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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures spectacular image of ultra-bright merging galaxies

April 18, 2023

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures spectacular image of ultra-bright merging galaxies

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of Arp 220, a merger of galaxies more than 700 million years old and with a luminosity of more than a trillion suns.

Lyrid meteor shower: When it peaks and how to watch it

April 18, 2023

Lyrid meteor shower: When it peaks and how to watch it

The Lyrids meteor shower is expected to peak between April 22 and 23 this month. One of the oldest known meteor showers, the Lyrids can produce fireballs.

Planets quiz! How well do you know these fun facts about our solar system?

April 17, 2023

Planets quiz! How well do you know these fun facts about our solar system?

Earth Day is April 22 — think you know the planets? Test your knowledge of the solar system in this fun and engaging lifestyle quiz — and see how well you do!

Europe's JUICE mission will explore Jupiter system, planet's ocean-bearing moons

April 12, 2023

Europe's JUICE mission will explore Jupiter system, planet's ocean-bearing moons

The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft is slated to launch on Thursday to study the gas giant Jupiter and its three ocean-bearing moons in new detail.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spots runaway black hole creating ‘trail of stars’

April 9, 2023

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spots runaway black hole creating ‘trail of stars’

Using a Hubble Space Telescope, NASA researchers accidentally stumbled upon a supermassive black hole leaving behind a "contrail" of newborn stars.

Webb Telescope uncovers new details in stunning image of supernova remnant

April 8, 2023

Webb Telescope uncovers new details in stunning image of supernova remnant

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details in a supernova remnant created by a massive exploding star 11,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.

James Webb Space Telescope captures most detailed ever image of Uranus

April 6, 2023

James Webb Space Telescope captures most detailed ever image of Uranus

The James Webb Space Telescope captured the most detailed image of the seventh planet from the Sun, Uranus, showing 11 of the 13 known rings.

Hubble astronomers find double quasar in distant merging galaxies

April 6, 2023

Hubble astronomers find double quasar in distant merging galaxies

Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a pair of quasars residing in the cores of two galaxies. They existed when the universe was 3 billion years old.

Webb astronomers discover earliest galaxies confirmed so far in new milestone

April 5, 2023

Webb astronomers discover earliest galaxies confirmed so far in new milestone

International astronomers who used observations from two instruments on the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered the earliest galaxies confirmed to date.

Black hole jet from newly-classified galaxy changes direction toward Earth, astronomers say

April 1, 2023

Black hole jet from newly-classified galaxy changes direction toward Earth, astronomers say

A group of international researchers said a jet from a galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its center had changed direction and is pointing at us.