Hubble’s Hitchcock Moment: A Bizarre Explosion in Unexpected Place
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…
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Life on Jupiter’s Moon? NASA’s Webb Finds Carbon Source on Surface of Europa
Carbon Suggests a Favorable Environment for Life in Subsurface Ocean For as long as humans have gazed into the night sky, we have wondered about…
Webb’s Stellar Capture: Supersonic Outflow From a Newborn Star
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…
Beyond Earth: Webb Space Telescope Detects Key Molecules on Exoplanet K2-18 b
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…
Cosmic Light Switch: NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Proves Galaxies Transformed the Early Universe
Early galaxies’ stars allowed light to travel freely by heating and ionizing intergalactic gas, clearing vast regions around them. Cave divers equipped with brilliant headlamps…
Webb Space Telescope Reveals Mysterious Arcs: Intricate Details in the Remains of a Dying Star
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals the intricate details of the Ring Nebula, suggesting the role of binary companions in shaping planetary nebulae’s complex structures….
Neptune’s Vanishing Cloud Mystery: Astronomers Discover a Solar Connection
As Sunspots Come and Go, So Does the Cloudy Weather on the Blue Giant Planet Weather forecast for Neptune: After sunny weather for the past…
“Dirty” Surprise: Webb Space Telescope Locates Dust Reservoirs in Two Supernovae
New finding suggests supernovae are likely suppliers of dust to early, young galaxies. Supernovae, the explosive deaths of stars, are some of the universe’s biggest…
Herbig-Haro 46/47: Webb Space Telescope Snaps Highly Detailed Infrared Image of Actively Forming Stars
Forecast: There’s a 100% chance of recurring two-sided jets for a pair of stars that are actively gathering mass. Like kittens, actively forming stars are…
Wrinkle in Space-Time Helps Webb Reveal Earendel – Most Distant Star Ever Detected
Observations Hint That Earendel Has Companion Star Detecting extremely distant stars, or those closest in time to the big bang, can provide insights into the…
Unlocking Einstein’s Treasure Chest: Webb’s Intriguing Insights Into the “El Gordo” Galaxy Cluster
A new image reveals galaxy groups, smudges, and dusty distant objects. The Fishhook. The Thin One. These are just two of the striking targets revealed…
Astronomers Shocked by “Weird” Phenomena: Hubble Sees Evaporating Planet Getting the Hiccups
Rambunctious Star Pummels Young World with Torrential Winds and Blistering Radiation Life around an ill-tempered red dwarf star is no fun for accompanying newborn planets….
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…
DART Impact Aftermath: Hubble Sees Boulders Escaping From Asteroid Dimorphos
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…
Astronomers Use Webb Telescope To Identify the Earliest Strands of the Cosmic Web
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…
Star-Spangled Spectacle: James Webb Telescope’s Stunning Year of Cosmic Revelations
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope continues to wow with an action-packed image belying a relatively quiet star-forming region. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope caps a…
Webb’s Stunning 3D Visualization: A Cosmic Evolution Through 5,000 Galaxies
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…
Early Universe Revelation: Webb Detects Most Distant Active Supermassive Black Hole
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…
