Alaknanda: Ancient spiral galaxy challenges existing knowledge of cosmic evolution
Early in the story of the universe, long before galaxies like the Milky Way were expected to take…
Today in History, December 25: James Webb Space Telescope is the Christmas gift that keeps on giving
The best kind of Christmas present is one that keeps on giving. Launched four years ago today, the…
A Dance of Galaxies – NASA
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured two nearby dwarf galaxies interacting with each other in this image released…
Hubble Glimpses Galactic Gas Making a Getaway
A sideways spiral galaxy shines in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. Located about 60 million light-years away…
NASA’s Fermi Spots Young Star Cluster Blowing Gamma-Ray Bubbles
For the first time, astronomers using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have traced a budding outflow of gas…
NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory Completes First Cosmic Map Like No Other
This panoramic view of SPHEREx’s first all-sky map simulates how the sky looks to the telescope. It transitions…
NASA IXPE’s Longest Observation Solves Black Hole Jets Mystery
Written by Michael Allen An international team of astronomers using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has identified…
Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a glittering blue dwarf galaxy called Markarian 178 (Mrk 178). The…
NASA’s Chandra Finds Small Galaxies May Buck the Black Hole Trend
Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a recent  study using…
NASA’s Webb Identifies Earliest Supernova to Date, Shows Host Galaxy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed a supernova that exploded when the universe was only 730 million…
A Gigantic Spinning Filament of 14 Galaxies Could Be the Largest Rotating Structure Ever Found
This spinning branch of the cosmic web binds 14 galaxies together. Credit: Lyla Jung. In a recently published…
Hubble Spots a Storm of New Stars
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a stormy and highly active spiral galaxy named NGC 1792. Located…