Although dark matter makes up 27% of the universe, astronomers have been unable to observe it directly. Astronomers anticipate upcoming images of the Andromeda galaxy may hold vital clues. The…
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Most Early Galaxies Looked Like Breadsticks Rather Than Pizza Pies or Dough Balls
Columbia researchers analyzing images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found that galaxies in the early universe are often flat and elongated, like breadsticks—and are rarely round, like balls…
Webb data suggest many early galaxies were long and thin, not disk-like or spherical
Images of what researchers believe are elongated, ellipsoid (i.e. breadstick-shaped) galaxies, captured with the James Webb Space Telescope. The word “believe” reflects the fact that some of the galaxies may…
Samples from Wild 2 comet reveal a surprising past
The Stardust sample return capsule was transported by helicopter from its landing site at the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range in January 2006. This image shows the…
Our Surprising Magnetic Galaxy – Technology Org
Milky Way visible in the night sky – illustrative photo. Even though it is difficult to imagine a flat universe, this theory may be right. And, it has nothing to…
Earth-Sized Planet Discovered in ‘Our Solar Backyard’
A team of astronomers have discovered a planet closer and younger than any other Earth-sized world yet identified. It’s a remarkably hot world whose proximity to our own planet and…
Big planets don’t necessarily mean big moons
Artist’s illustration of a large exomoon orbiting a large exoplanet. Credit: NASA/ESA/L. Hustak Does the size of an exomoon help determine if life could form on an exoplanet it’s orbiting?…
Research sheds new light on moon rock formation solving major puzzle in lunar geology
Image shows astronaut-geologist standing next to a huge lunar boulder during NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972. The scientists in this research used rock samples from this Apollo mission. Credit:…
Hydrogen Emissions Within the Orion Constellation
Last week, Columbia University released the first data set from a new, high-resolution astronomical survey of the night sky. Swirling hydrogen emissions and stars in an area of the night…
Researchers Release Open-Source Space Debris Model
The MIT Orbital Capacity Assessment Tool lets users model the long-term future space environment. MIT’s Astrodynamics, Space Robotics, and Controls Laboratory (ARCLab) announced the public beta release of the MIT…
