Star Explosion Reveals New Space Ingredients

Star Explosion Reveals New Space Ingredients

Handout - Scientists have spotted chlorine and potassium hiding inside the remains of a blown-up star for the first time. Using Japan’s XRISM space telescope, they found these elements inside the giant cloud of debris left behind by the supernova called Cassiopeia A. The explosion happened about 11,000 light-years from Earth, but it is still giving up new secrets today. The find shows how stars don’t just light up the sky, they also make many of the elements that help build planets and life. Even long after a star explodes, it can still teach us something new about the universe. This discovery was published in a scientific paper on December 4 this year, and the image was released on January 28, 2024, using data from NASA’s Chandra telescope along with Hubble, Webb and Spitzer. Photo by Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; IR: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Milisavljevic et al., NASA/JPL/CalTech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt and K. Arcand via ABACAPRESS.COM

Red Spider Nebula

Red Spider Nebula

Handout photo dated on October 26, 2025 shows Red Spider Nebula. Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured never-before-seen details of the Red Spider Nebula, a planetary nebula, in this image released on Oct. 26, 2025. NIRCam is Webb’s primary near-infrared imager, providing high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy for a wide variety of investigations. Webb’s new view of the Red Spider Nebula reveals for the first time the full extent of the nebula’s outstretched lobes, which form the ‘legs’ of the spider. These lobes, shown in blue, are traced by light emitted from H2 molecules, which contain two hydrogen atoms bonded together. Stretching over the entirety of NIRCam’s field of view, these lobes are shown to be closed, bubble-like structures that each extend about 3 light-years. Outflowing gas from the center of the nebula has inflated these massive bubbles over thousands of years. Photo by ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. H. Kastner (Rochester Institute of Technolo via ABAC

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Industry Minister Melanie Joly speaks during an event at the Canadian Space Agency where she highlighted Canada's role in the upcoming Artemis II mission, in Longueuil, Que., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Photo by Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, looks on as Industry Minister Melanie Joly uses a simulator to guide the Canadarm during a tour of the Canadian Space Agency, where she highlighted Canada's role in the upcoming Artemis II mission, in Longueuil, Que., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Photo by Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Industry Minister Melanie Joly speaks during an event at the Canadian Space Agency where she highlighted Canada's role in the upcoming Artemis II mission, in Longueuil, Que., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Photo by Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks about his upcoming Artemis II mission during an event at the Canadian Space Agency, in Longueuil, Que., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Photo by Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks about his upcoming Artemis II mission during an event at the Canadian Space Agency, in Longueuil, Que., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Photo by Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Industry Minister Melanie Joly, left, looks on as astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks about his upcoming Artemis II mission, during an event at the Canadian Space Agency, in Longueuil, Que., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Photo by Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks about his upcoming Artemis II mission during an event at the Canadian Space Agency, in Longueuil, Que., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Photo by Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Industry Minister Melanie Joly, left, looks on as astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks about his upcoming Artemis II mission, during an event at the Canadian Space Agency, in Longueuil, Que., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Photo by Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOTORI - Endurance - GT World Challenge Round 4

MOTORI - Endurance - GT World Challenge Round 4

Edgar MALOIGNE (FRA), Maxime ROBIN (FRA), Sai SANJAY (IND) â #112 CSA Racing, McLaren 720S GT3 EVO during GT World Challenge Round 4, Endurance race in Monza, Italy, June 01 2025

MOTORI - GT World Challenge - Round 4 - Monza

MOTORI - GT World Challenge - Round 4 - Monza

Edgar MALOIGNE, Maxime ROBIN and Sai SANJAY driving the (#112) McLaren 720S GT3 EVO of team CSA Racing during Round 4 - Monza, GT World Challenge race in Monza, Italy, May 31 2025

MOTORI - GT World Challenge - Round 4 - Monza

MOTORI - GT World Challenge - Round 4 - Monza

Edgar MALOIGNE, Maxime ROBIN and Sai SANJAY driving the (#112) McLaren 720S GT3 EVO of team CSA Racing during Round 4 - Monza, GT World Challenge race in Monza, Italy, May 30 2025

MOTORI - GT World Challenge - Round 4 - Monza

MOTORI - GT World Challenge - Round 4 - Monza

CSA Racing (McLaren 720S GT3 EVO) Arthur ROUGIER (FRA), James KELL (GBR), Simon GACHET (FRA) during GT World Challenge Endurance at Monza National Racetrack, Monza, Italy on Maj 30, 2025 during Round 4 - Monza, GT World Challenge race in Monza, Italy, May 30 2025

MOTORI - Endurance - Fanatec GT Endurance Cup

MOTORI - Endurance - Fanatec GT Endurance Cup

Arthur ROUGIER,Romain CARTON,Hugo COOK, of a team CSA Racing, on a Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II in action during pre-qualifyng at Fanatec GT Word Challenge in Monza during Fanatec GT Endurance Cup, Endurance race in Monza, Italy, September 21 2024

LaRef Conference - Paris

LaRef Conference - Paris

Journalist at CNews, former member of the Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA), Christine Kelly at a meeting of French Entrepreneurs (REF) organized by the MEDEF at the Longchamp racecourse in Paris, France, on August 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

LaRef Conference - Paris

LaRef Conference - Paris

Journalist at CNews, former member of the Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA), Christine Kelly at a meeting of French Entrepreneurs (REF) organized by the MEDEF at the Longchamp racecourse in Paris, France, on August 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

LaRef Conference - Paris

LaRef Conference - Paris

Journalist at CNews, former member of the Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA), Christine Kelly at a meeting of French Entrepreneurs (REF) organized by the MEDEF at the Longchamp racecourse in Paris, France, on August 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

LaRef Conference - Paris

LaRef Conference - Paris

Journalist at CNews, former member of the Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA), Christine Kelly at a meeting of French Entrepreneurs (REF) organized by the MEDEF at the Longchamp racecourse in Paris, France, on August 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

LaRef Conference - Paris

LaRef Conference - Paris

Journalist at CNews, former member of the Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA), Christine Kelly at a meeting of French Entrepreneurs (REF) organized by the MEDEF at the Longchamp racecourse in Paris, France, on August 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA’s Webb Finds Signs of Possible Aurorae on Isolated Brown Dwarf

NASA’s Webb Finds Signs of Possible Aurorae on Isolated Brown Dwarf

Handout photo - This artist concept portrays the brown dwarf W1935, which is located 47 light-years from Earth. Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope found infrared emission from methane coming from W1935. This is an unexpected discovery because the brown dwarf is cold and lacks a host star; therefore, there is no obvious source of energy to heat its upper atmosphere and make the methane glow. The team speculates that the methane emission may be due to processes generating aurorae, shown here in red. Infrared emission from methane suggests atmospheric heating by auroral processes. These findings are being presented at the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society in New Orleans. To help explain the mystery of the infrared emission from methane, the team turned to our solar system. Methane in emission is a common feature in gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn. The upper-atmosphere heating that powers this emission is linked to aurorae. Photo by NASA, ESA, CSA, and L. Hustak (STScI) via AB

Webb Reveals New Structures Within Iconic Supernova

Webb Reveals New Structures Within Iconic Supernova

Handout - Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) captured this detailed image of SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). At the center, material ejected from the supernova forms a keyhole shape. Just to its left and right are faint crescents newly discovered by Webb. Beyond them an equatorial ring, formed from material ejected tens of thousands of years before the supernova explosion, contains bright hot spots. Exterior to that is diffuse emission and two faint outer rings. This image reveals a central structure like a keyhole. This center is packed with clumpy gas and dust ejected by the supernova explosion. The dust is so dense that even near-infrared light that Webb detects can’t penetrate it, shaping the dark “hole” in the keyhole. Despite the decades of study since the supernova’s initial discovery, there are several mysteries that remain, particularly surrounding the neutron star that should have been formed in the aftermath of the supernova explosion. August 31, 2023. Photo by NASA, ESA, CSA, M. Matsuura (Cardiff Un

James Webb View Of The Ring Nebula

James Webb View Of The Ring Nebula

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has observed the well-known Ring Nebula with unprecedented detail. Formed by a star throwing off its outer layers as it runs out of fuel, the Ring Nebula is an archetypal planetary nebula. Also known as M57 and NGC 6720, it is both relatively close to Earth at roughly 2,500 light-years away. This new image provides unprecedented spatial resolution and spectral sensitivity. For example, the intricate details of the filament structure of the inner ring are particularly visible in this dataset. There are some 20,000 dense globules in the nebula, which are rich in molecular hydrogen. In contrast, the inner region shows very hot gas. The main shell contains a thin ring of enhanced emission fromcarbon-based molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Roughly ten concentric arcs are located just beyond the outer edge of the main ring. The arcs are thought to originate from the interaction of the central star with a low-mass companion orbiting at a distance

James Webb View Of The Ring Nebula

James Webb View Of The Ring Nebula

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has observed the well-known Ring Nebula with unprecedented detail. Formed by a star throwing off its outer layers as it runs out of fuel, the Ring Nebula is an archetypal planetary nebula. Also known as M57 and NGC 6720, it is both relatively close to Earth at roughly 2,500 light-years away. This new image provides unprecedented spatial resolution and spectral sensitivity. In particular, Webb’s MIRI (Mid-InfraRed Instrument) reveals particular details in the concentric features in the outer regions of the nebulae’s ring (right). There are some 20,000 dense globules in the nebula, which are rich in molecular hydrogen. In contrast, the inner region shows very hot gas. The main shell contains a thin ring of enhanced emission fromcarbon-based molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Roughly ten concentric arcs located just beyond the outer edge of the main ring. The arcs are thought to originate from the interaction of the central star with a low-mass

James Webb View Of The Ring Nebula

James Webb View Of The Ring Nebula

New images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope of the well-known Ring Nebula provide unprecedented spatial resolution and spectral sensitivity. In the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) image on the left, the intricate details of the filament structure of the inner ring are particularly visible in this dataset. On the right, the MIRI (Mid-InfraRed Instrument) image reveals particular details in the concentric features in the outer regions of the nebulae’s ring. Photo by ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, M. Barlow, N. Cox, R. Wesson via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Webb Celebrates First Year of Science With Close-up on Birth of Sun-like Stars

Webb Celebrates First Year of Science With Close-up on Birth of Sun-like Stars

Handout - The first anniversary image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope displays star birth like it’s never been seen before, full of detailed, impressionistic texture. The subject is the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. It is a relatively small, quiet stellar nursery, but you’d never know it from Webb’s chaotic close-up. Jets bursting from young stars crisscross the image, impacting the surrounding interstellar gas and lighting up molecular hydrogen, shown in red. Some stars display the telltale shadow of a circumstellar disk, the makings of future planetary systems. July 12, 2023. Photo by Klaus Pontoppidan/STScI, ASA, ESA, CSA /NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S.-GREENBELT-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-UNIVERSE-FIRST FULL-COLOR IMAGES

U.S.-GREENBELT-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-UNIVERSE-FIRST FULL-COLOR IMAGES

(220712) -- GREENBELT (U.S.), July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Image released by NASA on July 12, 2022 shows Stephan's Quintet, a collection of five galaxies, as seen by MIRI from James Webb Space Telescope. NASA released James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images of the universe and their spectroscopic data on Tuesday, revealing the unprecedented and detailed views of the universe. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI/Handout via Xinhua)

U.S.-GREENBELT-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-UNIVERSE-FIRST FULL-COLOR IMAGES

U.S.-GREENBELT-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-UNIVERSE-FIRST FULL-COLOR IMAGES

(220712) -- GREENBELT (U.S.), July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Image released by NASA on July 12, 2022 shows a side-by-side comparison of the Southern Ring Nebula in near-infrared light (L) and mid-infrared light (R) from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. NASA released James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images of the universe and their spectroscopic data on Tuesday, revealing the unprecedented and detailed views of the universe. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI/Handout via Xinhua)

U.S.-GREENBELT-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-UNIVERSE-FIRST FULL-COLOR IMAGES

U.S.-GREENBELT-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-UNIVERSE-FIRST FULL-COLOR IMAGES

(220712) -- GREENBELT (U.S.), July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Image released by NASA on July 12, 2022 shows Stephan's Quintet, a group of five galaxies that appear close to each other in the sky: two in the middle, one toward the top, one to the upper left, and one toward the bottom. NASA released James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images of the universe and their spectroscopic data on Tuesday, revealing the unprecedented and detailed views of the universe. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI/Handout via Xinhua)

U.S.-GREENBELT-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-UNIVERSE-FIRST FULL-COLOR IMAGES

U.S.-GREENBELT-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-UNIVERSE-FIRST FULL-COLOR IMAGES

(220712) -- GREENBELT (U.S.), July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Image released by NASA on July 12, 2022 shows a composite image of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, created with James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam and MIRI. NASA released James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images of the universe and their spectroscopic data on Tuesday, revealing the unprecedented and detailed views of the universe. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI/Handout via Xinhua)

U.S.-GREENBELT-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-UNIVERSE-FIRST FULL-COLOR IMAGES

U.S.-GREENBELT-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-UNIVERSE-FIRST FULL-COLOR IMAGES

(220712) -- GREENBELT (U.S.), July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Image released by NASA on July 12, 2022 shows the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth. NASA released James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images of the universe and their spectroscopic data on Tuesday, revealing the unprecedented and detailed views of the universe. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI/Handout via Xinhua)

U.S.-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-FIRST IMAGE

U.S.-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-FIRST IMAGE

(220712) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Image released by NASA on July 11, 2022 shows galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. U.S. President Joe Biden released one of the James Webb Space Telescope's first images in a preview event at the White House on Monday. This first image from Webb is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date, NASA said. This image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is filled with thousands of galaxies, including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared, which have appeared in Webb's view for the first time, said NASA. (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Handout via Xinhua)

Czech House Moscow, Czech Airlines (CSA)

Czech House Moscow, Czech Airlines (CSA)

***FILE PHOTO*** The Czech House Moscow, pictured on May 6, 2007, in Moscow, Russia. (CTK Photo/Pavel Paprskar)