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  • SPHEREx & PUNCH: Studying the Universe and Sun (NASA Mission Trailer)

    SPHEREx & PUNCH: Studying the Universe and Sun (NASA Mission Trailer)

    NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions are set to launch together, with one mission aiming to answer big-picture questions about our universe and the other seeking a better understanding of our Sun.

    SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) is an infrared space telescope designed to map the entire sky like none before it. SPHEREx will study the origins of the universe, galaxies, and the ingredients for life in our galaxy.

    PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) is a constellation of four small satellites dedicated to studying the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the solar corona, and how it extends into space to form the solar wind. Understanding these processes is critical to predicting space weather and its impact on Earth’s magnetic field.

    Together, SPHEREx and PUNCH demonstrate NASA’s commitment to uncovering the fundamental forces that shape our universe and our own star.

    For more information on the missions, visit:
    https://nasa.gov/SPHEREx
    https://nasa.gov/punch

    Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC/KSC

  • Highlights: First Images from the James Webb Space Telescope (Official NASA Video)

    Highlights: First Images from the James Webb Space Telescope (Official NASA Video)

    NASA revealed the first five full-color images and spectrographic data from the world’s most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency), and CSA (Canadian Space Agency). The world got its first look at the full capabilities of the mission at a live event streamed from the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on July 12, 2022.

    The event showcased these targets:
    – Carina Nebula: A landscape speckled with glittering stars and cosmic cliffs
    – Stephan’s Quintet: An enormous mosaic with a visual grouping of five galaxies
    – Southern Ring Nebula: A nebula with rings of gas and dust for thousands of years in all directions
    – WASP 96-b: A distinct signature of water in the atmosphere of an exoplanet orbiting a distant Sun-like star
    – SMACS 0723: The deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date

    The full set of the telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data are available at: https://nasa.gov/webbfirstimages

    Full-resolution images can be downloaded at: https://webbtelescope.org

    Credit: NASA

    Download Avail Link:
    https://images.nasa.gov/details-First%20Images%20from%20the%20James%20Webb%20Space%20Telescope%20(Official%20NASA%20Highlights)

    Production Credit:
    Producer/Editor: Amy Leniarthtt

  • Humanity’s Eye into the Universe on This Week @NASA – November 4, 2016

    Humanity’s Eye into the Universe on This Week @NASA – November 4, 2016

    During a Nov. 2 media event at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Administrator Charlie Bolden was joined by Goddard Center Director Chris Scolese and Senior Project Scientist, Dr. John Mather for an update on the James Webb Space Telescope, including a rare glimpse at the telescope’s primary mirror. Engineers and technicians recently completed a “Center of Curvature” test on the mirror, which measures the shape of the mirror. This is the first important optical measurement before the mirror goes into the testing chambers. Meanwhile, the telescope’s sunshield layers also have been finished. This will protect Webb’s sensitive instruments from the sun when the telescope is in space. The Webb Telescope, which is targeted for launch in 2018, will study every phase in the history of our universe, including the cosmos’ first luminous glows, the formation of planetary systems capable of supporting life, and the evolution of our own solar system. Also, Expedition 49 Returns Safely from the International Space Station, Next Space Station Crew Travels to Launch Site, Agency Innovation Mission Day, SDO Captures Lunar Transit, and World Altitude Record for MMS!