Science

Webb telescope image captures stunning spiral galaxy over a billion light-years away

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captured ancient galaxies and a distant spiral galaxy in stunning detail. The…

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Einstein’s General Relativity Helps Hubble Measure a Dead Star’s Mass

This 2020 NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LRG-3-817, its image distorted by the effects of gravitational lensing.…

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NASA Spots Mars Rock That’s Not Like the Others

Congratulations, Curiosity, it's a meteorite! NASA/JPL-Caltech This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet.…

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Jupiter Quietly Takes Crown for Most Moons, With New Tally of 92

Jupiter and three of its largest moons are seen in this photo, taken from Chile. Damian Peach Some planets seem…

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Astronomers find rare star system that will lead to gold-producing explosion

Astronomers at the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab made the first confirmed detection of a star system that will one day…

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The Moon Just Passed in Front of Mars, Producing Some Stunning Images

Photographer Juan José Ortiz captured the surface of the moon and Mars behind it from Metepec, Mexico, on Jan. 31.…

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Watch Mysterious Green Lights From Space Flash Over Hawaii

These oddball green streaks of light came from a satellite.  Subaru Telescope/NAOJ On Jan. 28, a series of green lights…

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‘Angel Wings’ for Satellites Could Help Mitigate Space Junk

An artist's impression of what the space sail looks like as it's deployed from its jack-in-the-box container. ESA As futuristic…

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With 12 Newfound Satellites, Jupiter Quietly Takes Crown for Most Moons

Jupiter and three of its largest moons are seen in this photo, taken from Chile. Damian Peach Some planets just…

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Rare Green Comet Is Passing Earth Right Now on a 50,000-Year Journey

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as observed from Mount Fuji, Japan. SpaceWeatherGallery.com/Akihiro Yamazaki Now's the time to look for Comet C/2022 E3…

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