Gaze into the Cleopatra’s Eye nebula, captured by Hubble
A Hubble image recently released by NASA shows a striking blue planetary nebula located in the constellation of Eridanus......»»
Circle of Circuits
The Big Picture features technology through the lens of photographers. Every month, IEEE Spectrum selects the most stunning technology images recently captured by photographers around the world. We choose images that reflect an important advance.....»»
Neptune"s Rings Captured In Clearest James Webb Image Yet
Neptune's elusive rings are mysterious, and the new image will allow scientists to learn more about them and the planet itself.quite Neptune's elusive rings are mys.....»»
This is what a rocket launch looks like from space
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have captured images of Wednesday's rocket launch to the station involving three crew members......»»
New JWST image reveals full glory of Neptune, its moons, and rings
"It has been three decades since we last saw these faint, dusty rings." Enlarge / Webb captured seven of Neptune’s 14 known moons: Galatea, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Proteus, Larissa, and Triton. Neptune’s large and unusual moon, T.....»»
New Webb image captures clearest view of Neptune"s rings in decades
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet's rings in more than 30 years, but its cameras reveal the ice giant in a.....»»
Cat"s Eye Nebula seen in 3D
Researchers have created the first computer-generated three-dimensional model of the Cat's Eye Nebula, revealing a pair of symmetric rings encircling the nebula's outer shell. The rings' symmetry suggests they were formed by a precessing jet, providi.....»»
The road to the first image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy
In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration captured the first-ever image of a black hole, and earlier this year, it captured an image of the black hole at the heart of our own Milky Way galaxy......»»
This stunning photo of Comet Leonard won astronomy photography’s top prize
A spectacular photo of Comet Leonard has defied the odds and taken home the top prize of the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest for 2022. The photo was captured by astrophotographer Gerald Rhemann on Christmas.....»»
Hubble images a gorgeous spiral galaxy with a brightly glowing heart
This Hubble image shows the galaxy NGC 1961, its spiral arms reaching out into the darkness and swirling around its bright and busy center......»»
See the stunning, star-forming Lobster Nebula in Dark Energy Camera image
This instrument was originally designed for a survey into dark energy, but now it's taking beautiful images of space......»»
INFINIQ launches Wellid to anonymize personal information in real-time
INFINIQ has introduced a data anonymization solution that automatically detects and anonymizes all identifiable faces and license plates in videos and images captured. It can blur out or use Deepfake technology to anonymize personal information in re.....»»
How an enormous project attempted to map the sky without computers
The Carte du Ciel provided signposts for how future astronomical discoveries would be made. Enlarge / Photograph showing the emission nebula, Eta Carina (formerly Eta Argus) taken using the astrographic telescope at the Royal Observato.....»»
Hubble image shows two overlapping galaxies in cosmic coincidence
This week's Hubble image shows something of an optical illusion: two galaxies which appear to be colliding, but are in fact merely overlapping by chance......»»
Hubble gets a peek at how stars could have formed in the early universe
Hubble researchers shared an image of a cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud which can help us learn how stars were born when the universe was young......»»
NASA’s Webb telescope captures the majestic Tarantula Nebula
The most powerful space telescope ever built is continuing to send back dazzling images of the universe from its orbit a million miles from Earth......»»
New 8K video footage showcases Titanic shipwreck in stunning detail
OceanGate Expeditions shot the footage earlier this year with a manned submersible. OceanGate Expeditions captured the very first 8K video footage of the world's most iconic shipwreck. Titanic is by far the most famous historical shipwrec.....»»
A cosmologist, cultural historian, and neurosurgeon discuss the power of awe and the cosmos
The images to emerge from the James Webb Space Telescope have captured details of the cosmos never seen before, leaving the scientific community and public alike in a state of awe. In a Tweet, former President Barack Obama described them as "mind-blo.....»»
Webb telescope finds brown dwarf with dust clouds in its atmosphere
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured images of a brown dwarf with silicate particles in its atmosphere. In their paper posted on the arXiv preprint server, astronomers describe their analysis of the brown dwarf and its unique atmosphere......»»
Surreal NASA video makes Earth look like another world
NASA has shared a breathtaking time-lapse video captured from the International Space Station 268 miles above our planet......»»
Stars sparkle in various colors in this week’s Hubble image
Close out your week with a soothing view of the wonders of space, as provided by the Hubble Space Telescope......»»