James Webb Space Telescope

NASA releases stunning photos of planets, far-flung galaxies to mark Hubble anniversary

On April 24, 1990, all 24,000 pounds of the Hubble Space Telescope were tucked away inside the Discovery space shuttle…

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Scientists find “strongest evidence yet” of life on distant planet K2-18b: “This could be the tipping point”

Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar…

2 weeks ago

Dying star’s “previously unseen layers” visible in new Webb space telescope image

Spectacular new images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope gave astronomers a detailed, never-before-seen look at a dying star. The star…

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Webb telescope images of exoplanets “stunned researchers,” offer insight into carbon dioxide, NASA says

The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar…

2 months ago

Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis

An asteroid gaining notoriety for its potential to collide with Earth in 2032 was estimated Tuesday to have roughly a 3%…

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