Tag: Space
A not-so-equal equinox, after all
The spring equinox marks the first day of spring, but daylight actually lasts several minutes longer than night. Here's why the equinox doesn't appea [...]
Meteor Crater still revealing new secrets after 50,000 years
Arizona's Meteor Crater and other scars leftover from collisions with space rocks continue to serve up their secrets.
Meteor Crater formed so [...]
Webb locates former star that exploded as Supernova
Forty million years ago, a star in a nearby galaxy exploded, spewing material across space and generating a brilliant beacon of light. That light tra [...]
Webb Maps Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided the first vertical view of Uranus’s ionosphere in this image released on Feb. 19, 2026, revealing auroras [...]
NASA reveals new details about dark matter’s influence on universe
With the Webb telescope’s unprecedented sensitivity, scientists are learning more about dark matter’s influence on stars, galaxies, and even planets [...]
Webb brings observable universe closer to Big Bang
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has topped itself once again, delivering on its promise to push the boundaries of the observable universe closer to [...]
Bees as a model for interstellar communication
We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe.
Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we [...]
Webb has observable universe closer to Big Bang
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has topped itself once again, delivering on its promise to push the boundaries of the observable universe closer to [...]
Webb reveals intricacies of Helix Nebula
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed into the Helix Nebula to give an up-close view of the possible eventual fate of our own Sun and planetar [...]
Einstein’s right again! Black hole drags the fabric of spacetime
Astronomers have observed a star wobbling in its orbit around a ravenous supermassive black hole that is ripping it apart and feasting on its stellar [...]