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On December 25, 2021, NASA and the European Space Agency launched the largest, most powerful telescope ever, the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope. It returned its first full-color images some six months later after testing several calibrations.

"Liftoff from a tropical rainforest to the edge of time itself," a NASA announcer said as the Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.

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Six Exciting Space Missions To Take Off This Year!

In 2020, space exploration achieved many notable firsts, including returning samples of an asteroid to Earth and commercial human spaceflight. This year, there will be several exciting missions exploring the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Artemis Program Artemis I is the first flight from NASA’s Artemis program to return humans to...

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Webb Telescope Rules Out Thick Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere for TRAPPIST-1 c

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has conducted observations of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c and made a significant discovery. Despite being similar in size to Venus and receiving comparable levels of radiation from its star, Webb’s findings indicate that TRAPPIST-1 c does not possess Venus’s thick carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere. If an atmosphere exists on TRAPPIST-1 c, it is likely to be very…

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James Webb Telescope Unveils Cosmic Seahorse and Gravitational Lensing

Webb Gravitational Lensing

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a mesmerizing image that reveals a cosmic phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. In this captivating image, distant galaxies are magnified, distorted, and brightened due to the gravitational pull of a foreground galaxy cluster. Among the intriguing features highlighted in the image is a galaxy nicknamed the “Cosmic Seahorse,” presenting a long,…

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Webb Telescope's Spectacular View of Uranus Reveals Atmospheric Features and Rings

Webb Telescope's Spectacular View of Uranus

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured an extraordinary image of Uranus, showcasing vibrant atmospheric characteristics and revealing 11 of the planet’s 13 rings. This remarkable observation surpasses the clarity of previous imaging efforts by Voyager 2 and Keck (utilizing adaptive optics). Uranus, known for its unique rotation on its side, presents a fascinating spectacle as Webb’s image…

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Webb Telescope's Discovery: Distant Organic Molecules and the Einstein Ring Phenomenon

Einstein Ring Phenomenon

Introduction: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting complex organic molecules in a galaxy located over 12 billion light-years away from Earth. This remarkable finding sets a new record for the most distant detection of these intricate molecules, bearing resemblance to smoke or smog. Moreover, the telescope’s observation of an Einstein ring, caused by…

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Two commercial satellites successfully placed in orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket

Two commercial satellites successfully placed in orbit by an #Ariane5 rocket @Arianespace

he European space workhorse blasted off at 7.20 pm (2220 GMT) carrying satellites for Luxembourg’s SES and the United Arab Emirate’s Yahsat in the first launch of the year for Arianespace. Two commercial satellites have been successfully placed in orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket, Arianespace said on Thursday, despite mission control briefly losing contact with the craft. “Both satellites were…

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