INBOX ASTRONOMY Hubble Detects Protective Shield Defending a Pair of Dwarf Galaxies Release date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 11:00:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Scientists confirm the existence of the elusive Magellanic Corona, a protective halo of hot, ionized gas previously known only in theory. For billions of years, the Milky Way’s most massive companions – the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds – have been on a tumultuous journey through space, orbiting one another while be ...Continue Reading

INBOX ASTRONOMY New Webb Image Captures Clearest View of Neptune’s Rings in Decades Release date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 12:00:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time Infrared Observations Tease Out Never Seen Atmospheric and Ring Details Neptune lurks in one of the dimmest parts of our solar system. With its complex rings, bizarre moon, Triton, and roaring winds faster than the speed of sound here on Earth, Neptune has long perplexed astronomers. Just one spacecraft, Voyager 2, ...Continue Reading

JWST Observer Latest News Registration Is Open for JWebbinar 18 - JWST Pipeline Refresher Register for this newly-added JWebbinar to get a refresher on the JWST calibration pipeline. View All JWST Observer News Forward this Message to a Friend » Subscription Reminder: You're Subscribed to: [HST REPORTS] using the address: example@example.com From: list.admin@aus ...Continue Reading

JWST Observer Latest News How the NIRCam Flux Calibration Is Improving Teams are actively working on improving NIRCam flux calibrations. View All JWST Observer News Forward this Message to a Friend » Subscription Reminder: You're Subscribed to: [HST REPORTS] using the address: example@example.com From: list.admin@aus-city.com https://aus-city.com Manage Your S ...Continue Reading

INBOX ASTRONOMY NASA's Hubble Finds Spiraling Stars, Providing Window into Early Universe Release date: Thursday, September 8, 2022 2:00:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time Researchers find the spiral may be feeding star formation in a nearby stellar nursery Stars are the machines that sculpt the universe, yet scientists don't fully know how they form. To understand the frenzied "baby boom" of star birth that occurred early in the universe's history, researchers turned to ...Continue Reading

INBOX ASTRONOMY A Cosmic Tarantula, Caught by NASA’s Webb Release date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 2:00:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time A new story of star formation unfolds. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope presents a new perspective on 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula, a region well-known to astronomers studying star formation. Its nickname once came from its resemblance to the spider itself, but in Webb’s view the overall region takes on the appearance of a tarantula’s h ...Continue Reading

INBOX ASTRONOMY NASA Webb's First Full Color Images, Data Are Set to Sound Release date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022 2:00:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time New Tracks Combine Science and Art, Improving Experiences for Blind and Low-Vision Communities A team of experts, including scientists and musicians, has created a new way to explore the images and data of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The first two tracks map the prismatic landscapes of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Neb ...Continue Reading

JWST Observer Latest News Presentations from the 13th JSTUC Meeting Are Now Available At its latest meeting, the JSTUC heard presentations on a variety of topics, including planning for future cycles. View All JWST Observer News Forward this Message to a Friend » Subscription Reminder: You're Subscribed to: [HST REPORTS] using the address: example@example.com From ...Continue Reading

INBOX ASTRONOMY NASA’s Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide in Exoplanet Atmosphere Release date: Thursday, August 25, 2022 10:00:00 AM EDT Webb ushers in a new era of exoplanet science with the first unequivocal detection of carbon dioxide in a planetary atmosphere outside our solar system. After years of preparation and anticipation, exoplanet researchers are ecstatic. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured an astonishingly detailed rainbow of near-infrared starlight filtered t ...Continue Reading

JWST Observer Latest News Subscribe for Updates about the JWST Calibration Reference Files Sign up to be informed about updates to JWST calibration reference data for all instruments. View All JWST Observer News Forward this Message to a Friend » Subscription Reminder: You're Subscribed to: [HST REPORTS] using the address: example@example.com From: list.admin@a ...Continue Reading