Lucy will explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids – thought to be “fossils of planet formation.” Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center NASAEstablished in 1958, the…
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This new image of the Ring Nebula from Webb’s MIRI (Mid-InfraRed Instrument) reveals particular details in the concentric features in the outer regions of the…
New ALMA observations have uncovered the impact of supermassive black holes on the chemical composition of galaxies, revealing how they break down common molecules and…
By combining data from Chandra and IXPE, astronomers are learning more about how a pulsar is injecting particles into space and shaping its environment. The…
The Canadarm2 robotic arm, with its fine-tuned robotic hand Dextre attached, is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the city lights…
A new computer simulation aligns with the James Web Space Telescope’s observations of the early universe, accurately portraying early galaxy formations and the Universe’s first…
The Hubble Space Telescope captured this stunning image of NGC 1566, dubbed the ‘Spanish Dancer Galaxy’, a member of the Dorado galaxy group. Distinguishing members…
This image taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows part of the Veil Nebula or Cygnus Loop. To create this colorful image, observations were taken…
An artistic representation of how the northern infrared aurora would have looked in 2006 (marked in red). The darker red locations indicate confirmed aurora locations,…
Illustration of NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration communicating with the International Space Station over laser links. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center SpaceXCommonly known as…
Prometheus full ignition, ArianeGroup test center Vernon, France June 22, 2023. The Prometheus engine has made key progress in testing, promising low-cost and reusability for…
An unexpected high-energy fast radio burst (FRB) from a high-redshift galaxy has been observed, challenging existing models of FRB emissions. While FRBs’ exact origins remain…
Researchers discovered the highest-energy light ever observed from the sun, known as gamma rays, which was brighter than previously anticipated. This finding, derived from six…
Using various telescopes, researchers observed a bright gamma-ray burst, revealing a neutron star merger and detecting the rare element tellurium. These findings, resulting from kilonova…
NASA’s ILLUMA-T payload communicating with LCRD over laser signals. Credit: NASA/Dave Ryan NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent…
NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will offer unprecedented views into the Milky Way’s core. Primarily employing microlensing, the mission will observe hundreds of…
In one of the most luminous gamma-ray bursts observed, scientists detected the creation of rare chemical elements following a neutron star merger named GRB 230307A.…
Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko (left) and Nikolai Chub (right) of Roscosmos. Credit: NASA RoscosmosRoscosmos, also known as the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, is…
ESA’s star-surveying Gaia mission has released a treasure trove of new data as part of its ‘focused product release’. As part of this data release,…
Artist’s view of the internal structure of Mars showing the propagation of diffracted waves from the September 2021 meteorite impact to the SEIS seismometer of…