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science16 days ago•125 min saved

JWST’s Largest Panorama Yet Reveals Record-Light Brown Dwarfs in IC 348

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has released one of its largest panoramic images to date, capturing the IC 348 star-forming region in the constellation Perseus. Located approximately 1,000 light-years from Earth, this near-infrared view reveals a dense cluster of young stars, protostellar jets, and faint substellar objects. The image highlights a critical scientific goal: identifying the faintest brown dwarfs, with the lightest candidates estimated at just two Jupiter masses, helping astronomers define the lower mass limit for star formation.

via Live Science|

#astronomy #brown-dwarfs #ic-348

science11 months ago•3 min saved

Revolutionary Radio Color Map Offers Unprecedented View of the Milky Way

Astronomers have released the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way, revealing detailed structures like supernova remnants, star-forming regions, and pulsars, created from data by the Murchison Widefield Array in Australia, providing new insights into our galaxy's hidden features and setting the stage for future observations with the upcoming SKA-Low telescope.

via Space|

#gleam #milky-way #radio-astronomy

science1 year ago•3 min saved

Explore the Milky Way in Stunning 3D with Gaia's Latest Star Map

The Gaia Space Telescope has created a detailed 3D map of the Milky Way's star-forming regions up to 4000 light-years away, revealing new insights into stellar nurseries, including the presence of 44 million stars and 87 rare O-type stars, captured in a stunning space image and accompanying video.

via Live Science|

#3d-star-map #gaia-telescope #milky-way

science1 year ago•3 min saved

Exploring the Milky Way's Stellar Nurseries in 3D

Astronomers have created the most detailed 3D map of star-forming regions in the Milky Way using data from the Gaia telescope, revealing the structure and influence of massive stars in our galaxy's stellar nurseries, with future data expected to expand this view.

via Space|

#3d-map #gaia-telescope #milky-way

science-and-exploration1 year ago•5 min saved

Exploring Gaia's 3D Map of Stellar Nurseries

Scientists have created the most accurate 3D map of star-forming regions in the Milky Way using data from the Gaia space telescope, revealing detailed structures of stellar nurseries up to 4000 light-years away and providing new insights into how massive stars influence their surrounding interstellar medium.

via European Space Agency|

#3d-map #gaia #milky-way

astronomy3 years ago•2 min saved

JWST Anniversary Image Captures Mesmerizing Birth of Baby Stars

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning image of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, revealing a dense region of baby stars hidden within the dust. The JWST's infrared vision allows it to penetrate the dust clouds and observe the star formation process, providing new insights into the early stages of stellar lifecycle. The image shows 50 stars, including one significantly more massive than the Sun, as well as red bipolar jets of molecular hydrogen and a star carving out a glowing cave of dust. The JWST has revolutionized our understanding of the Universe, from our Solar System to the farthest reaches of space and time.

via ScienceAlert|

#astronomy #infrared-vision #james-webb-space-telescope

science3 years ago•1 min saved

"Unveiling the Hidden Universe: A Million Images Create Stunning Star Atlas"

Astronomers have created a stunning mosaic of five vast stellar nurseries less than 1,500 light-years away, revealing objects that no one has ever seen before. To come up with their atlas, scientists pieced together more than 1 million images taken over five years by the European Southern Observatory in Chile. The observations, conducted from 2017 to 2022, will help researchers better understand how stars evolve from dust.

via KSL.com|

#astronomy #european-southern-observatory #gaia-spacecraft