NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed a steamy, highly reflective mini-Neptune exoplanet, GJ 1214 b, using its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to reveal details about…
Gemini North captures sprawling aftermath of head-on collision between a pair of galaxies. The Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, operated…
A study carried out by a team of researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has shown that an unusually thin structure of…
Physicists from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have found fresh evidence supporting the Lambda-CDM model of the universe, using data derived from the…
Nearby Planetary System Seen in Breathtaking Detail A new Webb Space Telescope image of the bright, nearby star Fomalhaut reveals its planetary system with details…
Mapping stellar velocities around a giant elliptical galaxy reveals its asymmetric structure. Researchers have discovered that the M87 galaxy, previously thought to be symmetrical, is…
The rare metal terbium has been found in an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the first time. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have also developed a…
This Hubble Space Telescope image reveals a massive galaxy cluster, eMACS J1823.1+7822, located nine billion light-years away in the constellation Draco. Gravitational lensing caused by…
The event was spotted in infrared data — also a first — suggesting further searches in this band could turn up more such bursts. MIT…
A star nearing the end of its life swelled up and absorbed a Jupiter-size planet. In about 5 billion years, our Sun will go through…
Unseen Newborn Planets Are Stirring Up Dust Around a Young Star Our universe is so capricious it sometimes likes to play a game of hide…
Astronomers reveal a detailed image of Pandora’s Cluster, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, offering new insight into cosmology and galaxy evolution. The ancient…
Two massive touching stars in a neighboring galaxy are on course to become black holes that will eventually crash together, generating waves in the fabric…
Scientists have observed a massive galaxy at redshift 2.3, discovering that streams of enriched gas, containing elements heavier than helium, spiral into the galaxy, providing…
Earth will meet a similar fate in 5 billion years. As a star runs out of fuel, it will billow out to a million times…
New technique for identifying FRBs offers the promise of further discoveries. Astronomers from McGill University are part of an international team that has discovered 25…
Gemini South captures first direct evidence of an exoplanet being swallowed by an ancient Sun-like star. For the first time, scientists have directly observed a…
The merging of neutron stars, generating potent gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), is crucial for the creation of heavy elements in the universe. However, a 2021 discovery…
