Tag: Space
Fram2 astronauts see ‘pure white’ Antarctica
Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above.
Why is this amazing?
For the first t [...]
2 galaxies forming ‘cosmic lens’ caught by Webb
The space telescope's image of an odd-looking spiral galaxy is, in reality, two distant galaxies overlapping each other.
An elliptical galaxy and [...]
Webb unmasks nature of Cosmic Tornado
Craving an ice cream sundae with a cherry on top? This random alignment of Herbig-Haro 49/50, a frothy-looking outflow from a nearby protostar, with [...]
Another technological species is highly likely
We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific evidence at a record pace. [...]
Welcome home! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 completed the agency’s ninth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday, splashing down safe [...]
Star and galaxy, not so close after all
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling spiral galaxy paired with a prominent star, both in the constellation Virgo [...]
Webb peers much deeper into Flame Nebula
The Flame Nebula, located about 1,400 light-years away from Earth, is a hotbed of star formation less than 1 million years old. Within the Flame Nebu [...]
Supernova could have influenced evolution
The cichlid fish in Lake Tanganyika never knew what was coming. How could they? A star from dozens of lightyears away was to blame for what would soo [...]
Webb brings great detail in actively forming star system
High-resolution near-infrared light captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows extraordinary new detail and structure in Lynds 483 (L483). T [...]
Katy Perry goes to space on Blue Origin rocket
Perry and a celebrity female crew will launch to space with historic all-female crew on Blue Origin's NS-31 mission this spring.
The award-winning [...]