Historic find? Researchers say Earth-like exoplanet could be habitable
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (NASA/CNN NEWSOURCE/WKRC) – Astronomers have announced a groundbreaking discovery that could change our understanding of…
Earth-like exoplanet could be habitable, and astronomers may know soon
Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first…
Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for the First Time
An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake.…
Mysterious “Universe Breaker” Red Dots Could Be Black Holes in Disguise
Artist’s impression of a black hole star (not to scale). Mysterious tiny pinpoints of light discovered at the…
Could Alien Worlds Thrive Around Dead Stars?
White dwarf stars, like this one shown shrouded by a planetary nebula, are much smaller than stars like…
“Dark Matter Halos”: Harvard Researchers Propose New Explanation for Ghostly “Little Red Dots” in Deep Space
Harvard astronomers are proposing a new theory that the mysterious “little red dots” first spied by the James…
Earth-like planet that may contain water studied by NASA’s Webb telescope
Scientists are observing an Earth-like exoplanet that may contain water using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the space…
Webb Telescope Spots a “Blob” Near a Star, but Is It a Planet?
Artist’s depiction of the Epsilon Eridani system, including the elusive planet Epsilon Eridani b. Credit: NASA/SOFIA/Lynette Cook JWST…
JWST May Have Found the Universe’s First Pristine Galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope may have uncovered one of the Universe’s first galaxies, AMORE6, almost devoid of…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Discovers 300 ‘Mysterious’ Objects That May Illuminate Universe’s Origins
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is helping scientists make discoveries that could alter theories about the universe’s origins.…
NASA once celebrated her, then fired her, and then tried to erase her story: The rise and fall of Rose Ferreira |
Image: Brooke Owens Fellowship Rose Ferreira’s life story reads like a tale of resilience against impossible odds. Born…
Webb Telescope Spots Sparkling Crystals and Life’s Ingredients in the Butterfly Nebula
This image, which combines infrared data from the James Webb Space Telescope with submillimetre observations from the Atacama…