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WISPIT 2b appears as a small purple dot beside a bright white dust ring encircling its star, with a fainter outer ring visible beyond it in new observations from the Magellan and Large Binocular Telescopes.

Incredible telescope image shows baby exoplanet being born

By Samantha Mathewson published

A baby exoplanet has been spotted nestled inside a ring around its young parent star, offering a never-before-seen view of planet formation.

Exoplanets
a rectangular kite-like spacecraft flies between a helix of yellow particles and earth on a starry black background

This fleet of sungazing spacecraft could help spot 'space tornadoes' headed towards Earth

By Elizabeth Howell published

Four proposed sun-gazing spacecraft, working together, could help speed up space weather warnings by 40%, a new study suggests.

The Sun
a blurry group of orange and yellow clouds of light on a black background

This is the world's 1st image of 2 black holes orbiting one another

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

After decades of searching, astronomers have imaged two supermassive black holes in orbit around each other at the heart of quasar OJ287.

Black Holes

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is leaking water like a 'fire hose running at full blast,' new study finds

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Scientists have spotted the first clear sign of water from an interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, offering new clues to the chemistry of other planetary systems.

Comets
A collage of eight Webb images of gravitational lensing are shown. Each of the images show various distorted galaxies in the centre of each frame, including arcs and circular shapes

JWST compares gravitational lensing | Space photo of the day for Oct. 10, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

A compilation of various images from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the effects of gravitational lensing caused by dark matter.

James Webb Space Telescope

Saturn's moon Mimas may have an ocean — and a future spacecraft could find it

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

"It would be hard, but may be doable."

Saturn

Infrared and informed: The ultimate James Webb Space Telescope quiz

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

This quiz is your chance to explore the wonders of the James Webb Space Telescope, from its mind-blowing discoveries to the science behind its design.

James Webb Space Telescope
Two children next to an adult smile as liquid is poured in an bottle.

Blast off with the 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli for World Space Week on Arm and Hammer's Baking Soda Rocket Day

By Josh Dinner published

Join 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli to help Arm and Hammer celebrate Baking Soda Rocket Day with 14,000 nationwide.

Earth

How one scientist's wide-eyed dream of giant space cities was crushed by reality

By Keith Cooper published

As part of World Space Week, which is highlighting the theme of living in space, we look at one scientist's dream of gigantic space habitats.

Earth
Illustration of an expeditionary crew on Mars setting up drilling gear in a quest to use ice for sustaining a human presence on the Red Planet.

Not all alphas: Mars crews should be a mix of personality types, study suggests

By Josh Dinner published

A new study indicates that crews with a wider range of personalities perform better under pressure, possibly informing how NASA selects and trains its astronauts for future missions to Mars.

Mars
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