In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared glow of an ancient supernova's light echo, revealing unprecedented 3D details of interstellar dust and gas. The space between stars is ...
"We think every dense, dusty region that we see, and most of the ones we don't see, look like this on the inside — we just ...
Though space is chock-full of interstellar medium, it tends to be invisible unless lit up by a celestial spotlight. Sometimes ...
Astronomers have made new discoveries about young star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using the James Webb ...
The shells of carbon-rich dust are expanding outward into space at the breakneck velocity of 1,600 miles per second.
How do images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appear so colorful, and where do the colors come from?
The James Webb Space Telescope captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen using infrared technology, and creating a time lapse of the phenomena.
Leo P, a small galaxy and a distant neighbor of the Milky Way, is lighting the way for astronomers to better understand star ...
Beyond making missions safer, this tech also improves the experience for engineers back on Earth, helping them understand the ...
Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace ...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details about interstellar dust and gas using infrared light echoes from a ...