Astronomers operating the Hubble Space Telescope have had some interesting weeks where discoveries have kept them pretty busy. Last week, they discovered the unique magnifying lens galaxies. This week, astronomers observed another unusual phenomenon. They noticed that after a quite unique supernova explosion, a “zombie star” was left behind. Zombie stars arise when dwarf stars aren’t fully … [Read more...]
New Telescope Launched to Prove the Existence of Alien Life
According to a group of top NASA scientists, a forthcoming telescope will eventually help them to precisely detect any other form of life in our Universe. Thanks to data collected by the Kepler Space Telescope, launched in 2009, scientists now believe that nearly every star in our galaxy has at least one planet circling it. They want to prove the existence of alien life. Therefore the James … [Read more...]
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Diminished Like Never Before, Shrinks Huge
Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been captured at its smallest size to date. “Recent Hubble Space Telescope observations confirm that the Great Red Spot (GRS) is now approximately 10,250 miles across, the smallest diameter we’ve ever measured,” said Amy Simon of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Historic observations as far back as the late 1800s gauged the GRS to be as big as … [Read more...]
NASA NuSTAR Captures Stunning ‘Hand of God’ Image
Showing a perfect amalgamation of religion and astronomy, NASA has released splendid new images, including an image of a celestial object that has a similar resemblance to “hand of God” captured by its powerful “black hole hunting” Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuStar) launched on 13 June 2012. NuStar’s is currently operating at the University of California, Berkeley campus. The hand … [Read more...]