The Gum 15 Star Formation Region | ESO

The Gum 15 Star Formation Region | ESO

This richly detailed new view from the MPG/European Southern Observatory 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the star formation region Gum 15. This little-known object is located in the constellation of Vela (The Sails), some 3,000 light-years from Earth. The glowing cloud is a stunning example of an HII region. 

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Release Date: July 2, 2014

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The Countdown to Our Artemis I Moon Mission | This Week @NASA

The Countdown to Our Artemis I Moon Mission | This Week @NASA 

Week of August 12, 2022: The countdown to our Artemis I Moon mission, a Moon-observing small satellite hitching a ride on Artemis I, and some other tiny satellites that could help us better prepare for space weather . . . a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 4 minutes, 11 seconds

Release Date: August 13, 2022

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A Galactic Starscape with Rho Ophiuchi and Antares | ESO

A Galactic Starscape with Rho Ophiuchi and Antares | ESO

The second of three images of ESO’s GigaGalaxy Zoom project is a new and wonderful 340-million-pixel vista of the central parts of our galactic home, a 34 by 20-degree wide image that provides us with a view as experienced by amateur astronomers around the world. Taken by Stéphane Guisard, an ESO engineer and world-renowned astrophotographer, from Cerro Paranal, home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope, this second image directly benefits from the quality of Paranal’s sky, one of the best on the planet. The image shows the region spanning the sky from the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer) to Scorpius (the Scorpion). The very colorful Rho Ophiuchi and Antares region features prominently to the right, as well as much darker areas, such as the Pipe and Snake Nebulae. 

The dusty lane of our Milky Way runs obliquely through the image, dotted with remarkable bright, reddish nebulae, such as the Lagoon and the Trifid Nebulae, as well as NGC 6357 and NGC 6334. This dark lane also hosts the very center of our Galaxy, where a supermassive black hole is lurking. 

The image was obtained by observing with a 10-cm Takahashi FSQ106Ed f/3.6 telescope and a SBIG STL CCD camera, using a NJP160 mount. Images were collected through three different filters (B, V and R) and then stitched together. This mosaic was assembled from 52 different sky fields made from about 1200 individual images totalling 200 hours exposure time, with the final image having a size of 24 403 x 13 973 pixels.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/S. Guisard

Release Date: September 21, 2009

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Rho Ophiuchi Star-forming Region: Wide-field View | ESO

Rho Ophiuchi Star-forming Region: Wide-field View | ESO

This wide-field view shows the star-forming region Rho Ophiuchi in the constellation of Ophiuchus (The Serpent Bearer), as seen in visible light. This view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Distance: 400 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: November 30, 2012

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The Rho Ophiuchi Star Formation Region | Steward Observatory

The Rho Ophiuchi Star Formation Region | Steward Observatory

This wide-field view shows a spectacular region of dark and bright clouds, forming part of a region of star formation in the constellation of Ophiuchus (The Serpent Bearer).

Credit: Adam Block/Steward Observatory/University of Arizona

Image Date: July 2, 2019

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NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission: The Rocket | Path to the Pad

NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission: The Rocket | Path to the Pad

Have you ever wondered what it takes to assemble the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built? Watch documentary footage of our Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's transformation into the over-300-foot-tall launch vehicle that will return humanity to the Moon.

Starting with manufacturing and ending with stacking operations inside NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building, this is only the beginning of SLS's path to the pad.

All about Artemis I: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i

Video Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 

Writer: Danielle Sempsrott

Editor: Francisco Martin

Producers: John Sackman, Michael Justice & Madison Tuttle

Music courtesy of Gothic Storm Music

Credit: NASA

Duration: 13 minutes, 12 seconds

Release Date: August 12, 2022

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The Rho Ophiuchi Cloud | NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

The Rho Ophiuchi Cloud | NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

One of the most striking nearby star-forming regions is the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud. Images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal its infrared wonders.

Credit: NASA JPL/Caltech

Duration: 2 minutes, 32 seconds

Release Date: September 12, 2008

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Rho Ophiuchi: Young Stars in Their Baby Blanket of Dust | NASA's Spitzer

Rho Ophiuchi: Young Stars in Their Baby Blanket of Dust | NASA's Spitzer

Newborn stars peek out from beneath their natal blanket of dust in this dynamic image of the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Called "Rho Oph" by astronomers, it is one of the closest star-forming regions to our own solar system. Located near the constellations Scorpius and Ophiuchus, the nebula is about 407 light years away from Earth.

Rho Oph is a complex made up of a large main cloud of molecular hydrogen, a key molecule allowing new stars to form from cold cosmic gas, with two long streamers trailing off in different directions. Recent studies using the latest X-ray and infrared observations reveal more than 300 young stellar objects within the large central cloud. Their median age is only 300,000 years, very young compared to some of the universe's oldest stars, which are more than 12 billion years old.

This false-color image of Rho Oph's main cloud, Lynds 1688, was created with data from Spitzer's infrared array camera, which has the highest spatial resolution of Spitzer's three imaging instruments, and its multiband imaging photometer, best for detecting cooler materials. Blue represents 3.6-micron light; green shows light of 8 microns; and red is 24-micron light. The multiple wavelengths reveal different aspects of the dust surrounding and between the embedded stars, yielding information about the stars and their birthplace.

The colors in this image reflect the relative temperatures and evolutionary states of the various stars. The youngest stars are surrounded by dusty disks of gas from which they, and their potential planetary systems, are forming. These young disk systems show up as red in this image. Some of these young stellar objects are surrounded by their own compact nebulae. More evolved stars, which have shed their natal material, are blue.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Harvard-Smithsonian CfA

Release Date: February 11, 2008

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The Rho Ophiuchi Star-forming Region: Infrared View | NASA's WISE

The Rho Ophiuchi Star-forming Region: Infrared View | NASA's WISE

This image shows the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region in infrared light, as seen by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Explorer (WISE). Blue and cyan represent light emitted at wavelengths of 3.4 and 4.6 micrometers, which is predominantly from stars. Green and red represent light from 12 and 22 micrometers, respectively, which is mostly emitted by dust.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team 

Release Date: August 29, 2012

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Zooming in on The Rho Ophiuchi Star Formation Region | ESO

Zooming in on The Rho Ophiuchi Star Formation Region | ESO

Zooming in on the Rho Ophiuchi star formation region in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Distance: about 360 light-years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO), S. Guisard, N. Risinger 

Music: Johan B. Monell

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: October 2, 2017

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The Rho Ophiuchi Star Formation Region | ESO

The Rho Ophiuchi Star Formation Region | ESO

This wide-field view shows a spectacular region of dark and bright clouds, forming part of a region of star formation in the constellation of Ophiuchus (The Serpent Bearer). This picture was created from images in the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Distance: about 360 light-years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: February 3, 2016

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Europe: Ready for NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission | ESA

Europe: Ready for NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission | ESA

The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA are working hand-in-hand before the first Artemis mission to the Moon through a series of joint mission simulations. Teams based at the Erasmus Support Facility (ESF) at ESA’s ESTEC facility in The Netherlands, the German Space Operations Center at ESA’s Columbus Control Center in Oberphfaffenhofen and NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are combining their expertise in a series of exercises to ensure a successful launch.

When it comes to simulations, it is important that not everything goes perfectly right as it recreates—in real time—different stages of the mission to monitor the spacecraft’s position, propulsion, power, avionics and thermal properties. The European team, consisting of 40 people from ESA and industry, apply their considerable expertise from working on the European Service Module (ESM) to any unexpected problems. The ESM will provide power for the Orion spacecraft and propel it along its orbit to the Moon.

Learn more about Artemis: https://bit.ly/Artemis1ESA

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)

Duration: 3 minutes, 35 seconds

Release Date: August 12, 2022

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NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission: Path to the Pad Trailer

NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission: Path to the Pad Trailer

Through Artemis, NASA will once again land humans on the Moon. Before that can happen, we must first launch our Space Launch System (SLS) rocket—the most powerful rocket we have ever built—and Orion spacecraft on an uncrewed flight test around the Moon. Join us as we document this moment in history and watch as we follow SLS and Orion on their path to the pad. 

All about Artemis I: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i/

Video Credit: NASA

Writer: Danielle Sempsrott 

Editor: Francisco Martin

Producers: John Sackman, Michael Justice & Madison Tuttle

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: August 11, 2022

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Moonikin “Campos” & The Manikins | NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission

Moonikin “Campos” & The Manikins | NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission

Two manikins have been installed in the passenger seats inside the Artemis I Orion crew module atop the Space Launch System rocket in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 8, 2022. As part of the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment (MARE) investigation, the two female manikins—Helga and Zohar—are equipped with radiation detectors, while Zohar also wears a radiation protection vest, to determine the radiation risk on its way to the Moon. Moonikin Campos, named after former NASA engineer Arturo Campos, will also be on Artemis I. Moonikin Campos, along with two phantom manikins, Helga and Zohar, will allow us to measure radiation, acceleration, and vibration data throughout the mission. The information gathered from these human body replicas will inform future crewed missions.

Artemis I will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration and demonstrate NASA’s capability to extend human presence to the Moon and beyond. The primary goal of Artemis I is to thoroughly test the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft’s integrated systems before crewed missions. Under Artemis, NASA aims to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon and establish sustainable lunar exploration. 

Learn more about NASA's Artemis I Mission: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

Image Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

Image Date: August 8, 2022

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Thor’s Helmet Nebula: Wide-field View | ESO

Thor’s Helmet Nebula: Wide-field View | ESO

This wide-field view shows the rich region of sky around the Thor’s Helmet Nebula (NGC 2359) in the constellation of Canis Major (The Great Dog). This view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Distance: 15,000 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: October 5, 2012

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Panning across the Thor's Helmet Nebula | ESO

Panning across the Thor's Helmet Nebula | ESO

This video takes a close look at a Very Large Telescope (VLT) image of the Thor's Helmet Nebula. This object, also known as NGC 2359, lies in the constellation of Canis Major (The Great Dog). The helmet-shaped nebula is around 15,000 light-years away from Earth and is over 30 light-years across. The helmet is a cosmic bubble, blown as the wind from the bright, massive star near the bubble's center sweeps through the surrounding molecular cloud. This VLT image of the Thor’s Helmet Nebula was taken on the occasion of ESO’s 50th Anniversary with the help of Brigitte Bailleul—winner of a VLT competition.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/B. Bailleul

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: October 5, 2012

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