Thursday, 21 November 2024

Ring Around Tabby’s Star


This illustration depicts a hypothetical uneven ring of dust orbiting KIC 8462852, also known as Boyajian's Star or Tabby's Star. Astronomers have found the dimming of the star over long periods appears to be weaker at longer infrared wavelengths of light and stronger at shorter ultraviolet wavelengths. via NASA https://ift.tt/UqMGe8g
at
Labels: ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Best of 2025: Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) Projected on Washington Monument

Images depicting NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket are projected onto the Washington Monument as part of an event to kick off the nat...

  • Sulaiman Mountain Haze
    An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this oblique photograph of the Sulaiman Mountains in central Pakistan. The range r...
  • Spitzer Space Telescope Captures Galactic Snack
    This image of the Andromeda galaxy uses data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope. Multiple wavelengths are shown, revealing stars (...
  • Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
    This image of Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot and surrounding turbulent zones was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The color-enhanced im...