Galaxy Pulse

The NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope project, set to launch no later than May 2027, will contribute to the understanding of some of the universe's greatest mysteries. The most comprehensive image of the universe ever seen with the same depth and precision as the Hubble Space Telescope will be provided by the cutting-edge telescope on the Roman spacecraft, which will play a vital part in this. The critical design review for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was successful, indicating that all design and developmental engineering work is now finished.A high-precision survey mission called the Roman Space Telescope will improve our knowledge of basic physics. Roman will detect infrared light, which is invisible to human vision, like other space observatories like Spitzer and the James Webb Space Telescope. Infrared radiation is absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, which makes it difficult for ground-based observatories to operate. Roman has the benefit of flying above the atmosphere in space.The primary mirror, which has a diameter of 2.4 metres, will be used by the Roman Space Telescope to gather and concentrate light. Although it is the same size as the main mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope, it weighs only one-fourth as much, demonstrating an amazing advancement in telescope technology. The mirror collects light, which it then transmits to two scientific apparatuses. Astronomers will be able to map the presence of mysterious dark matter, which is only known through its gravitational effects on regular matter, thanks to the spacecraft's enormous camera, the Wide Field Instrument (WFI). The WFI will aid researchers in their study of the similarly enigmatic "dark energy," which is responsible for the universe's accelerated expansion. Whatever it is, dark energy might hold the secret to deciphering the universe's future.The WFI's ability to detect both smaller planets and farther-off planets than any previous survey will be used to study our own galaxy and learn more about the planets that orbit other stars (planets orbiting stars other than the Sun are referred to as "exoplanets"). The results of this survey will reveal whether our solar system is relatively common, exceptional, or unique in the galaxy. The WFI will be able to conduct extensive surveys that would take Hubble hundreds of years to complete while maintaining the same resolution as Hubble and having a field of view that is 100 times larger. By obstructing the light from their home stars, Roman's Coronagraph Instrument will show off a method for directly imaging exoplanets. Roman's cutting-edge methods will increase our catalogue of exoplanets and allow us to understand more about them because astronomers have only directly observed a small portion of them thus far. Results from the Coronagraph will provide us the first chance to observe and characterise exoplanets that are three to ten times further from the Sun than Earth, or roughly halfway between Jupiter and Saturn in our solar system, than Earth. We can find habitable planets by researching the exoplanets' physical characteristics that are closest to Earth. The NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope project, set to launch no later than May 2027, will contribute to the understanding of some of the universe's greatest mysteries. The most comprehensive image of the universe ever seen with the same depth and precision as the Hubble Space Telescope will be provided by the cutting-edge telescope on the Roman spacecraft, which will play a vital part in this. The critical design review for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was successful, indicating that all design and developmental engineering work is now finished.A high-precision survey mission called the Roman Space Telescope will improve our knowledge of basic physics. Roman will detect infrared light, which is invisible to human vision, like other space observatories like Spitzer and the James Webb Space Telescope. Infrared radiation is absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, which makes it difficult for ground-based observatories to operate. Roman has the benefit of flying above the atmosphere in space.The primary mirror, which has a diameter of 2.4 metres, will be used by the Roman Space Telescope to gather and concentrate light. Although it is the same size as the main mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope, it weighs only one-fourth as much, demonstrating an amazing advancement in telescope technology. The mirror collects light, which it then transmits to two scientific apparatuses. Astronomers will be able to map the presence of mysterious dark matter, which is only known through its gravitational effects on regular matter, thanks to the spacecraft's enormous camera, the Wide Field Instrument (WFI). The WFI will aid researchers in their study of the similarly enigmatic "dark energy," which is responsible for the universe's accelerated expansion. Whatever it is, dark energy might hold the secret to deciphering the universe's future.The WFI's ability to detect both smaller planets and farther-off planets than any previous survey will be used to study our own galaxy and learn more about the planets that orbit other stars (planets orbiting stars other than the Sun are referred to as "exoplanets"). The results of this survey will reveal whether our solar system is relatively common, exceptional, or unique in the galaxy. The WFI will be able to conduct extensive surveys that would take Hubble hundreds of years to complete while maintaining the same resolution as Hubble and having a field of view that is 100 times larger. By obstructing the light from their home stars, Roman's Coronagraph Instrument will show off a method for directly imaging exoplanets. Roman's cutting-edge methods will increase our catalogue of exoplanets and allow us to understand more about them because astronomers have only directly observed a small portion of them thus far. Results from the Coronagraph will provide us the first chance to observe and characterise exoplanets that are three to ten times further from the Sun than Earth, or roughly halfway between Jupiter and Saturn in our solar system, than Earth. We can find habitable planets by researching the exoplanets' physical characteristics that are closest to Earth.

In November 2018, the InSight lander from NASA landed in the Elysium Planitia region of Mars. InSight has completed all of its key scientific objectives while on Mars and is still looking for earthquakes there. By employing marsquakes to investigate the layers within the planet, the mission is the first to uncover the internal structure of Mars. The seismometer on board InSight was the first to notice an earthquake on another planet. InSight used a special set of meteorological sensors to monitor the weather at Elysium Planitia for four years. InSight has also persevered in the face of difficulty. The team came up with creative solutions to the engineering problems they ran upon. The information from InSight aids scientists in their understanding of how rocky planets like Earth and its moon evolved.

A CubeSat called CAPSTONE, which stands for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, will fly in a special orbit above the Moon in support of NASA's next Artemis lunar colony Gateway. A new age of space exploration will begin as a result of its six-month mission.

The observable building blocks of the universe are galaxies, which are each made up of a collection of stars, planets, gas, dust, and dark matter that is bound together by gravity. Hubble's observations help us understand how galaxies develop, expand, and change throughout time. Astronomer Edwin Hubble, who bears the name of Hubble, invented the concept of studying galaxies solely based on their outward appearance. He categorises galaxies into three categories: You will learn those three fundamental forms as well as a few new ones that astronomers have introduced over time thanks to our 'Field Guide'!

The astronauts of NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission are returning to Earth after spending more than six months in space. The four crew members -- ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, and NASA astronaut Kayla Barron -- will return to Earth on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. While on board the orbiting laboratory, these crew members participated in hundreds of scientific experiments and technological demonstrations. This important research produces many improvements and advantages for people on Earth while assisting in preparing humans for upcoming space exploration missions.

NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission, operating from the International Space Station, will thoroughly assess the mineral makeup of Earth's mineral dust source regions to aid researchers in understanding how dust blown by the wind can either heat or cool our planet as it travels through the atmosphere.Dust can have an impact on cloud formation, air quality, and human health in addition to potentially impacting warming on regional and global scales. Dust has the ability to cause microscopic algae blooms when it is dumped in the water. EMIT will employ an image spectrometer to measure the visible and infrared light reflected from surfaces below in order to perform these measurements. EMIT was launched in 2022 as part of SpaceX's 25th commercial resupply services mission for NASA from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.