NASA scientists have created a narrated 3D tour of the Pillars of Creation, a spectacular cosmic structure in the Eagle Nebula.
Astronomers just witnessed a whole galaxy ‘turn on the lights’
A galaxy 300 million light-years away in space suddenly brightened four years ago. Astronomers think they have witnessed a black hole waking up.
The strange new worlds scientists have discovered this year
Astronomers are finding hundreds of exoplanets — worlds that don’t orbit the sun — each year. Here are some of the new 2024 discoveries.
Scientists discovered a Venus-like world that might not be a hellhole
Two teams of scientists have discovered a so-called “exo-Venus” — similar in scale to Earth’s evil twin planet, but with a chance of being habitable, depending on its atmosphere.
Webb found its strongest case yet of a rocky exoplanet with an atmosphere
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have found an exoplanet blanketed in either carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide just 41 light-years away.
Astronomers just saw the famous Horsehead Nebula like never before
The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged the Horsehead Nebula, a cosmic masterpiece about 1,300 light-years away from Earth in space.
NASA discovered bacteria that wouldn’t die. Now it’s boosting sunscreen.
While disinfecting spacecraft headed for Mars, NASA found a stubborn type of bacteria that was tough to clean but great at withstanding UV radiation.
Jaw-dropping Webb photo reveals how the universe turned its lights on
Scientists used the James Webb Space Telescope to view some of the earliest galaxies in the universe, revealing how these objects may have cleared cosmic gas and ended the Dark Ages.
Astronomers discover cyclones ravage this exoplanet
Hubble Space Telescope observations and simulations show cyclones rage in the vast temperature swings of exoplanet WASP-121b.
A swarm of 4-inch rovers will soon explore the moon’s surface
Astrobotic is set to be the first NASA contractor to make the 250,000-mile trek from Earth to the moon with its Peregrine lunar lander.