Star Devours Planet, Brightens Spectacularly
ZTF and NEOWISE spot evidence for the first known case of a star engulfing its planet. For the first time, astronomers have caught a star…
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Caught in the Act: Astronomers Detect a Star Devouring a Planet for the First Time
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…
NASA’s NEOWISE Space Telescope Takes 12-Year Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky
Pictures of the sky can reveal the grandeur of the cosmos, but movies can bring them to life. Movies from NASA’s NEOWISE space telescope are…
Planetary Defense Exercise Uses Apophis as Hazardous Asteroid Stand-In
Over 100 participants from 18 countries – including NASA scientists and the agency’s NEOWISE mission – took part in the international exercise. We know that…
An Accidental Discovery Hints at a Hidden Population of Cosmic Objects Lurking in Our Galaxy
Brown dwarfs aren’t quite stars and aren’t quite planets, and a new study suggests there might be more of them lurking in our galaxy than…
NASA’s NEOWISE Asteroid-Hunting Space Telescope Gets Two-Year Mission Extension
NEOWISE has provided an estimate of the size of over 1,850 near-Earth objects, helping us better understand our nearest solar system neighbors. For two more…
New Worlds in a River of Young Stars Discovered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
Using observations from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a trio of hot worlds larger than Earth orbiting…
3D Map of Cosmic Neighborhood Created With Help From Worldwide Network of Citizen Scientists
Scientists tapped into the worldwide network of volunteers using Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 to map dozens of new brown dwarfs, or balls gas not heavy…
Perplexing 16-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Solved, Revealing Stellar Missing Link
The Blue Ring Nebula, which perplexed scientists for over a decade, appears to be the youngest known example of two stars merged into one. In…
“Echo Mapping” Light Bursts From Supermassive Black Holes in Faraway Galaxies to Measure Vast Cosmic Distances
Matter swirling around supermassive black holes creates bursts of light that “echo” in nearby dust clouds. These traveling signals could serve as a new cosmic…
Celebrity Comet NEOWISE Close-Up Snapped by Hubble
NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of comet NEOWISE, taken on August 8, zero in on the visitor’s coma, the gossamer shell of gas and dust…
From Comet NEOWISE to Comet Interceptor [Video]
Discovered in March 2020, Comet NEOWISE became visible to the naked eye in July, gifting observers in the northern hemisphere with one of the most…
Comet NEOWISE Streaks Across the Sky Above Lone Pine Lake in Stunning NASA Image
Faintly in the distance, Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE (Comet NEOWISE) streaked across the sky above the tree line of Lone Pine Lake, located on the…
Stunning Photo Captures International Space Station Above Comet NEOWISE
The International Space Station, with a crew of five onboard, is seen in this 10-second exposure above comet NEOWISE, Saturday, July 18, 2020 from Keys…
Stunning View of Comet NEOWISE Over Madrid As Space Station Streaks Past
Skygazers across the Northern Hemisphere are being treated to stunning views of comet NEOWISE as it streaks past Earth. Amateur astrophotographer Javier Manteca got a…
How to Best See Comet NEOWISE – Before It’s Gone for Another 6,800 Years
Observers in the Northern Hemisphere are hoping to catch a glimpse of Comet NEOWISE as it zips through the inner solar system before it speeds…
Citizen Scientists Help Discover Two Bizarre Brown Dwarfs Using NASA’s NEOWISE
Data from NASA’s NEOWISE mission, managed by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, fuels the search for these not-quite-planets-but-not-quite-stars. With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers…
Unmatched View: Newly-Discovered Comet NEOWISE Spied by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was at the right place at the right time to capture a unique view of comet NEOWISE on July 5, 2020….