NEW DELHI: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) Astronomers using the Nasa/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a stunning image of LEDA 42160, a galaxy situated approximately 52 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. This dwarf galaxy, among many others, navigates through the dense gas within the vast Virgo cluster of galaxies, experiencing … Read more
NEW DELHI: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of Nasa has provided astronomers with groundbreaking data, leading to fresh insights regarding the smallest stars in the cosmos. According to recent findings, these diminutive stellar bodies challenge our existing understanding of star formation and behavior.During an international conference on astrophysics, lead researcher Dr Emily Roper was … Read more
NEW DELHI: The James Webb Space telescope detected a “dead” galaxy that ceased star formation when the universe was only 5% of its current age. The star formation ended approximately 13.1 billion years ago in the galaxy observed, just 700 million years after the Big Bang.This discovery by Webb telescope, operational since 2022, marks the … Read more
