Panning on Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 | Hubble

Panning on Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 | Hubble

The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, showing up clusters of hot young blue stars along its spiral arms, and clouds of hydrogen gas glowing in red. Delicate curtains of dust partially obscure and redden the light of the stars behind them. NGC 1672's symmetric look is emphasized by the four principal arms, edged by eye-catching dust lanes that extend out from the center.

Distance: 60 million light years

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)

Duration: 26 seconds

Release Date: February 17, 2016

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Zooming on Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 in Dorado | Hubble

Zooming on Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 in Dorado | Hubble

The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, showing up clusters of hot young blue stars along its spiral arms, and clouds of hydrogen gas glowing in red. Delicate curtains of dust partially obscure and redden the light of the stars behind them. NGC 1672's symmetric look is emphasized by the four principal arms, edged by eye-catching dust lanes that extend out from the center.

Distance: 60 million light years

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: February 17, 2016

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Stellar Nursery in the Arms of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 | Hubble

Stellar Nursery in the Arms of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 | Hubble

The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, showing up clusters of hot young blue stars along its spiral arms, and clouds of hydrogen gas glowing in red. Delicate curtains of dust partially obscure and redden the light of the stars behind them. NGC 1672's symmetric look is emphasized by the four principal arms, edged by eye-catching dust lanes that extend out from the center.

Distance: 60 million light years

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA)

Release Date: April 3, 2007

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Why Does Climate Change Matter? We Asked NASA's Chief Scientist Dr. Kate Calvin

Why Does Climate Change Matter? We Asked NASA's Chief Scientist Dr. Kate Calvin

Why does climate change matter? This is because it is happening. We are already feeling its effects around the world. However, there is hope. NASA Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor Dr. Kate Calvin explains how NASA collects data and develops tools that can help us better understand and prepare for climate change: https://climate.nasa.gov

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Producer: Jessica Wilde

Editor: Scott Bednar

Duration: 1 minute, 34 seconds

Release Date: November 2, 2022

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Zoom on Superbubble Nebula N44 in Dorado | Hubble

Zoom on Superbubble Nebula N44 in Dorado | Hubble

Hubble observes the constellation Dorado and we zoom on the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). We fade to Eckhard Slawik's ground-based image of the LMC and then fade to the Digitized Sky Survey 2 image of N44F, and finally fade to the Hubble Space Telescope image of N44F.

Distance: About 160,000 light years

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)

Duration: 26 seconds

Release Date: February 16, 2016

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A Surprisingly Bright Superbubble: Star Cluster NGC 1929 in Nebula 44 | NASA

A Surprisingly Bright Superbubble: Star Cluster NGC 1929 in Nebula 44 | NASA

Color Code: X-ray (Blue); Infrared (Red); Optical (Yellow)

This composite image shows a superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located about 160,000 light years from Earth. Many new stars, some of them very massive, are forming in the star cluster NGC 1929, which is embedded in the nebula N44. The massive stars produce intense radiation, expel matter at high speeds, and race through their evolution to explode as supernovas. The winds and supernova shock waves carve out huge cavities called superbubbles in the surrounding gas. X-rays from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue) show hot regions created by these winds and shocks, while infrared data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (red) outline where the dust and cooler gas are found. The optical light from the 2.2m Max-Planck-European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescope (yellow) in Chile shows where ultraviolet radiation from hot, young stars is causing gas in the nebula to glow.

A long-running problem in high-energy astrophysics has been that some superbubbles in the LMC, including N44, give off a lot more X-rays than expected from models of their structure. A Chandra study published in 2011 showed that there are two extra sources of the bright X-ray emission: supernova shock waves striking the walls of the cavities, and hot material evaporating from the cavity walls. The observations show no evidence for an enhancement of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium in the cavities, thus ruling out this possibility as an explanation for the bright X-ray emission. This is the first time that the data have been good enough to distinguish between different sources of the X-rays produced by superbubbles.

Summary:

NGC 1929 is a star cluster embedded in the N44 nebula, which is found in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Massive stars in the cluster produce intense radiation, expel matter at high speeds, and explode relatively quickly as supernovas.

Winds from the massive stars and shocks from the supernovas carve out "superbubbles" in the gas seen in X-rays by Chandra (blue).

Infrared data show dust (red) and cooler gas and optical light (yellow) reveals where ultraviolet radiation is causing the gas to glow.

Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Mich./S.Oey, IR: NASA/JPL, Optical: ESO/WFI/2.2-m

Release Date: August 30, 2012

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Star Cluster Super Bubble NGC 1929 in Nebula 44 | NASA Hubble/Chandra

Star Cluster Super Bubble NGC 1929 in Nebula 44 | NASA Hubble/Chandra

This region of star formation features a giant bubble that is blowing out from the middle of this image due to winds flowing off young stars. Chandra data (purple and pink) show this superbubble of hot gas, while Hubble data (orange and light blue) reveals the gas and dust in the system.

Distance: About 160,000 light years

Credit: Enhanced Image by Judy Schmidt (CC BY-NC-SA) based on images provided courtesy of NASA/CXC/SAO & NASA/STScI.

Observation Date: September 22, 2002

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At the End of the Rainbow: Star Cluster Superbubble NGC 1929 | NASA Chandra

At the End of the Rainbow: Star Cluster Superbubble NGC 1929 | NASA Chandra

Looking up at the night sky, you might think that space is dull, with lots of black, some white dots and just a hint of red if you are lucky. However, if we look deeper, space has a lot more to offer than what our eyes can see!

You have probably heard the phrase 'visible light'. This is what we call the range of colors that humans can see with their eyes. Visible light is just a tiny portion of all light. So astronomers have built special telescopes to see things that human eyes can't! For this picture, three telescopes were used and each picked up a different type of light.

This image shows a 'superbubble', a cloud of hot gas blown away from bright, young stars at its center. The superbubble has been captured with one of the telescopes in X-ray light, which has been colored blue. X-rays have a lot of energy, so when we look at the Universe in X-ray light, we see some of the hottest gas and most powerful explosions.

Infrared light is given off by much cooler objects than stars. For example, humans give off infrared light of our own! In this picture, infrared shows us the colder gas and dust of the superbubble, colored in red. This part of the picture was taken with the second telescope. The rest of the picture is yellow, showing us visible light. These are the parts of the image that we could see with our own eyes, if we were close enough, and if our eyes were sensitive enough!

Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Mich./S.Oey, IR: NASA/JPL, Optical: ESO/WFI/2.2-m

Duration: 2 minutes, 14 seconds

Release Date: November 18, 2014

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Tour of NGC 1929 Superbubble in N44 Nebula | NASA Chandra

Tour of NGC 1929 Superbubble in N44 Nebula | NASA Chandra

The star cluster known as NGC 1929 is embedded in a cloud of gas and dust, which astronomers call the N44 nebula. Many new stars, some of them very massive, are forming within this star cluster. These massive stars produce intense radiation, expel matter at high speeds, and race through their evolution to explode as supernovas. The winds and supernova shock waves carve out huge cavities called superbubbles in the surrounding gas. 

X-rays from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory show hot regions created by these winds and shocks. Meanwhile, infrared data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope outline where the dust and cooler gas are found. An optical light image from a European Space Observatory (ESO) telescope in Chile shows where ultraviolet radiation from hot, young stars is causing gas in the nebula to glow.

Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Mich./S.Oey, IR: NASA/JPL, Optical: ESO/WFI/2.2-m

Chandra Observation Date: Sept. 22, 2002

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: August 30, 2012

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The Nebula N44 Superbubble: Hubble’s Inside The Image | NASA Goddard

The Nebula N44 Superbubble: Hubble’s Inside The Image | NASA Goddard

The Hubble Space Telescope has taken over 1.5 million observations over the past 32 years. One of them is the breathtaking Nebula known as the N44 Superbubble.

N44 is a complex nebula filled with glowing hydrogen gas, dark lanes of dust, massive stars, and many populations of stars of different ages. One of its most distinctive features, however, is the dark, starry gap called a “superbubble,” visible in the upper central region. 

In this video, Dr. Ken Carpenter takes us on a journey through the Nebula, teaching us some of the interesting science behind this famous Hubble image.

For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center 

Producer & Director: James Leigh

Editor: Lucy Lund

Director of Photography: James Ball

Additional Editing & Photography: Matthew Duncan

Executive Producers: James Leigh & Matthew Duncan

Production & Post: Origin Films 

Video Credit:

Hubble Space Telescope Animation

Credit: /Hubble (M. Kornmesser; L. L. Christensen), A. Fujii, Robert Gendler, Digitized Sky Survey

Panther Observatory, Steve Cannistra, Michael Pierce, Robert Berrington (Indiana University), Nigel

Sharp, Mark Hanna (NOAO)/WIYN/NSF

Duration: 2 minutes, 40 seconds

Release Date: November 2, 2022

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Mysterious “Superbubble” Hollows Out Nebula N44 in Dorado | Hubble

Mysterious “Superbubble” Hollows Out Nebula N44 in Dorado | Hubble

N44 is a complex nebula filled with glowing hydrogen gas, dark lanes of dust, massive stars, and many populations of stars of different ages. One of its most distinctive features, however, is the dark, starry gap called a “superbubble,” visible in this Hubble Space Telescope image in the upper central region.

Image Description: Upper 2/3 holds a bright white and blue gas and dust-cloud ring around a central void or bubble. Lower 1/3 holds blue and white "cotton ball" like clouds, several holding bright stars. Reddish-orange stars also dot the scene throughout.

The hole is about 250 light-years wide and its presence is still something of a mystery. Stellar winds expelled by massive stars in the bubble's interior may have driven away the gas, but this is inconsistent with measured wind velocities in the bubble. Another possibility, since the nebula is filled with massive stars that would expire in titanic explosions, is that the expanding shells of old supernovae sculpted the cosmic cavern.

Astronomers have found one supernova remnant in the vicinity of the superbubble and identified an approximately 5 million year difference in age between stars within and at the rim of the superbubble, indicating multiple, chain-reaction star-forming events. The deep blue area at about 5 o’clock around the superbubble is one of the hottest regions of the nebula and the area of the most intense star formation.

N44 is an emission nebula, which means its gas has been energized, or ionized, by the radiation of nearby stars. As the ionized gas begins to cool from its higher-energy state to a lower-energy state, it emits energy in the form of light, causing the nebula to glow. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, N44 spans about 1,000 light-years and is about 170,000 light-years away from Earth.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, V. Ksoll and D. Gouliermis (Universität Heidelberg), et al.; Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)

Release Date: November 2, 2021

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What's Up for November 2022 | Skywatching Tips from NASA

What's Up for November 2022 | Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in the northern hemisphere for November 2022? 

A total lunar eclipse brings some magic to the morning sky on November 8th, and the Leonid meteors peak after midnight on November 18th, with some glare from a 35% full moon. In addition, enjoy pretty views on other days in November when the Moon visits planets Mars and Saturn, and bright star Spica.

0:00 Intro

0:10 Total lunar eclipse

1:25 Moon & planet highlights

2:16 Leonid meteor shower

3:15 November Moon phases

Credit: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Duration: 3 minutes, 41 seconds

Release Date: November 2, 2022

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Panning on Interacting Galaxies Arp 87 | Hubble

Panning on Interacting Galaxies Arp 87 | Hubble

Panning on a stunning pair of interacting galaxies called Arp 87. Stars, gas, and dust flow from the large spiral galaxy, NGC 3808, forming an enveloping arm around its companion. The shapes of both galaxies have been distorted by their gravitational interaction. Arp 87 is located in the constellation of Leo, the Lion, approximately 300 million light-years away from Earth. 

Arp 87 appears in Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. As also seen in similar interacting galaxies, the corkscrew shape of the tidal material suggests that some stars and gas drawn from the larger galaxy have been caught in the gravitational pull of the smaller one. This image was taken in February 2007 with Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 detector.

Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)

Duration: 26 seconds

Release Date: October 30, 2007

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Zoom in on Interacting Galaxies Arp 87: 300 Million Light Years Away | Hubble

Zoom in on Interacting Galaxies Arp 87: 300 Million Light Years Away | Hubble

A zoom from a wide-field image of Leo towards the interacting galaxies Arp 87.

Distance: 300 million light-years

Credit: European Space Agency/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen), A. Fujii, Digitized Sky Survey 2, SDSS

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: October 30, 2007

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Travel 300 Million Light Years to Interacting Galaxies Arp 87 | Hubble

Travel 300 Million Light Years to Interacting Galaxies Arp 87 | Hubble

Arp 87 is a stunning pair of interacting galaxies. Stars, gas, and dust flow from the large spiral galaxy, NGC 3808, forming an enveloping arm around its companion. The shapes of both galaxies have been distorted by their gravitational interaction. Arp 87 is located in the constellation of Leo, the Lion, approximately 300 million light-years away from Earth. 

Arp 87 appears in Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. As also seen in similar interacting galaxies, the corkscrew shape of the tidal material suggests that some stars and gas drawn from the larger galaxy have been caught in the gravitational pull of the smaller one. This image was taken in February 2007 with Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 detector.

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Release Date: October 30, 2007

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United States Space Force-44 Falcon Heavy Mission | SpaceX

United States Space Force-44 Falcon Heavy Mission | SpaceX

On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 9:41 a.m. ET, Falcon Heavy launched the USSF-44 mission to a geosynchronous Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This was the first launch and landing of these Falcon Heavy side boosters, which will be prepared for re-flight on a future U.S. Space Force mission later this year.

Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters (B1064 and B1065) landed at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Due to mission requirements, Falcon Heavy’s center core (B1066) was not planned to be recovered.

Credit: SpaceX
Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 7 minutes, 24 seconds

Release Date: November 1, 2022

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