Tag: Universe
Webb brings in full dying star’s energetic display
Gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514 came into complete focus thanks to mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Teles [...]
How to see a scintillating Sirius
I'm sure that most of us have noticed the "flickering" effect of stars in our night sky. And we've all heard of the 19th century poem penned in 1806 [...]
Surprise in autopsy of planet swallowed by star
Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have provided a surprising twist in the narrative surrounding what is believed to be the first st [...]
Supermassive black hole blows jet of matter
This galaxy's central black hole appears to be a "messy eater" as its interstellar scraps are strewn into space.
A distant galaxy is home to a rav [...]
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 [...]