Webb Telescope Uncovers Neutron Star Hidden in Supernova Debris
Astronomers detect long-sought compact object within the remnant of Supernova 1987A In February 1987, the closest supernova to Earth in almost 400 years exploded onto…
Astronomers detect long-sought compact object within the remnant of Supernova 1987A In February 1987, the closest supernova to Earth in almost 400 years exploded onto…
Amid a site teeming with new and young stars lies an intricate substructure. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has set its sights on the starburst…
Unique Opportunity To Study High Concentration of Massive, Young Stars Nearby In the astronomy field, the term “nearby” is quite relative. Neighboring galaxies to our…
NASA’s Space Telescope Live provides an interactive way to explore the most accurate, up-to-date, publicly available information on current, past, and upcoming observations by NASA’s…
Webb Measurements Shed New Light on a Decade-Long Mystery One of the three scientific justifications to the U.S. Congress for building the Hubble Space Telescope…
Cyclones, Wind Shear, Violent Storms Churn in Jupiter’s Atmosphere The largest and nearest of the giant outer planets, Jupiter’s colorful clouds present an ever-changing kaleidoscope…
The enigmatic galaxy GN-z11 is one of the youngest ever observed. Delivering on its promise to transform our understanding of the early universe, the James…
Recent observations by the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that many distant galaxies in the early universe possess unique flat and elongated shapes, differing…
Lensed Supernovae Offer Precise, Independent Measurement With a panoramic view 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope’s infrared view, the sheer amount of data…
Long Trail of Clumpy Stars Follows Galaxy Interactions When galaxies go bump in the night, they cook up new generations of stars that might otherwise…
A new treasure trove of Webb images has arrived! Near- and mid-infrared images show off every facet of these face-on spiral galaxies. Humanity has spent…
Steamy World Could Be a Sample of Water-Rich Planets Throughout Our Galaxy The search for life in space goes hand-in-hand with the search for water…
Hang Ten! Researchers using Webb found that many distant galaxies have flattened oval disk and tube-like shapes, not spiral or elliptical structures. Ready to hit…
New Observations in Infrared Light Suggest Recent Massive Collision Since the 1980s, the planetary system around the star Beta Pictoris has continued to fascinate scientists….
Infrared Emission From Methane Suggests Atmospheric Heating by Auroral Processes Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a brown dwarf (an object more…
Stormy weather on display on a “hot Jupiter” The Jupiter-sized planet WASP-121 b is no place to call home. For starters, it orbits very close…
Levitated Dust Takes a Carousel Ride Around the Giant Ringworld Though Saturn’s unusual-looking “cup handle” features were first noted by Galileo in 1610, it would…
Dwarf Irregular Galaxy Springs to Life With Dazzling Newborn Stars Hubble’s colorful snapshots show that the universe always looks like it’s in a holiday spirit….