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Space is a three-dimensional continuum containing positions and directions. [1] . In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions. Modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum known as spacetime. [2] .
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5 days ago · The Penguin and the Egg. The distorted spiral galaxy at center, the Penguin, and the compact elliptical at left, the Egg, are locked in an active embrace. This near- and mid-infrared image combines data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), and marks the telescope’s ...
5 days ago · The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released photos from the James Webb Space Telescope showing a pair of entangled galaxies. The space agency released a photo of the ...
5 days ago · A duo of interacting galaxies known as Arp 142 commemorates the second science anniversary of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Their ongoing interaction was set in motion between 25 and 75 million years ago, when the Penguin (individually catalogued as NGC 2936) and the Egg (NGC 2937) completed their first pass.
5 days ago · A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on the deck of a ship at sea shortly after launching 20 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on July 11, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX) The Falcon 9 is the ...
Welcome to the Universe. Discover the universe: Learn about the history of the cosmos, what it's made of, and so much more. Explore: Exoplanets. Worlds beyond our solar system. Stars. Giant balls of hot gas that burn for millions to billions of years. Black Holes. Concentrations of matter with gravity so powerful not even light can escape. Galaxies
