The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a breathtaking new portrait of the Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302), unveiling hidden details in its fiery
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Category: Astronomy
Could Ceres Have Once Supported Life? New NASA Research Reveals Clues.
New NASA research suggests that Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, may once have had the ingredients necessary to
Continue readingAsteroid Bennu: Ancient Stardust, Interstellar Matter, and the Secrets of Our Solar System.
Asteroid Bennu, sampled by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in 2020, is rewriting what we know about the early solar system. The tiny fragments collected reveal that
Continue readingNASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Captures Distant Views of Earth and Moon on Journey to Metal-Rich Asteroid.
On its ambitious journey to a mysterious metal-rich world, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has turned its cameras homeward, capturing stunning images of Earth and the Moon
Continue readingListening to the Moon’s Heartbeat: Preparing for Artemis III.
As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the Moon’s south polar region for the first time during the Artemis III mission, scientists are focused on
Continue readingHubble Unveils a Rare Cosmic Survivor: An Ultra-Massive White Dwarf Born from Stellar Collision.
An international team of astronomers has uncovered a stellar oddity — a white dwarf star heavier than our Sun, created not from the quiet evolution
Continue readingHubble’s Feathered View of a Hidden Giant — NGC 45.
Nestled in the constellation Cetus — the Whale — just 22 million light-years away, the galaxy NGC 45 unfurls its delicate, feather-like spiral arms in
Continue readingA Vanishing World? Webb Spots Possible Giant Planet in Alpha Centauri System.
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
Continue readingExploring the Cosmic Neighborhood: The Milky Way, Virgo Supercluster, and Beyond
The Structure of the Milky Way Galaxy The Milky Way Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy, distinctive for its intricate structure and vastness. It encompasses
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