Contactless method tracks electrical flow in matter hotter than sun
Deep inside stars, giant planets, and even Earth’s core, matter exists in a strange in-between state—neither solid nor…
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 shows how the sky looks to the telescope. It transitions…
Astronomers May Have Finally Solved the Mystery of These Freaky Blue Cosmic Flashes
The cosmos is so full of mysteries that sometimes, astronomers will find answers to things you’ve probably never…
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…
NASA’s Webb Observes Exoplanet Whose Composition Defies Explanation
Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have observed a rare type of exoplanet, or planet outside our…
Astronomers discover spacetime drag around a supermassive black hole — as predicted by Einstein
A star’s fatal brush with a supermassive black hole can light up a quiet galaxy. When gravity shreds…
NASA’s Webb, Curiosity Named in TIME’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame
Two icons of discovery, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Curiosity rover, have earned places in TIME’s…
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 Detects Thick Atmosphere Around Broiling Lava WorldÂ
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a…
The James Webb Space Telescope sets a record with the discovery of a 13 billion-year-old supernova
An image showing the remnants of the Cassiopeia A supernova. (Image source: WikiImages – Pixabay) The James Webb…