Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral – NASA Science
The subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a spiral galaxy struggling against titanic forces that…
A Powerful Cosmic Accelerator Has Been Confirmed in the Milky Way
NASA’s Fermi telescope detected GeV gamma rays from LHAASO J1912+1014u, helping confirm it as a proton PeVatron. The…
Diffuse puffs of “missing” matter surround most galaxies | MIT News
Stars and galaxies make up much of the universe’s ordinary, observable matter. But for decades, scientists have wrestled…
Astronomers Found the Sun’s Missing Silver Hiding in Plain Sight
Theoretically, the Sun shares its chemical origins with meteorites that are billions of years old. But for decades,…
New Black Hole Theory Solves a 50-Year-Old Problem
Illustration of a black hole that is growing in response to an influx of energy. New research from…
NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant planet outside our solar system, called an…
Decades-Old Dark Matter Explanation Fails Its Most Direct Test Yet
A decades-old dark matter claim is facing a decisive new challenge. The result clears the way for future…
NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar
For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic…
James Webb Uncovers the Atmosphere of a Hellish Lava World 41 Light-Years Away
Artist’s illustration of lava exoplanet CoRoT-7 b. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada JWST data suggest 55 Cancri e may be…
The Sun’s Atmosphere May Be Feeding on Dust
3D rendering of the Parker Solar Probe. Credit: NASA The Sun’s outer atmosphere may have a dust problem—and…
NASA’s Hubble Captures Crimson Cloud Sparkling with White, Blue Stars
Like fresh fireworks launched against a background of dissipating smoke, blue and white stars shine brilliantly against a…
NASA Struggles to Save ‘Multitool’ Orbital Satellite From a Fiery Death
NASA suspended all scientific activity onboard its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory this past February, in the hopes of…