NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Detects Water Vapor in Rocky Planet-Forming Zone
The finding shows that a water reservoir is available for terrestrial planets that might be coalescing there. Water, water, everywhere – not in drops, but…
The finding shows that a water reservoir is available for terrestrial planets that might be coalescing there. Water, water, everywhere – not in drops, but…
The 2022 DART mission impact rattled the asteroid’s surface Sorry Chicken Little, the sky is not falling — at least not yet. Wayward asteroids present…
New research conducted by scientists from NASA and Japan’s Osaka University suggests that rogue planets, or worlds that drift through space untethered to a star,…
A string of lined-up galaxies in the early universe reveals clues – and questions – about the fundamental architecture of the universe. Using NASA’s James…
The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered the most remote active supermassive black hole known to date, situated in the galaxy CEERS 1019, which existed…
Data shows Webb’s ability to image and identify thousands of galaxies at once. The Space Telescope Science Institute’s Office of Public Outreach has released a…
With Webb, a slew of other distant black holes and early galaxies also popped into view for the first time. It’s a bonanza! The universe…
A filament of 10 galaxies seen just 830 million years after the birth of the universe. Woven across our universe is a weblike structure of…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe accomplished a milestone on June 27, 2023 – its 16th orbit of the Sun. This included a close approach to the Sun…
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 7:14 p.m. EDT (4:14 p.m. PDT) on July 2, 2023. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches…
After a successful year of experiments, NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) project showcases the future of space data transmission. Utilizing infrared light, LCRD enables…
This molecule, never before seen in space, is believed to be a cornerstone of interstellar organic chemistry. Carbon compounds form the foundations of all known…
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has produced two captivating ultraviolet images of Mars, taken during opposite points in the planet’s orbit around the Sun in 2022 and…
The Artemis II mission’s laser communication system, the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O), has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. O2O, which enhances…
Each winter, the Geminid meteors light up the sky as they race past Earth, producing one of the most intense meteor showers in the night…
Webb Also Continues To Uncover a Bounty of Distant, Young Galaxies With its large, light-gathering mirror and infrared sensitivity, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a detailed image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068. Part of a project to record star formation…
Astrophysicists and citizen scientists have discovered three exoplanets, considered to be among the last observed by NASA’s retired Kepler space telescope. Throughout its mission, Kepler…