For the first time, scientists have confirmed crystalline water ice in a dusty debris disk around a Sun-like star, thanks to NASA’s James Webb
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For the first time, scientists have confirmed crystalline water ice in a dusty debris disk around a Sun-like star, thanks to NASA’s James Webb
Continue readingThese images of Titan were captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on July 11, 2023 (top row), and by the ground-based W.
Continue readingNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured vivid new details of Jupiter’s auroras on Dec. 25, 2023, using its NIRCam at 3.36 microns. The observations
Continue readingMay 9, 2025 — Astronomers have detected a dramatic cosmic event—a star being shredded by a black hole—in an unexpected location. Known as a tidal
Continue readingThe Structure of the Milky Way Galaxy The Milky Way Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy, distinctive for its intricate structure and vastness. It encompasses
Continue readingWhat Are Black Holes? Black holes are one of the most intriguing and enigmatic phenomena in the cosmos. They are regions in space where the
Continue readingNew findings using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ground-based radio telescopes have revealed a cosmic collision near the heart of our galaxy—where a fast-moving
Continue readingThis image illustrates a science-based artist’s impression of K2-18 b, a potentially habitable exoplanet 120 light-years away, orbiting a cool dwarf star in its
Continue readingThis NASA/ESA Hubble image shows a 9.5 light-year tall gas pillar in the Eagle Nebula, 7,000 light-years from Earth. As part of the European
Continue readingThis illustration shows a magnetar—a highly magnetic type of neutron star—appearing as a white-blue sphere with powerful magnetic field lines streaming from its poles. Researchers
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