Dhathri Astronomy Blog

 Hubble Telescope Has Sight of a Massive Star Forming Hubble Space Telescope captures a nearby star-forming region called IRAS 16562-3959. Hubble Space Telescope captures a nearby star-forming region called IRAS 16562-3959. This image is a stunning example of the exciting and colorful activity that occurs in space. Captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, it showcases a nearby star-forming region known as IRAS 16562-3959. This region is situated within the Milky Way, approximately 5,900 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. The image is composed of observations from Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3, utilizing four separate filters to achieve its detailed nuances of color. These filters are comprised of highly specialized material that can slide in front of the instrument's light sensors, allowing very specific wavelengths of light to pass through with each observation. This approach is incredibly useful, as different wavelengths of light can tell us about th...

Space News: NASA Finds Details about Strange Signals Have you ever heard of fast radio bursts? They're these fascinating pulses of radio waves that come from way out in space. Scientists have been studying them for a while, and they're still a bit of a mystery. The thing is, these bursts are incredibly powerful and brief, which makes it really hard to figure out where they're coming from. But in recent years, astronomers have made some big strides in understanding these strange bursts, and they're getting closer to figuring out their true origins. In 2020, a fast radio burst – originating from a magnetar – was detected in Earth's home galaxy. Magnetars are the collapsed remains of exploded stars that are extremely dense objects. In October 2022, the same magnetar, known as SGR 1935+2154, produced another fast radio burst that was studied by NASA's NICER and NuSTAR telescopes. These telescopes observed the magnetar before and after the burst and caught a glimpse ...