This newly released Hubble image shows galaxy UGC 12591, which is located roughly 400 million…
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Space refers to the vast, seemingly infinite expanse beyond Earth’s atmosphere where planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena exist. It is a realm defined by extreme conditions—near vacuum, intense radiation, and temperatures ranging from blistering heat to freezing cold. Space exploration has revealed a universe rich with complexity, from black holes and exoplanets to the cosmic microwave background that offers clues to the Big Bang. For scientists, space is both a frontier and a laboratory, offering insights into fundamental physics, the origins of the universe, and the potential for life beyond Earth. It continues to inspire curiosity, innovation, and a deeper sense of our place in the cosmos.
By using data from telescopes, astronomers — and the public — can explore SN 1987A…
This newly released HiRISE image shows layers of bedrock and dark dunes on the surface…
Using the Green Bank Telescope, astronomers search the Taurus region for HC11N in six of…
https://youtu.be/bBr0C_lzDm4 ESOcast 96 explores the discovery of Earth-like, potentially habitable worlds orbiting a nearby star…
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around…
This new HiRISE image shows a new impact site on a dusty slope of Mars.…
Using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered a signal at…
A team of astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has discovered white dwarf stars…
This newly released Hubble image shows one of most massive known galaxy clusters, RX J1347.5–1145.…
Using data from NASA’s Dawn Mission, a team of astronomers has discovered evidence for organic…
NASA has decided to forego a previously-planned engine firing and allow Juno to remain in…
Using the Keck Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers reveal the existence of a…
A new website funded by NASA lets the public search for new worlds in the…
A newly published study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics details how radio frequencies used…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captured a new image of Jupiter this past week. During Earth-Trojan asteroid…
This newly released Cassini image shows Saturn’s ring-embedded moon Daphnis. Daphnis, one of Saturn’s ring-embedded…
This newly released ESO image shows the center of the Milky Way crossed by the…