See James Webb Space Telescope's incredible reach into the universe (video) By Elizabeth Howell published 9 August 22 Zoom in to see the incredible Cartwheel Galaxy, which is 500 million light-years away from us.
Powerful cosmic explosions left abundant stardust in our solar system By Robert Lea published 8 August 22 More than 25%of the stardust in our planetary system may have been seeded there when supergiant stars exploded.
Hubble Space Telescope captures photo of a dazzling star cluster By Stefanie Waldek published 8 August 22 The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged globular cluster NGC 6638, located in the constellation Sagittarius.
Europe's major X-ray space telescope may get scaled back due to budget constraints By Andrew Jones published 8 August 22 The European Space Agency is considering ways to redesign a major X-ray space telescope after a number of ESA member states have backed out of the project.
Space photos: The most amazing images this week! By Elizabeth Howell published 6 August 22 See the best photos on Space.com this week.
Astronomers catch a super-energetic collision of dead stars By Keith Cooper published 5 August 22 A distant neutron-star merger unleashed one of the most powerful short gamma-ray bursts (GRB) ever seen.
We found some strange radio sources in a distant galaxy cluster. They're making us rethink what we thought we knew. By Christopher Riseley, Tessa Vernstrom published 3 August 22 Galaxy clusters allow us to study a broad range of rich processes — including magnetism and plasma physics — in environments we can't recreate in our labs.
Stunning James Webb Space Telescope image shows stars forming in strange wheel-shaped galaxy By Tereza Pultarova published 2 August 22 The James Webb Space Telescope peered through dust and gas to reveal star formation in a rare wheel-shaped galaxy that formed in a long-ago galactic crash.
James Webb Space Telescope glimpses Earendel, the most distant star known in the universe By Tereza Pultarova published 2 August 22 The James Webb Space Telescope has caught a glimpse of the most distant star known in the universe, which had been announced by scientists using Webb's predecessor Hubble only a few months ago.
Is the James Webb Space Telescope finding the furthest, oldest, youngest or first galaxies? An astronomer explains. By Michael J. I. Brown published 2 August 22 We have also seen headlines claiming Webb has found “the oldest galaxies we have ever seen”, but what does that mean?
Dark matter from 12 billion years ago detected for the 1st time By Robert Lea published 2 August 22 Using a cosmic relic from the universe's earliest moments researchers have made the earliest detection of a mysterious form of matter that makes up 85% of the universe's mass.
Hubble Space Telescope captures trippy 'mirror image' view of distant galaxy By Samantha Mathewson published 2 August 22 The Hubble Space Telescope is seeing double in a new image of a distant galaxy called SGAS J143845+145407.
Astronomers image the star-birthing web of a cosmic Tarantula Nebula By Robert Lea published 1 August 22 New research shows how the push and pull inaction of energy and gravity shapes the cosmic web of 30 Doradus — the Tarantula Nebula — a site of rapid star formation.
Galactic diversity captured in new Hubble telescope photo By Samantha Mathewson published 31 July 22 Multiple galaxies shine bright against the dark backdrop of space in a newly released Hubble Space Telescope image.
Star cluster glitters in new Hubble Space Telescope photo By Samantha Mathewson published 31 July 22 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured a sparkling new view of a globular cluster called Terzan 2, located in the constellation Scorpio.
Astronomers witness the rare break up of a star couple By Robert Lea published 29 July 22 What happens when stellar couples break their embrace? New research reveals details of an important life event in the existence of binary stars.
New 3D cosmic map reveals 1 million previously hidden galaxies By Robert Lea published 29 July 22 Astronomers have created the largest ever 3D map of 1 million distant galaxies otherwise obscured by the Milky Way's dwarf galaxy neighbors, the Magellanic Clouds.
Galactic 'gem' sparkles in dazzling new Hubble image aided by citizen scientists By Samantha Mathewson published 29 July 22 An unusual galaxy merger boasts multiple interwoven arms in a newly released Hubble Space Telescope image.
James Webb Space Telescope detects a surprise supernova By Tereza Pultarova published 29 July 22 The James Webb Space Telescope has surprised scientists by unexpectedly detecting its first supernova, an explosion of a dying star.
New clues emerge about runaway star Zeta Ophiuchi's violent past By Stefanie Waldek published 29 July 22 The runaway star is dashing across the galaxy at more than 100,000 mph, thanks to a massive explosion that happened more than a million years ago.
