like Cotton Candy
You probably know Jupiter, the rotund fifth planet from the Sun, as orange and tan with a big red splotch. But the Hubble Space Telescope recently imaged the gas giant in ultraviolet light, giving the world a very different look. At UV wavelengths, Jupiter’s clouds appear in bright pinks, blues, and purple hues. The image is…
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The Euclid ‘Dark Universe’ Space Telescope Is Off to a Faltering Start
The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope launched from Earth on July 1 and has since been getting set up to begin its investigation of the dark universe. But the instrument commissioning hasn’t been rainbows and butterflies, as the telescope’s engineers and scientists have worked to untangle several issues that have come up in the…
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Upcoming Japanese Space Venture Features X-Ray Satellite for Exploring the Universe’s Biggest Structures
A revolutionary satellite is preparing to take to the skies, viewing the hidden parts of cosmos in a new light to reveal stellar explosions and powerful jets streaming from supermassive black holes. XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission), a joint mission between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA, is designed to detect X-rays…
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Decoding Dark Matter and Energy: What You Need to Know About the Euclid Mission Launching This Weekend
Together, dark matter and dark energy comprise 95% of the known universe, yet scientists don’t know what they are. The Euclid telescope, set to launch to space from Florida on Saturday, may help decipher them.