NASA spacecraft makes first Earth flyby after 17-year journey
NASA said its STEREO-A spacecraft is passing between the sun and Earth on Saturday. The visit marks the first Earth flyby of the nearly 17-year-old mission. The twin Solar Terrestrial…
Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend with ideal conditions
The Perseid meteor shower peaks late Saturday night, with conditions ideal for skywatchers. NASA says its All Sky Fireball Network is already detecting the first meteors of this year’s shower…
Webb reveals colors, features of most distant star ever detected
Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope of Earendel – the farthest star ever detected – reveal a massive B-type star that is more than twice as hot as our…
Sun emits highest-energy light ever observed, scientists say
A group of international researchers has discovered the highest-energy light ever observed from the sun. In a new paper published last week in the journal Physical Review Letters, scientists found…
Webb Space Telescope captures mysterious ‘question mark’ in shot of forming stars
While questions about the universe abound, a James Webb Space Telescope image has recently raised others. The telescope’s high-resolution Near-Infrared Camera snapshot of a pair of forming young stars also…
NASA reestablishes contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after weeks of silence
NASA has restored full communications with its Voyager 2 spacecraft following weeks of silence. The agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Friday that NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in Canberra, Australia,…
Webb Space Telescope captures stunning shots of Ring Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning new images of the Ring Nebula. The images were released Thursday by an international team of astronomers, including three from the Canadian…
California winter waves may be growing as planet warms, researcher says
California winter wave heights may be increasing under climate change, researchers say. In a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, U.C. San Diego Scripps Institution…
World’s heaviest animal may be ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert, scientists say
The heaviest animal to have ever lived may have been an ancient colossal whale that was recently discovered in Peru, scientists said. Scientists have been digging up massive fossils of…
Webb Space Telescope images reveal metallicity in distant galaxy
New images from the James Webb Space Telescope captured the irregular galaxy NGC 6822, showing it has unusually low metallicity. NASA says this means the galactic neighbor doesn’t have many…