Discovering the 'final frontier' of our universe
Source: CNN
Rather than the manned spaceships we've always associated with space exploration in science fiction, our new understanding of galaxies and the universe are being pushed forward by telescopes, in space and on the ground. Researchers comb the immense data the telescopes provide and their findings are giving us new insight comparable to the incredible views we've only ever seen in movies like "Star Trek Beyond."
This week, an image captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope provided our latest, deepest view of the universe, according to Dr. Anton Koekemoer, an astronomer who leads the team that produces all the Hubble image mosaics for the Frontier Fields project.
Last week, a research team comprised of hundreds of scientists from Japan, France, Germany, England and the United States released the largest 3-D map of the universe so far that included 1.2 million galaxies in an effort to understand how it is expanding.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/22/health/space-telescopes-study-final-frontier-galaxies-universe/index.html
Rex
(65,616 posts)So we are looking at a little more then 1/1000th of it in that picture.
cpwm17
(3,829 posts)Useful manned space flight is a science fiction fantasy. This is what we should be looking forward to:
2018 when it launches - I can't wait. Much better than more expensive trip pictures from Mars.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,585 posts)Planting the American flag on another planet.
Big favorite of unmanned missions here.