Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found tantalizing evidence of a giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A—part of the stellar system closest to
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TRAPPIST-1 d: The Almost Earth That Wasn’t.
Forty light-years from Earth, in the quiet darkness of the Aquarius constellation, a small red dwarf star named TRAPPIST-1 hosts a remarkable planetary family. Seven
Continue readingA Spiral Beauty with a Mysterious Past – NGC 1309.
Rich with detail and cosmic elegance, the spiral galaxy NGC 1309 glows like a celestial jewel in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. Located roughly
Continue readingA Celestial Time Capsule: Exploring NGC 1786 with the Hubble Space Telescope.
In the velvet depths of the cosmos, nestled within the southern constellation Dorado, lies a glittering treasure chest of ancient stars — NGC 1786. Captured
Continue readingAstronomers Spot a Mysterious Black Hole on the Galactic Fringe.
High in the constellation Hercules, about 450 million light-years from Earth, a quiet cosmic drama has been unfolding—largely unseen and until recently, misunderstood. At the
Continue readingIs Uranus Really Emitting Internal Heat?
Uranus… a planet unlike any other in our solar system. Neither its orbit nor its spin matches the norm. It’s tilted so dramatically — almost
Continue readingNASA’s Chandra Observatory Finds Baby Planet Being Eroded by Host Star’s X-Rays.
A very young, Jupiter-sized planet is dramatically shrinking under the intense bombardment of high-energy X-rays from its parent star, according to a new study using
Continue readingAstronomers Discover Potentially First-Ever Newborn Supermassive Black Hole in Unusual ‘Infinity Galaxy’.
In a remarkable discovery that could reshape our understanding of black hole formation, astronomers have identified what may be the first newborn supermassive black hole
Continue readingHubble Captures Spacetime-Warping Power of Galaxy Cluster Abell 209.
A new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals the massive galaxy cluster Abell 209, located approximately 2.8 billion light-years away in the constellation
Continue readingWebb Celebrates Third Anniversary with Striking Image of Star Formation in Cat’s Paw Nebula.
To mark its third year of operations, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled a dazzling new image of a star-forming region within the Cat’s
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