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New Milky Way mosaic reveals 1,000 strange ‘filaments’ at the heart of our galaxy

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An unprecedentedly detailed new telescope image of the complex heart of our galaxy is now giving researchers their best view yet of hundreds of strange magnetic filaments seen nowhere else. To construct the image, astronomers used 200 hours of time on the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory’s (SARAO) MeerKAT telescope. Consisting of 64 antennas spread … Read more

Mosaic Flight: NASA’s 100th flight director leads Mission Control

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For over 60 years and more than 230 missions, teams of dedicated engineers and specialists in NASA’s Mission Control have provided ground support for astronauts in space and on the moon. Out of the thousands of people who staffed the consoles and backroom support areas in that time, less than 100 have led the room. … Read more

Tour Mars’ Jezero Crater with this gorgeous Perseverance rover mosaic (video)

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A detailed new image provides a great look at the Perseverance Mars rover’s Red Planet home and shows why the mission team is so excited to explore it. Perseverance landed inside the 28-mile-wide (45 kilometers) Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021, kicking off a surface mission that centers on hunting for signs of ancient Mars … Read more