Cosmic Alchemy: Webb’s First Glimpse Into Heavy Element Creation
Webb’s study of the second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen reveals tellurium. Under what conditions many chemical elements are created in the universe has long been…
Webb’s study of the second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen reveals tellurium. Under what conditions many chemical elements are created in the universe has long been…
NASA’s ILLUMA-T payload is set to launch to the ISS, aiming to demonstrate the potential of laser communications for faster data transmission. This collaboration with…
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set for a 2027 launch, aims to revolutionize our understanding of the Milky Way through microlensing, potentially discovering new…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope team is preparing for its 2027 launch, using simulations and collaborations with other telescopes to maximize scientific output and explore cosmic…
20,000-Year-Old Explosion Continues Expanding Into Space The abrupt, explosive death of a massive star, called a supernova, is one of the biggest blasts in the…
New and old stars alike twinkle in the dusty spiral arms of galaxy NGC 1087, as seen in this breathtaking image from NASA’s Hubble Space…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured this detailed image of NGC 6951, a notable galaxy in the Cepheus constellation. Renowned for its star formation history,…
Extraordinarily Bright Bursts of Light Found Between Galaxies A clear starry night is deceptively tranquil to backyard skygazers. In reality, the sky is ablaze with…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the lenticular galaxy NGC 612, characterized by its orange and blue hues. A striking orange…
It’s easy to get swept up in the swirling starry arms of this intermediate spiral galaxy, NGC 4654, in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy has…
NASA awarded its Software of the Year to the team behind LHASA 2.0, a tool providing global insights into rainfall-triggered landslides. Available as open-source, LHASA…
Euclid and NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will collaboratively study the universe’s accelerating expansion. Using unique methods, they aim to shed light on dark…
Astronomers using simulated data have produced a glimpse of the sky as it would appear in gravitational waves, cosmic ripples in space-time generated by orbiting…
The PACE spacecraft completed a vital month-long thermal test at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, paving the way for its scheduled January 2024 launch. Consider…
Infrared Capabilities Map Out Molecular Structure of Outflow NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a high-resolution look at Herbig-Haro 211 (HH 211), a bipolar…
The “Hubble Tension” denotes the difference between the observed and expected expansion rate of the universe. The James Webb Space Telescope refines measurements previously made…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft provides its first glimpse of asteroid Dinkinesh. Over a span of two months, Lucy will get closer, testing its systems before a…
Data hints at exoplanet possessing possible liquid ocean surface. Carbon-bearing molecules have been discovered in the atmosphere of the habitable zone exoplanet K2-18 b by…