Tag: Space
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 [...]
Vast Space will launch commercial space station in 2026
Designing a space station is taking a little longer than Vast expected, but the company is still moving at a breakneck pace.
Vast Space is taking [...]
Hubble investigates galaxy with nine rings
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic bullseye! The gargantuan galaxy LEDA 1313424 is rippling with nine star-filled rings af [...]
Hubble spots a supernova
The subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a supernova-hosting galaxy located about 600 million light-years away in the c [...]
Webb watches carbon-rich dust shells form, expand in star system
Astronomers have long tried to track down how elements like carbon, which is essential for life, become widely distributed across the universe. Now, [...]
Webb finds intricate layers of interstellar dust, gas
Once upon a time, the core of a massive star collapsed, creating a shockwave that blasted outward, ripping the star apart as it went. When the shockw [...]
How Does Webb See Back in Time?
Telescopes can be time machines. Looking out in space is like looking back in time. It sounds magical, but it’s actually very simple: Light needs tim [...]
‘Great Filter’ is why we haven’t found intelligent aliens
But seriously, where is everybody?
"Where is everybody?" That famous phrase, uttered over lunch by eminent physicist Enrico Fermi, perfectly encap [...]
10 Christmas space facts for a festive spirit
The holiday season and space might just be more closely connected than you thought. Check out this list of great Christmas space facts.
It's that [...]