Data collected by Hubble has also revealed a live Type I supernova called SN 2017GAX, which can be seen tucked just below the crook of one of the galaxy’s two prominent spiral arms, near the bottom ...
An old galaxy reveals clusters of young stars that have formed in an unusually synchronized fashion, challenging the idea ...
When the two neutron stars collide, the initial kilonova of exploded neutron star guts is extremely hot, billions of degrees, ...
Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...
The nearby bright star Vega is surrounded by a surprisingly smooth, 100 billion-mile-wide disk of cosmic dust, confirming that it is not surrounded by any exoplanets, JWST images reveal. And ...
See amazing views of the M74, NGC 7496, IC 5332, NGC 1365, and NGC 1433 galaxies captured using the James Webb Space ...
Space telescopes are prominent uses of optical technologies. Launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope is renowned for its ...
On Nov. 1, 1962, the Soviet Union launched the Mars 1 spacecraft on a mission to fly by the Red Planet. On Nov. 1, 1962, the Soviet Union launched the Mars 1 spacecraft on a mission to fly by the ...