cosmos

A Transit of Mercury

The sky will put on a show when Mercury journeys across the Sun. The event, known as a transit, occurs when Mercury passes directly

Hubble Sees a Sparkling Neighbor Galaxy

The galaxy ESO 300-16 looms over this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy, which lies 28.7 million light-years from Earth in the

Webb Unveils Dark Side of Pre-stellar Ice Chemistry

f you want to build a habitable planet, ices are a vital ingredient because they are the main source of several key elements —

Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, L. Armus, A. S. Evans

Starry Wreath in Pegasus

The James Webb Space Telescope spies the spiral galaxy NGC 7469, located 220 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, in this image

Stellar siblings over 130 light-years away host two systems of teenage planets. Watch to learn how NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite discovered these young worlds and what they might tell us about the evolution of planetary systems everywhere, including our own. Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (KBRwyle)

Stellar Siblings Host ‘Teenage’ Exoplanets Dicovered by NASA’s TESS

Thanks to data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international collaboration of astronomers has identified four exoplanets, worlds beyond our solar system, orbiting

X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, IXPE: NASA/MSFC/J. Vink et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI

IXPE Measures Exploded Star Remains

When a massive star collapsed in the Cassiopeia constellation, it generated a supernova explosion with some of the fastest shockwaves in the Milky Way.

NASA’s Webb Sheds Light on Galaxy Evolution, Black Holes

In an enormous new image, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals never-before-seen details of galaxy group “Stephan’s Quintet” The close proximity of Stephan’s Quintet

Hubble Spots a Merging Galactic Gem

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observation has captured the galaxy CGCG 396-2, an unusual multi-armed galaxy merger which lies around 520 million light-years from

First Images From NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Coming Soon

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), will release its first full-color images

Quasars, Mysteries of the Universe

What are Quasars? Let’s take a look at the Universe Since the creation of physics and mathematics, human beings have always sought ways to

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Black Holes: Mysteries of the Universe

Human beings have always had a great affinity for space, and have always had a desire to learn and understand the complexity of the

A Special Stellar Nursery

This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, depicts a special class of star-forming nursery known as Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules, or frEGGs for short. This