Expert Gives a Guided Tour of Stunning Webb Telescope Stephan’s Quintet Image
Last month, NASA released a batch of long-awaited, jaw-dropping images from its newest and most powerful space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). In…
Last month, NASA released a batch of long-awaited, jaw-dropping images from its newest and most powerful space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). In…
Could one of the biggest puzzles in astrophysics be solved by reworking Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity? Not yet, according to a new study co-authored…
What Is Stellar Wind? Stellar winds are fast-flowing streams of particles that are emitted from a star. Even though stars may appear to be stable…
Astronomers frequently observe carbon monoxide (CO) in planetary nurseries. Because the compound is ultra-bright and extremely common in protoplanetary disks — regions of dust and…
A new map of Mars is altering our perception of the planet’s watery past, and indicating potential landing sites for future missions. The map shows…
Jupiter has a lot going on: giant storms, powerful winds, auroras, and extreme temperature and pressure conditions. Now, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured…
The galaxy featured in this Hubble Picture of the Week has a shape unlike many of the galaxies familiar to Hubble. Although its thousands of…
The close proximity of Stephan’s Quintet gives astronomers a ringside seat to galactic mergers and interactions. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals never-before-seen details of…
Discovery Sheds Light on Star Death, Black Hole Formation and Gravitational Waves When it comes to field of black hole research, it seems there is…
The move to the launchpad ahead of our Artemis I flight test … Discussing priorities for national space activities … And cargo and science head…
SpaceX’s uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 2:53 p.m. EDT (11:53 a.m. PDT) Saturday, August 20, north of Cape Canaveral off the Florida coast,…
Four mission proposals submitted to NASA’s Explorers Program have been selected for further study. The proposals include missions that would study exploding stars, distant clusters…
Occasionally pulsars—rapidly-spinning remnants of stars that flash like a lighthouse—show extreme variations in brightness. Astrophysicists predict that these short bursts of brightness occur because dense…
NASA has identified 13 candidate landing regions near the lunar South Pole as it prepares to send astronauts back to the Moon under the Artemis…
At 11:00 a.m. EDT (8:00 a.m. PDT) on Friday, August 19, flight controllers on the ground sent commands to release the uncrewed SpaceX Dragon spacecraft…
Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager probes are NASA’s longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft ever to explore interstellar space. Launched in 1977, NASA’s twin…
What Is a Nebula? Nebulae are interstellar clouds of gas and dust. Many nebulae are formed from the remnants of dying stars. Nebulae are often…
On Saturday morning, a brilliant meteor flew through the skies over northern Utah, later raining down meteorites over the Great Salt Lake. Residents of the…