Hubble has spotted ‘impossible’ light in deep space, and scientists are trying to explain where it came from
Astronomers have detected light from a tiny but powerful galaxy that existed when the universe was still emerging…
New details hint at the origin of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
The passing of a comet from another star system gives scientists an opportunity to peer back into ancient…
Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we’re headed back to the moon
Humanity has likely dreamed of flight since the very beginning, marveling at birds soaring overhead and trying to…
Where NASA Posts Its Best Space Photos, and How to Find Them
The recent mission to the moon by Artemis II astronauts was memorable, inspiring, and scientifically important for so…
Scientists have found a billion-year-old hidden magma system on Mars that supported life on the Red planet
Out of all the planets in the solar system, Earth is held at the highest prominence. It’s consistent…
NASA’s Webb telescope takes a new look at the Cigar Galaxy and captures over 16 million stars
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured one of the clearest views yet of Messier 82 (M82), better…
What did the night sky look like on the 1st Independence Day 250 years ago?
What did the evening sky look like for Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and their contemporaries on July 4,…
X-Ray Telescope Celebrates America’s 250th Birthday With Cosmic Fireworks
In celebration of the United States of America’s 250th birthday, NASA has unveiled four new images from its…
Science news this week: James Webb telescope finds a never-before-seen substance, China’s ‘Great Green Wall’ grows faster than natural trees, and a Medici murder mystery is solved
This week’s science news was all about goings on in space, with reports that the James Webb Space…
In 1995, astronomers pointed Hubble at a patch of sky so dark it looked empty and held it there for ten days. The image that came back contained roughly 3,000 galaxies — not stars, but galaxies — many holding billions of stars of their own.
In December 1995, Hubble did something that sounded almost like a misuse of a great telescope. It stared…
Mars Meets Uranus Before Dawn On July 4 In Closest Pairing Until 2053
Topline A rare dawn conjunction on Saturday, July 4, brings fourth planet Mars and seventh planet Uranus unusually…
A Strawberry Moon is lighting up NZ skies tonight – here’s what it means
If you’ve been hearing about a Strawberry Moon rising in the sky this week and wondering what that…