Researchers Used Two Telescopes to Discover a Planet Hidden In Plain Sight
‘This image, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) shows Beta Pictoris d, a new planet found orbiting…
The 25 Best James Webb Space Telescope Photos
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is celebrating its fourth birthday today, and like PetaPixel did two years…
223-Megapixel Photo Shows 16.5 Million Stars and Took Three Days to Capture
‘Scientists used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to image edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82 and trace its evolutionary…
Astronomers Discover Gigantic Iron Bar Running Through Ring Nebula
Astronomers discovered this iron bar running for 3.7 trillion miles in the middle of the Ring Nebula |…
Satellite Swarms Are Ruining Space Telescope Images, NASA Says
Example of contaminated ARRAKIHS Space Telescope exposure simulation. A new NASA-led study warns that the rapid increase of…
Scientists Capture Image of Plasma Jet From Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have captured the clearest image ever of the vast, powerful jet of matter erupting from the supermassive…
Webb Captures Historic New Version of Hubble’s Legendary Deep Field Image
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field is one of the most iconic space photos of all time, showing nearly…
Webb’s Incredible New Nebula Photos Preview the Sun’s Deadly Fate
The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) newest images offer a dazzling preview of the Sun’s eventual fate. NASA’s…