按月归档: 9 月 2024

NASA的哈勃太空望远镜发现黑洞光束促进恒星喷发

在一个意外的发现中,天文学家使用NASA的哈勃太空望远镜发现,一个巨大星系核心的超大质量黑洞喷射出的类似喷火器的喷流似乎会引发沿其轨迹的恒星喷发。这些恒星称为新星(novae),它们并没有被喷流卷入,但显然处于附近的危险区域。

墨西哥上空的紫金山-阿特拉斯彗星

A picture shows clouds across the bottom and a dark night sky across the top. In the middle is a band of orange sky. City lights are visible on the right through gaps in the clouds. In the center of the upper sky is a comet with its tail pointing toward the upper right. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图片底部是云层,顶部是漆黑的夜空。中间是一片橙色的天空。透过云层的缝隙可以看到右侧的城市灯光。上方天空的中央是一颗彗星,彗尾指向右上方。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

满是尘埃的昴宿星团

A famous Pleiades star cluster is shown but showing numerous parallel and curved filaments in different colors. The image is in several colors of infrared light. A rollover image shows the cluster in visible light with its familiar blue light. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图中显示的是著名的昴宿星团,但呈现出不同颜色的无数平行和弯曲的丝缕状结构。该图像采用多种颜色的红外光。翻转图像显示的是可见光下的昴宿星团,并带有我们熟悉的蓝光。 有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

武仙大球状星团

See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available.
请参阅说明。单击图片将下载可用的最高分辨率版本。

澳大利亚日出天空中的A3彗星

A sunrise sky is shown over water and trees. The horizon is orange and the top of the image is deep blue. On the far right vertical bands are shown becoming progressively darker. In each band a comet appears, with the comet appearing increasingly near the top of the image on lighter bands. The main part of the image on the left is the lightest. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
日出的天空呈现在水面和树木之上。地平线为橙色,图像顶部为深蓝色。最右边的垂直色带逐渐变暗。在每个波段中都有一颗彗星出现,在较浅的波段中,彗星越来越靠近图像顶部。左侧图像的主体部分最亮。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

NASA的艺术项目回归

NASA于2024年9月23日揭幕了两幅壁画,启动了其重新设计的艺术项目。这两幅壁画名为 “To the Moon, and Back”,由纽约艺术家团队杰拉鲁兹(Geraluz)和WERC创作,利用几何图案引人深入思考探索、创造力以及与宇宙的联系。