NASA-JAXA’s XRISM Telescope Clocks Hot Wind of Galaxy M82
For the first time, astronomers have directly measured the speed of superheated gas billowing from a cauldron of…
Most beautiful galaxies ever captured by NASA telescopes
The Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) is one of the most unique galaxies captured by NASA’s telescopes. It gets…
This Galaxy Is 99% Dark Matter—and Basically Invisible
Dark matter doesn’t emit, absorb, or reflect light. It’s invisible but supposedly makes up 85% of the universe’s…
Core Survey by NASA’s Roman Mission Will Unveil Universe’s Dark Side
The broadest planned survey by NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will reveal hundreds of millions of…
NASA Webb Pushes Boundaries of Observable Universe Closer to Big Bang
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has topped itself once again, delivering on its promise to push the boundaries…
NASA, Partners Advance LISA Prototype Hardware
Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a…
AI Unlocks Hundreds of Cosmic Anomalies in Hubble Archive
A team of astronomers has employed a cutting-edge, artificial intelligence-assisted technique to uncover rare astronomical phenomena within archived…
JWST found a ‘dead’ galaxy that quit making stars billions of years ago
Three billion years after the Big Bang, a massive galaxy already looked like it had run out of…
NASA’s Webb Delivers Unprecedented Look Into Heart of Circinus Galaxy
The Circinus Galaxy, a galaxy about 13 million light-years away, contains an active supermassive black hole that continues…
Astronomers surprised by mysterious shock wave around dead star
Press Release 12 January 2026 Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with…
NASA Webb Finds Early-Universe Analog’s Unexpected Talent for Making Dust
Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted two rare kinds of dust in the dwarf galaxy…
Scientists Identify ‘Astronomy’s Platypus’ with NASA’s Webb Telescope
After combing through NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of…