Best of 2022: The Pillars of Creation | James Webb Space Telescope

Best of 2022: The Pillars of Creation | James Webb Space Telescope

Compare NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope mid-infrared light image of the Pillars of Creation to its near-infrared light image in this short video tour. Thousands of stars have formed in this region, but interstellar dust cloaks the scene in mid-infrared light, which is why the majority of the stars appear to be missing. A quick dissolve to the near-infrared image proves they are still there, of course.

While mid-infrared light specializes in detailing where dust is—and these pillars are flush with dust and gas—many stars in this region aren’t dusty enough to appear at these wavelengths. 

Instead, mid-infrared light reveals which of the young stars still have their dusty “cloaks.” These are the crimson orbs toward the fringes of the pillars. In contrast, the blue stars that dot the scene are aging, which means they have already shed most of their layers of gas and dust.

How vast is this landscape? This bright red star and its dusty shroud are larger than the size of our entire solar system.

Credits:

VIdeo: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)

Design: Leah Hustak (STScI)

Narration: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)

Script: Claire Blome (STScI), Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)

Science: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

Duration: 1 minute, 15 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 28, 2022

#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #Nebula #EagleNebula #PillarsOfCreation #Infrared #SerpensCauda #Constellation #JamesWebb #SpaceTelescope #JWST #NIRCam #Cosmos #Universe #UnfoldTheUniverse #ESA #Europe #CSA #Canada #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Putting a Telescope on the Moon?! | Discovery Files KIDS

Putting a Telescope on the Moon?! | Discovery Files KIDS

What are the benefits of putting a telescope on the moon? How could we do it? How would it all work?

Dr. Joe Pesce is a Program Director at the NSF, Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Division of Astronomical Sciences. An Astrophysicist with 30 years of experience, his primary areas of interest is in the external environments of galaxies hosting super massive black holes (Active Galactic Nuclei—AGN—in particular blazars); formation and evolution of AGN and galaxies; intergalactic medium in clusters of galaxies; imaging and spectroscopy of AGN (optical, IR, UV, X-ray); multiwavelength (radio to gamma) monitoring studies of blazars; cool stars and stellar atmospheres (AGB stars, supernovae progenitors).

Credit: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Duration: 2 minutes, 28 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 21, 2022

#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Moon #Telescope #SpaceTelescope #Astrophysicist #JoePesce #NSF #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

New Mars Images: Dec. 2022 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers | JPL

New Mars Images: Dec. 2022 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers | JPL

Mars2020 - sol 657 - Mastcam-Z

MSL - sol 3689 - MAHLI - Stretched

MSL - sol 3687 - Mastcam

MSL - sol 3687 - Mastcam

MSL - sol 3689 - MAHLI

MSL - sol 3690 - Mastcam

MSL - sol 3688 - Mastcam

MSL - sol 3688 - Mastcam (APXS Checkout)

Read the Dec. 21, 2022, Curiosity Rover Update here:

https://bit.ly/3Z35qx9

Celebrating 10 Years on Mars! (2012-2022)

Mission Name: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Rover Name: Curiosity

Main Job: To determine if Mars was ever habitable to microbial life. 

Launch: Nov. 6, 2011

Landing Date: Aug. 5, 2012, Gale Crater, Mars

Mission Name: Mars 2020

Rover Name: Perseverance

Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.

Launch: July 30, 2020    

Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars

For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars.nasa.gov

Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

Image Release Dates: Dec. 22-26, 2022

#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Mars #RedPlanet #Planet #Astrobiology #Geology #CuriosityRover #MSL #MountSharp #GaleCrater #PerseveranceRover #Mars2020 #JezeroCrater #Robotics #Technology #Engineering #JPL #UnitedStates #JourneyToMars #MoonToMars #CitizenScience #KevinGill #STEM #Education

Earth Observation: Landsat's Next Chapter | NASA Goddard

Earth Observation: Landsat's Next Chapter | NASA Goddard

With a trio of smaller satellites that can each detect 26 wavelengths of light, the Landsat Next mission is expected to look very different from its predecessors that have been observing Earth for 50 years. This new plan for Landsat Next, a joint mission of NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, is designed to provide more frequent, and finer resolution, data of the changing surface of Earth.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio

Chris Burns (KBRWyle): Lead Producer

Kate Ramsayer (Telophase): Lead Writer

Ginger Butcher (SSAI): Lead Writer

Ross Walter (Freelance): Lead Animator

Duration: 1 minute, 28 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 21, 2022

#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Earth #Planet #USGS #Satellite #Landsat #LandsatNext #LightWavelengths #ClimateChange #RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #GSFC #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Earth: Landsat and Our Tilted Planet | United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Earth: Landsat and Our Tilted Planet | United States Geological Survey (USGS)

"We would not have seasons here on Earth if not for the planet's 23.5 degree axial tilt. Axial tilt is also known as obliquity. Earth's obliquity and its relationship with the sun give us two solstice points and two equinox points. As we orbit through each solstice and equinox, the amount and angle of daylight change. A 12-month sequence of Landsat imagery shows how much each month can differ, especially away from the equator. In extreme northern latitudes, sunlight during the winter solstice is so limited that daytime Landsat imagery is not available, while Antarctica receives long hours of daylight in the extreme southern latitudes. This multi-path swath of Landsat imagery in the Western Hemisphere shows the big picture. It contains only cloudy Landsat images, which are brighter and help show the change from north to south as the seasonal angle of the sun changes."

Credit: United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Duration: 1 minute, 15 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 21, 2022

#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Sun #Earth #Planet #Obliquity #WinterSolstice #Daylight #Atmosphere #Meteorology #Seasons #Climate #AxialTilt #USGS #Satellite #Landsat #RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #GSFC #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Introducing: NASA's Earth System Observatory | Goddard Space Flight Center

Introducing: NASA's Earth System Observatory | Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA is developing the Earth System Observatory, the core of which is five satellite missions providing critical data on climate change, severe weather and other natural hazards, wildfires, and global food production. These observations will address the most pressing questions about our changing planet.

Taken together as a single Observatory, NASA will have a holistic, 3D view of Earth to better understand how our planet’s complex systems work together and improve our capability to predict how our climate may change. NASA’s Open Source Science strategy is the key to bringing the data from these missions together into a single observatory to help understand the earth as a system and accelerate our ability to use this understanding. These observations will better inform decision-makers on how our planet is changing, with greater precision on previously unimaginable scales—from entire continents down to individual trees, from atmosphere to bedrock.

For more information about NASA's Earth System Observatory, visit: 

https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-system-observatory

Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Producer: Katie Jepson (KBRwyle)

Producer: LK Ward (KBRwyle)

Producer: Ellen T. Gray (NASA)

Editor: Katie Jepson (KBRwyle)

Narrator: LK Ward (KBRwyle)

Animator: Chris Burns (KBRWyle)

Project Support: Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBRwyle)

Duration: 1 minute, 52 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 15, 2022

#NASA #Earth #Planet #Science #Satellites #EarthScience #Atmosphere #Oceans #Land #Climate #ClimateChange #GreenhouseGases #GlobalWarming #EarthSystemObservatory #ESO #GSFC #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

2022: un año astronómico e histórico - Lo que hicimos este año en la NASA

2022: un año astronómico e histórico - Lo que hicimos este año en la NASA

En 2022, lanzamos nuestro mega cohete lunar por primera vez, enviando la nave Orion sin tripulación alrededor de la Luna, iniciamos una nueva era en la astronomía con nuevas imágenes históricas del Telescopio Espacial Webb, movimos un asteroide en la primera demostración de defensa planetaria de la humanidad y mucho más... Aquí tienes un vistazo a esas y otras actividades de este año en la NASA.

In 2022, we launched our mega Moon rocket for the first time—sending the uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon, we kicked off a new era in astronomy with record-breaking new imagery from the Webb Space Telescope, we moved an asteroid in humanity’s first ever planetary defense demonstration and much more. Here’s a look back at those and other things we did, this year @NASA!

Crédito: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Productor: Andre Valentine

Editora: Sonnet Apple

Narrador y editor: Pedro Cota

Duration: 5 minute, 40 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 23, 2022

#NASA #NASAenespañol #español #Space #Astronomy #JWST #Earth #Year2022 #Moon #Mars #MoonToMars #Artemis #ArtemisI #SLS #Rocket #Orion #Spacecraft #ISS #Astronauts #Science #HumanSpaceflight #Universe #SpaceTelescope #UnitedStates #Europe #ESA #SolarSystem #STEM #Education #HD #Video

The Milky Way Galaxy at Northam, Western Australia

The Milky Way Galaxy at Northam, Western Australia

Astrophotographer Trevor Dobson: "This is a 31 shot panorama of the Milky Way setting above a lone tree near Northam, 1.5 hours east of Perth in Western Australia."

"This was one of multiple lone tree compositions I shot this night, but unfortunately, I couldn't quite get a full panorama out of this one due to the northern edge of the Milky Way core going beyond the field the tree is located in. I would have gotten an ugly bit of gravel road and an intrusive tree on that side of the foreground cluttering up the image. So I ended up doing just a three quarter pano but I do like how the arc of the Milky Way complements the arc of the horizon. :)"

The light pollution is from Northam, one of the largest towns in the Wheatbelt region.

The Fading Milky Way

Light pollution is a growing environmental problem that threatens to erase the night sky before its time. A recent study revealed that perhaps two-thirds of the world's population can no longer look upwards at night and see the Milky Way—a hazy swath of stars that on warm summer nights spans the sky from horizon to horizon.

The Milky Way is dimming, not because the end of the Universe is near, but rather as a result of light pollution: the inadvertent illumination of the atmosphere from street lights, outdoor advertising, homes, schools, airports and other sources. Every night billions of bulbs send their energy skyward where microscopic bits of matter—air molecules, airborne dust, and water vapor droplets—reflect much of the wasted light back to Earth. 

(Source: NASA)

Learn more:

International Dark-Sky Association

https://www.darksky.org/light-pollution

Globe at Night

https://www.globeatnight.org

Night Sky Network (NASA JPL)

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm

Tourism Australia: https://www.australia.com

Technical data:

Nikon d810a, 50mm, ISO 6400, f/2.8

Foreground: 7 x 20 seconds

Sky: 24 x 30 seconds

iOptron SkyTracker

Hoya Red Intensifier filter

Image Credit: Trevor Dobson

Trevor Dobson's Flickr page: https://bit.ly/3hNqjeW

Image Date: Sept. 26, 2022

#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #MilkyWay #Stars #LightPollution #CitizenScience #Astrophotographer #TrevorDobson #Astrophotography #Skywatching #Cosmos #Universe #SolarSystem #Earth #Northam #WesternAustralia #Australia #STEM #Education

James Webb Space Telescope Launch Anniversary | Northrop Grumman

James Webb Space Telescope Launch Anniversary | Northrop Grumman

"One year ago today, the James Webb Space Telescope launched from French Guiana to expand our understanding of the universe.🌌 Celebrate with us by watching this one-year anniversary time-lapse video. 🎉"

Learn more about the James Webb Space Telescope:

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/webb/main/index.html

https://jwst.nasa.gov/

https://esawebb.org

Credit: Northrop Grumman

Duration: 5 minutes

Release Date: Dec. 25, 2022

#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Arianespace #Rocket #FrenchGuiana #SouthAmerica #Planets #Exoplanets #Stars #Galaxies #Nebulas #Infrared #Constellations #JamesWebb #SpaceTelescope #JWST #Cosmos #Universe #UnfoldTheUniverse #ESA #Europe #CSA #Canada #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Have a Cosmic Christmas! Zoom into Galaxy NGC 4696 | Hubble

Have a Cosmic Christmas! Zoom into Galaxy NGC 4696 | Hubble

This video zooms on elliptical galaxy NGC 4696, the largest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster (galaxy cluster Abell 3526) as seen with the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope. 

Distance: 120 million light years

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble, NASA, European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2 and S. Brunier

Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

Duration: 56 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 17, 2016

#NASA #Hubble #Astronomy #Space #Science #Galaxy #NGC4696 #Elliptical #Dust #Centaurus #Constellation #Stars #Cosmos #Universe #Telescope #ESA #Goddard #GSFC #STScI #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Have a Cosmic Christmas! Panning across Galaxy NGC 4696 | Hubble

Have a Cosmic Christmas! Panning across Galaxy NGC 4696 | Hubble

This picture, taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, is not just a beautiful snapshot of NGC 4696, the largest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster (galaxy cluster Abell 3526). It is also an illustration of the rich variety of objects that astronomers can see with the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope.

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble and NASA

Duration: 32 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 17, 2016

#NASA #Hubble #Astronomy #Space #Science #Galaxy #NGC4696 #Elliptical #Dust #Centaurus #Constellation #Stars #Cosmos #Universe #Telescope #ESA #Goddard #GSFC #STScI #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Have a Cosmic Christmas! Galaxy NGC 4696 | Hubble

Have a Cosmic Christmas! Galaxy NGC 4696 | Hubble

This picture, taken by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys, shows NGC 4696, the largest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster.

Distance: 120 million light years

The huge dust lane, around 30,000 light-years across, that sweeps across the face of the galaxy makes NGC 4696 look different from most other elliptical galaxies. Viewed at certain wavelengths, strange thin filaments of ionized hydrogen are visible within it. In this picture, these structures are visible as a subtle marbling effect across the galaxy’s bright center.

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble and NASA

Release Date: August 12, 2010

#NASA #Hubble #Astronomy #Space #Science #Galaxy #NGC4696 #Elliptical #Dust #Centaurus #Constellation #Stars #Cosmos #Universe #Telescope #ESA #Goddard #GSFC #STScI #STEM #Education

¡Feliz Navidad desde la Estación Espacial Internacional!

¡Feliz Navidad desde la Estación Espacial Internacional!

"Del espacio a tu casa: ¡El astronauta de la NASA Frank Rubio, junto con sus compañeros de la Expedición 68 de la Estación Espacial Internacional, te desean una feliz Navidad!"

NASA Astronauts Frank Rubio, Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, and JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata (Japan) wish everyone Happy Holidays from the International Space Station.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 40 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 23, 2022

#NASA #Space #Earth #ISS #Astronauts #NicoleMann #FrankRubio #Espanol #Español #FelizNavidad #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas #MerryChristmas2022 #JoshCassada #KoichiWakata #JAXA #Japan #日本 #Science #HumanSpaceflight #Expedition68 #JSC #UnitedStates #International #Research #STEM #Education #HD #Video

This Year @NASA: An Astronomical and Historic 2022: What We Did!

This Year @NASA: An Astronomical and Historic 2022: What We Did!

In 2022, we launched our mega Moon rocket for the first time—sending the uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon, we kicked off a new era in astronomy with record-breaking new imagery from the Webb Space Telescope, we moved an asteroid in humanity’s first ever planetary defense demonstration and much more. Here’s a look back at those and other things we did, this year @NASA!

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Producer: Andre Valentine

Duration: 5 minutes, 39 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 23, 2022

#NASA #Space #Astronomy #JWST #Earth #Year2022 #Moon #Mars #MoonToMars #Artemis #ArtemisI #SLS #Rocket #Orion #Spacecraft #ISS #Astronauts #Science #HumanSpaceflight #Cosmos #Universe #SpaceTelescope #UnitedStates #Europe #ESA #SolarSystem #Exploration #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Zoom into Interacting Galaxies Arp 143 | Hubble

Zoom into Interacting Galaxies Arp 143 | Hubble

A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies has been captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which has the unusual triangular-shaped star-birthing frenzy.

The interacting galaxy duo is collectively called Arp 143. The pair contains the distorted, star-forming spiral galaxy NGC 2445, at right, along with its less flashy companion, NGC 2444, at left. This frenzied action takes place against the tapestry of distant galaxies. Some of them can be seen through the interacting pair.

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), and J. Dalcanton (Center for Computational Astrophysics/Flatiron Inst., UWashington)

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: March 7, 2022

#NASA #Hubble #Astronomy #Space #Science #Galaxy #Galaxies #Arp143 #NGC2444 #NGC2445 #Lynx #Constellation #Stars #Cosmos #Universe #Telescope #ESA #Goddard #GSFC #STScI #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Panning across Interacting Galaxies Arp 143 | Hubble

Panning across Interacting Galaxies Arp 143 | Hubble

A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies has been captured by the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope, which has the unusual triangular-shaped star-birthing frenzy.

The interacting galaxy duo is collectively called Arp 143. The pair contains the distorted, star-forming spiral galaxy NGC 2445, at right, along with its less flashy companion, NGC 2444, at left. This frenzied action takes place against the tapestry of distant galaxies. Some of them can be seen through the interacting pair.

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), and J. Dalcanton (Center for Computational Astrophysics/Flatiron Inst., UWashington)

Duration: 30 seconds

Release Date: March 7, 2022

#NASA #Hubble #Astronomy #Space #Science #Galaxy #Galaxies #Arp143 #NGC2444 #NGC2445 #Lynx #Constellation #Stars #Cosmos #Universe #Telescope #ESA #Goddard #GSFC #STScI #STEM #Education #HD #Video