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James Webb Telescope confirmed the existence of its first exoplanet

The The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the existence of its first exoplanet, which is rocky, 41 light-years from Earth, and almost the same size as Earth. The existence of the exoplanet, classified as LHS 475bwas suggested by data from NASA’s TESS satellite, so the researchers decided to observe the object with James Webb, …

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China launches space observatory to unravel secrets of the Sun

China launched this Sunday into space a solar exploration satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in the northwest of the country, with the aim of promote the scientific effort of the country to unravel the secrets of the Sun. The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), nicknamed Kuafu-1 in Chinese, it was launched aboard a …

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China launches space observatory to unravel secrets of the Sun

China launched this Sunday into space a solar exploration satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in the northwest of the country, with the aim of promote the scientific effort of the country to unravel the secrets of the Sun. The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), nicknamed Kuafu-1 in Chinese, it was launched aboard a …

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NASA and SpaceX Crew-5 spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station

The Crew-5, NASA’s fifth manned mission to the International Space Station on SpaceX company shipsarrived this Thursday at its destination a few minutes late, and successfully docked after a journey of around 30 hours. The ship Endurancewhich was propelled by a falcon 9 rocket since Cape Canaveral (Florida), took on board two NASA astronautsthe mission …

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The DART probe managed to divert the asteroid that collided, according to first indications

Astronomers from the Pujalt Observatory, in the Spanish province of Barcelona, ​​observed the first indications that Didymos, the asteroid against which NASA expressly impacted a ship last week to try to modify its routedeviated slightly. As reported by the observatory, which is monitoring the asteroid, 160 meters in diameter, It remains to wait a few …

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They find a planetary system with three super-Earths and two super-mercuries

An international scientific team, led by the Space Astrophysics Institute (IA) of Portugal, has confirmed the discovery of five exoplanets in the same planetary system, two of them similar to Mercury. It is a system with three super-earths and two super-mercuries around the cold star HD 23472, the IAC said in a statement, in which …

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NASA will make a second attempt to launch the Artemis I lunar mission on Saturday

The NASA will do on Saturday a second attempt to launch the unmanned lunar mission Artemis I into space from Cape Canaveral, Florida, that marks the beginning of the race for a future colonization of the terrestrial satellite. The objective of this historic mission is to test the capabilities of the powerful SLS (Space Launch …

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“A space treasure”: The James Webb telescope takes its first direct image of an exoplanet

Launched last Christmas, the space telescope james webb is facing new firsts. This time it has been his first direct image of a planet outside the Solar Systemand the chosen one has been HIP65426ba gas giant and therefore not habitable. This exoplanet was discovered in 2017, it has between six and twelve times the mass …

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