Chunks of Alpha Centauri—Our Closest Stellar Neighbor—Might Have Already Reached Us
A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies?
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...
Crab Nebula: NASA's Chandra X-Ray Laboratory released this composite of the Crab Nebula with data from Chandra (blue and white), Hubble (purple), and Spitzer (pink).
Nebulae are gigantic clouds of gas and dust that exist in space between stars. Check out 7 mesmerizing photos of this cosmic ...
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JWST Spies a Giant Space Hamburger—and Maybe Planetary Origins, Too
It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...
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Potentially Habitable Super-Earth Has Water Vapor in Atmosphere
Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, located about ...
NASA’s Valentine surprise: Hubble Telescope shares a mesmerising cosmic bouquet of stars
NASA releases stunning composite image of 30 Doradus, the Tarantula Nebula, showcasing thousands of young stars, energetic ...
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Science Museum of Virginia’s ‘The Dome’ to showcase NASA’s new Andromeda Galaxy mosaic
Astronomers spent a decade compiling this special image with the Hubble Space Telescope and then stitched together 600 photos to showcase over 200 million stars.
Hubble Captures a Cosmic Bullseye, Revealing a Stunning Nine-Ring Galaxy
Hubble’s high-resolution imagery allowed researchers to hone in on more of the Bullseye galaxy’s rings — and helped confirm ...
James Webb Space Telescope unveils region with newborn star: See stunning photo
HH 30 is a luminous region surrounding a newborn star, or protostar. The James Webb Space Telescope helped reveals ...
NASA chooses SpaceX launch site in Texas for Pandora mission launch
NASA's Pandora satellite mission to document at least 20 known planets orbiting distant stars will start from SpaceX at its ...
Prawn nebula: A massive stellar nursery located in the constellation Scorpius, about 6,000 light years from Earth. the prawn nebula stretches 250 light-years and covers …
From vivid nebulae to a comprehensive view of our evolving universe, check out these 7 amazing deep-field images captured by ...
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40 cosmic questions and answers
These popular astronomy questions, answered by Astronomy magazine, will help you better understand our universe - and share ...