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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Space => Topic started by: Gefn on September 01, 2022, 10:36:03 pm

Title: SEE IT: NASA releases first-ever image of alien planet outside our solar system
Post by: Gefn on September 01, 2022, 10:36:03 pm

NASA has captured the first-ever photo of a planet outside the solar system with its James Webb Space Telescope, photographing an uninhabitable exoplanet previously discovered in 2017.

The exoplanet is a gas giant, meaning it does not have a rocky surface and cannot be lived on. However, the photograph opens the door to future similar developments, showing the Webb telescope is capable of capturing images beyond the solar system that can help further research on other distant planets.


“This is a transformative moment, not only for Webb but also for astronomy generally,” said Sasha Hinkley, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. “It was really impressive how well the Webb coronagraphs worked to suppress the light of the host star.”


https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/space/nasa-releases-image-alien-planet-outside-solar-system

Title: Re: SEE IT: NASA releases first-ever image of alien planet outside our solar system
Post by: sneakypete on September 02, 2022, 12:13:20 am

I am eaten alive with envy.

Can you even begin to imagine the excitement and joy these people have when the first images return to Earth?

Title: Re: SEE IT: NASA releases first-ever image of alien planet outside our solar system
Post by: Smokin Joe on September 02, 2022, 02:24:21 am

Quote from: sneakypete on September 02, 2022, 12:13:20 am

I am eaten alive with envy.

Can you even begin to imagine the excitement and joy these people have when the first images return to Earth?

Actually,  I can.

Every time I look at a sample from downhole I am reminded that I am the only human being to have laid eyes on that rock...and one of few who ever will.