Telescopes
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to reveal salt clouds in the atmosphere of GJ 504 b, a cold planetary-mass companion known as the Pink Planet.
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Chile holds nearly 40% of the world's astronomical observation capacity, which could exceed 60% early next decade with telescopes like the Giant Magellan Telescope. Óscar Contreras-Villarroel, vice president and Chile representative for the project, stresses protecting dark skies and installation sites through consistent regulations.
A UCLA-led team has captured the most detailed image ever of a disk around the distant star beta Canis Minoris using a innovative photonic lantern on a single telescope. This breakthrough reveals hidden structures without needing multiple telescopes. The discovery uncovers a lopsided hydrogen disk 162 light-years away.
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An international team of astronomers has captured the most detailed image yet of the core of the distant galaxy OJ 287, revealing a sharply curved plasma jet. The observation, made using a virtual telescope spanning multiple Earth diameters, supports the presence of two merging supermassive black holes at its heart. This breakthrough provides new insights into the extreme energies and structures around such cosmic phenomena.