Tag Archive for 'NASA'

This artist’s impression shows an imagined view from the surface one of the three exoplanets orbiting the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 38.8 light-years from Earth. These alien worlds have sizes and temperatures similar to those of Venus and Earth. In this view one of the inner planets is seen in transit across the disc of TRAPPIST-1. Image credit: M. Kornmesser / ESO.

Two Earth-Size Worlds in TRAPPIST-1 System Reveal Stark Divide Between Day and Night

Apr 13, 2026 by News Staff

New Webb observations of two exoplanets TRAPPIST-1b and TRAPPIST-1c show blistering days and frozen nights, offering the first detailed climate maps of...

These composite images show protoplanetary disks Tau 042021 (left) and Oph 163131 (right). Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / Hubble / ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / G. Duchêne / M. Villenave.

Webb Captures Striking Edge-On Views of Two Planet Nurseries

Apr 8, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

New images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope reveal two young stars surrounded by planet-forming disks, Tau 042021 (left) and Oph 163131...

The Jupiter-sized planet TOI-5205b has a surface temperature of 737 K and orbits its parent star, TOI-5205, at a distance of 0.02 AU. Image credit: Sci.News.

Giant Exoplanet TOI-5205b Has Carbon-Rich, Oxygen-Poor Atmosphere, Webb Observations Show

Apr 7, 2026 by News Staff

Using the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have characterized the atmosphere of TOI-5205b,...

This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 images collected on December 2, 2018 by OSIRIS-REx’s PolyCam instrument from a range of 15 miles (24 km). Image credit: NASA / NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / University of Arizona.

Asteroid Bennu’s Minerals and Organic Matter Occur in Distinct Chemical Domains: Study

Apr 6, 2026 by News Staff

A new nanoscale analysis of the Bennu sample OREX-800066-3 returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission shows that organic compounds and minerals cluster into...

This Hubble image shows IC 486, a barred spiral galaxy some 380 million light-years away in the constellation of Gemini. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M.J. Koss / A.J. Barth.

Hubble Space Telescope Focuses on IC 486

Apr 2, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a beautiful close-up shot of the barred spiral galaxy IC 486. This Hubble image shows IC 486, a barred spiral galaxy some...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. Image credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio.

Closer Look at the Sun Reveals More Chaotic Magnetic Heart

Apr 1, 2026 by News Staff

A new analysis of data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe shows that protons and heavy ions react differently to solar magnetic reconnection events, suggesting...

A simple schematic of the configuration of the solar wind-driven Earth magnetosphere and the rapidly rotating Saturn magnetosphere. Image credit: Xu et al., doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-69666-9.

Saturn’s Magnetic Shield is Skewed, Offering Clues to Alien Worlds

Apr 1, 2026 by News Staff

Archival data from ESA’s Cassini mission reveal that Saturn’s protective magnetic bubble is lopsided, shaped not just by the solar wind but by its...

Nickel is present in bright magnesium-sulfate veins in Jezero crater on Mars, supporting an authigenic origin. Image credit: Manelski et al., doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-70081-3.

Nickel-Rich Rocks Discovered by Perseverance Hint at Complex Chemistry on Early Mars

Apr 1, 2026 by News Staff

New findings from Neretva Vallis, an ancient river channel that once transported water into Jezero crater on Mars, reveal unusually high nickel levels...

These Webb (left) and Hubble (right) images reveal Saturn in infrared and visible light. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / A. Simon, NASA-GSFC / M. Wong, University of California / J. DePasquale, STScI.

Webb and Hubble Telescopes Capture Saturn in Unprecedented Detail

Mar 26, 2026 by News Staff

By combining infrared observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope with visible-light imagery from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope,...

This image, captured with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in 2024, shows the Crab Nebula. Image credit: NASA / ESA / STScI / William Blair, JHU / Joseph DePasquale, STScI.

Hubble Space Telescope Revisits Iconic Crab Nebula

Mar 23, 2026 by News Staff

By comparing new Hubble observations with images first taken in 1999, astronomers traced the continuing expansion of one of the sky’s most studied supernova...

This Hubble image shows the fragmenting comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS). Image credit: NASA / ESA / D. Bodewits, Auburn / J. DePasquale, STScI.

Hubble Captures Breakup of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)

Mar 18, 2026 by News Staff

The breakup of C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, opens a window into how fragile comet nuclei evolve and collapse. These...

This illustration depicts Kepler-51 and its three giant planets. Image credit: NASA / ESA / L. Hustak, J. Olmsted, D. Player & F. Summers, STScI.

Kepler-51d Challenges Theories of Planetary Formation

Mar 18, 2026 by News Staff

Kepler-51 is a young G-dwarf star hosting three super-puffs and one low-mass non-transiting exoplanet. Kepler-51d, the coolest transiting planet in this...

An artist’s impression of the planetary system L 98-59. Image credit: Mark A. Garlick / markgarlick.com.

New Kind of Planet May Lurk in Milky Way: Extreme World of Magma and Sulfur

Mar 16, 2026 by News Staff

New observations of L 98-59d, a member of the five-planet system L 98-59, suggest it harbors a vast global magma ocean that traps sulfur deep inside, forming...

GRB 230906A occurred in a tiny galaxy in a stream of gas located about 4.7 billion light-years from Earth. Image credit: NASA / CXC / Penn State Univ / S. Dichiara / ESA / STScI / ERC BHianca 2026 / Fortuna and Dichiara, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 / SAO / P. Edmonds.

Astronomers Observe Neutron Star Crash in Unexpected Environment

Mar 11, 2026 by News Staff

Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers have traced a short-duration gamma-ray burst event called GRB 230906A to a faint...

This artist’s illustration shows the ejection of a cloud of debris after NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with the asteroid Dimorphos. Image credit: ESO / M. Kornmesser.

NASA’s Planetary Defense Test Changed Binary Asteroid’s Orbit around the Sun

Mar 9, 2026 by News Staff

New measurements show that the DART impact in 2022 not only shortened the orbit of the moonlet Dimorphos around its parent asteroid, Didymos, but also...

Webb captured the auroral footprints of Io and Europa, providing spectral measurements for the first time, and revealing extreme changes in the physical properties within Io’s auroral footprint that are likely linked to the electrons crashing into the top of Jupiter’s atmosphere. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / NIRCam / Jupiter ERS Team / Judy Schmidt / Katie L. Knowles, Northumbria University.

Webb Captures Io’s and Europa’s Auroral Footprints in Jupiter’s Atmosphere

Mar 5, 2026 by News Staff

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope conducted a clockwise scan around the entire limb of Jupiter, chasing aurora as it rotated into view. This...

In this image, Hubble captures the very core of the billowing gas in the Cat’s Eye Nebula. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / Z. Tsvetanov.

Hubble and Euclid Telescopes Highlight Hidden Complexity of Cat’s Eye Nebula

Mar 4, 2026 by News Staff

New images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and ESA’s Euclid mission have revealed the complex, multi-shell structure of the extraordinary planetary...

This is an artist’s concept of the Jupiter’s moon Ganymede; two auroral ovals can be seen over northern and southern mid-latitudes. Image credit: NASA / ESA / G. Bacon, STScI / J. Saur, University of Cologne.

Ganymede’s Auroral Patches Reveal Shared Physics with Earth’s Aurorae

Mar 2, 2026 by News Staff

Scientsts from the United States, Europe and China have used the Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) onboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft to map detailed patch...

These Webb images show PMR 1, a planetary nebula some 5,000 light-years away in the constellation of Vela. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Joseph DePasquale, STScI.

Webb’s Infrared Vision Reveals Planetary Nebula that Looks Strikingly Like Celestial Brain

Feb 27, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

The unmatched sensitivity of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope in both near- and mid-infrared light sheds new light on PMR 1, a little-studied...

This Webb image shows NGC 5134, a spiral galaxy some 65 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / A. Leroy.

Webb Focuses on Spiraling Star Factory: NGC 5134

Feb 24, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have produced a spectacular infrared image of the spiral galaxy NGC 5134. This Webb image...

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