Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Unexpected Ice Clouds on a Jupiter-Like World
Artist’s impression of the planet Epsilon Indi Ab, with water clouds atop its ammonia-dominated atmosphere. Credit: E. C.…
New JWST images reveal cosmic question marks and buckyballs in a planetary nebula
In 2010 astronomers made a marvelous discovery: buckyballs, also known as buckminsterfullerene molecules, inside a planetary nebula that…
Astronomers find compelling new evidence of the first stars formed after the Big Bang
A faint glow of helium, hanging near one of the earliest known galaxies, may be the clearest sign…
This supermassive black hole is located in an unusual part of its galaxy
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An image showing a spiral galaxy. With the help of the James Webb Space…
Universe is expanding faster than expected: Scientists struggle to explain cosmic acceleration |
Not only is the Universe expanding, but its expansion is actually happening at a speed higher than was…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Has Detected an Unusual Signal from the Early Universe—Could It Be Home to the First Stars?
A discovery made possible by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have revealed, for the first time, evidence…
A planet that tricks physics? Webb reveals the secret behind Saturn’s strange rotation
For decades, Saturn has been playing a strange trick on scientists. Depending on how they measure it, the…
The haziest planet we’ve ever seen won’t give up its secrets
Something is hiding inside Kepler-51d, and it’s doing a remarkably good job of it. About 2,615 light-years away…
NASA captures the ‘gory’ final breaths of a dying star
Something in the constellation Vela (a southern Milky Way region visible mainly from the Southern Hemisphere) looks a…
New Webb Telescope photos show off the Exposed Cranium Nebula
It’s always a fun day for the space nerds when a NASA team has new images to share…
PHD student built the first-ever 3D map of Uranus’s upper atmosphere
Uranus does not behave like an ordinary planet. Its magnetic field tilts by nearly 60 degrees and sits…
Astronomers spot ‘jellyfish galaxy’ torn apart 8.5 billion years ago
Long strands of glowing gas stretch behind a distant galaxy, dotted with pockets of newborn stars. The shape…