Well-known star turns out to be not one star, but twins
This artist’s concept shows two young stars nearing the end of their formation. Encircling the stars are disks of leftover gas and dust from which planets may form. Jets of…
James Webb telescope peers at the atmosphere of a rocky hell world
This artist’s concept shows what the exoplanet 55 Cancri e could look like. Also called Janssen, 55 Cancri e is a so-called super-Earth, a rocky planet significantly larger than Earth…
The Details Are Unreal in New Webb Image of Famous Horsehead Nebula
The Webb Telescope captured this image of the Horsehead Nebula that revealed the small-scale structures of its illuminated edge. Image: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, K. Misselt (University of Arizona) and A.…
Hubble Telescope Put Into Dreaded Safe Mode Due to Ongoing Glitch
The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from the space shuttle Atlantis (STS-125) in May 2009, during the fifth and final servicing of the observatory.Photo: NASA NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope…
Supercomputer Suggests ‘Super Diamonds’ Could Exist in Space
Diamonds are the hardest naturally occurring material on Earth, but a supercomputer just modeled stuff that’s even harder. Called a ‘super-diamond,’ the theoretical material could exist beyond our planet—and maybe,…
The expansion rate of the universe still has scientists baffled
The question of how fast the universe is expanding continues to confound scientists. Although it might seem like a fairly straightforward issue, the reality is that it has been perplexing…
SpaceX Photobombs the Moon and More of the Week’s Best Space Images
Photo: NASA Crew-7, consisting of (from left to right) Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, and JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, are shown…
See what James Webb and Hubble are observing right now with this tool
If you’re looking for a relaxing way to peruse the fascinating sights of space on your lunch break, then a newly updated tool from NASA has you covered. The Space…
This famous supernova remnant is hiding a secret
When massive stars reach the end of their lives and explode in a supernova, they can leave behind huge structures in space called supernova remnants. These are often favorite targets…
Webb Telescope Finds What May Be a Glowing Aurora on a Failed Star
The Webb Space Telescope has spotted something weird: a brown dwarf with what appear to be aurorae, what we Earthlings sometimes call the Northern Lights. What makes the observation particularly…