Jul 9, 2024 by News Staff

LHS 1140b is the second-closest temperate transiting exoplanet to Earth with a temperature low enough to support surface liquid water. LHS 1140b may be...

Jul 8, 2024 by News Staff

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere of the Jupiter-sized exoplanet...

Jul 8, 2024 by News Staff

A quasar called RX J1131-1231 resides approximately 6 billion light-years away in the constellation of Crater. This Webb image shows the RX J1131-1231...

Jul 8, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced a spectacularly detailed image of the supernova-hosting spiral galaxy NGC 3810. This...

Jul 3, 2024 by News Staff

Astronomers using the MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) camera aboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of the...

Jul 1, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

In this new image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the brilliance of the spiral galaxy NGC 4951. This Hubble image shows NGC 4951, a spiral...

Jun 28, 2024 by News Staff

Current impact rates at Mars could be 2-10 times higher than previously estimated, depending on the size of the meteoroids, according to new research. Mars;...

Jun 28, 2024 by News Staff

Using images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have produced a new 3D visualization...

Jun 27, 2024 by News Staff

These bright (hot) ‘thermal rings’ are a common phenomenon, and they are indicative of active lava lakes, according to a new analysis of data from...

Jun 25, 2024 by News Staff

Cygnus X-3, an X-ray binary system located some 7,400 parsecs (24,136 light-years) in the constellation of Cygnus, represents a class of ultra-luminous...

Jun 25, 2024 by News Staff

Jupiter’s upper atmosphere is composed of a neutral thermosphere and charged ionosphere. Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope...

Jun 24, 2024 by News Staff

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have spotted at least five young globular clusters within SPT 0615-JD1 (also known as the...

Jun 24, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced two outstanding images of NGC 5253, which is considered a dwarf starburst galaxy and...

Jun 20, 2024 by News Staff

These protostellar outflows are formed when jets of gas spewing from newborn stars collide with nearby gas and dust at high speeds. Typically these objects...

Jun 19, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has obtained its first images since changing to an alternate operating mode that uses only one gyroscope, which helps...

Jun 18, 2024 by News Staff

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided a stunning new view of the Crab Nebula, including the highest-quality infrared data yet available...

Jun 17, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

RCW 7 is located approximately 5,300 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Puppis. This Hubble image shows the nebula RCW 7. Image credit:...

Jun 14, 2024 by News Staff

Voyager 1 is conducting science operations for the first time following a technical issue that arose in November 2023. Voyager 1 launched from Florida’s...

Jun 13, 2024 by News Staff

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope...

Jun 12, 2024 by News Staff

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a collision of giant asteroids around Beta Pictoris, the second brightest star...