Tag: Space

LIVE NOW: NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s New Images of Stars, Galaxies, and an Exoplanet

NASA shows off the first full-color images and spectrographic data captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The release of images and data will be followed by a media briefing. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV Truth…


First Image by James Webb Space Telescope Shows ‘Deepest’ Ever View of Universe

NASA chief Bill Nelson and U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday released the first image from the new James Webb Space Telescope showing a cluster of thousands of galaxies known as SMACS 0723 in “overflowing detail” as they existed billions years ago. “This is the oldest documented light in the history of the universe from 13 billion—let…


First Images From James Webb Space Telescope to Be Unveiled

The first images from a powerful space telescope developed with Canada’s participation are set to be released on July 12, providing a fresh look into the universe. “This is the biggest, most complex space telescope that has ever been launched into space,” Canadian Space Agency (CSA) spokesperson Sarah Gallagher told The Epoch Times on July…


There’s Another Chance to Catch a Supermoon on Wednesday

If you missed last month’s supermoon, you have another chance. This month’s full moon is Wednesday. At the same time, the moon’s orbit will bring it closer to Earth than usual. This cosmic combo is called a supermoon. That can make the moon appear slightly bigger and brighter, weather permitting. One name for Wednesday’s full…


NASA to Showcase Webb Space Telescope’s First Full-Color Images

Drawing back the curtain to a photo gallery unlike any other, NASA will soon present the first full-color images from its James Webb Space Telescope, a revolutionary apparatus designed to peer through the cosmos to the dawn of the universe. The highly anticipated July 12 unveiling of pictures and spectroscopic data from the newly operational…


Virgin Galactic Partners With Boeing’s Aurora to Develop New Motherships

Virgin Galactic announced Wednesday that Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences will help design and build its next-generation motherships. The mothership is a dual-fuselage aircraft carrier that takes off and carries the Virgin Galactic spaceship to its release altitude of around 50,000 feet, where the spaceship then launches from atop the mothership into space. The current…


Contact Restored With NASA Spacecraft Headed to Lunar Orbit

WASHINGTON—NASA said Wednesday that contact has been restored with its $32.7 million spacecraft headed to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit. Contact was lost after one successful communication and a second partial one on Monday, after the spacecraft left Earth’s orbit on its way to the moon, the space agency said. The…


NASA Rocket Finally Launched After Several Delays Due to Weather

NASA has successfully launched its second rocket from Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) after initial delays due to bad wind and rain conditions. The launch on July 6 is the second of three NASA rockets to be launched from the Arnhem Space Centre in NT. The mission is to measure ultraviolet light from stars and find which…


NASA’s 2nd Rocket Finally Launches in Outback Australia After Weather Delays

NASA has successfully launched its second rocket from Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) after initial delays due to bad wind and rain conditions. The launch on July 6 is the second of three NASA rockets to be launched from the Arnhem Space Centre in NT. The mission is to measure ultraviolet light from stars and find which…


China Rebuts Weaponization of Space Program Claim by NASA Administrator

China has denied that it is attempting to take over the moon via its space program, a concern expressed by NASA administrator Bill Nelson in a recent interview. Nelson told German outlet Bild on July 2, “We must be very concerned that China is landing on the moon and saying: It’s ours now and you…