NGC 3603 is a starburst region located 22,000 light years away from the Sun, it’s the closest region of this kind known in our Galaxy Credit: ESO A research team…
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Webb captures dusty wisps round a planet-forming disk
Webb’s view of planet-forming disc IRAS 04302+2247. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, M. Villenave et al. For this new Picture of the Month feature, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope…
Is there life on Saturn’s moon? Where there’s water, there’s a chance
Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Credit: NASA At first glance, Saturn’s moon Enceladus seems rather unremarkable: it is much smaller than the Earth’s moon and is far away and completely covered in…
Galactic cannonballs: The mystery of hypervelocity white dwarfs may just have been solved
White dwarfs — the superdense, slowly cooling embers left behind when stars like our sun die — are usually quiet cosmic relics. A rare few, however, are anything but. In…
NASA aeroshell material takes extended space trip
Robert Mosher, HIAD materials and processing lead at NASA Langley, holds up a piece of webbing material, known as Zylon, which comprise the straps of the HIAD. Credit: NASA/Joe Atkinson…
Why do we photograph the Milky Way in summer?
For stargazers and astrophotographers in the northern hemisphere, summer is the best time to observe and photograph our cosmic neighborhood, the Milky Way galaxy. The summer months of June, July…
GJ 1132 b doesn’t have an atmosphere, according to new JWST data
Artist’s impression of exoplanet GJ 1132 b and its host M-dwarf star. Credit: Dana Berry, Skyworks Digital, CfA Astronomers sometimes find conflicting data when trying to answer a question. This…
Harassment at Antarctic research bases could spell problems for moon, Mars outposts
Warning: This story contains details of violence that may be disturbing to some readers. You can find resources and help for survivors at the U.S. Department of Justice website. More…
SpaceX looks to launch Starship on Tuesday night after two days of scrubs
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain SpaceX has lined up its massive Starship and Super Heavy rocket for what would be its 10th suborbital test flight, aiming to complete goals that have…
