James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes snap images of same nebula, 10 years apart
In 2015, NASA celebrated the Hubble Space Telescope’s 25th year in orbit by releasing one of its most stunning images...
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Massive newborn star is firing two plasma jets at once
A newborn star 15,000 light-years from Earth is fascinating astronomers with its dual blasts of superheated plasma jets. The rare...
Uranus may have a 29th moon
Uranus appears to have yet another moon. Observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) detected the presence of...
JWST snaps first image of asteroid that threatened Earth
The deep space asteroid that recently made headlines for its potential to collide with Earth received its own photoshoot courtesy...
JWST spots an energetic ‘Cosmic Tornado’ 625 light-years away
A powerful “Cosmic Tornado” has received a high-definition glow-up thanks to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The new look...
Calling all philatelists: U.S. Postal Services issues two new JWST stamps
The United States Postal Service has issued two new stamps featuring stellar images beamed back to Earth by the James...
Swirling galaxy arms, a cosmic sombrero, and a dead supernova: Our favorite JWST images from 2024
From the moment it unfurled its distinctive hexagonal mirrors in early 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has treated the...
‘Funny dark matter:’ Something is wrong about our theory of the expanding universe
Ever since the early 20th century, we’ve known that the universe is expanding. Exactly how quickly it’s expanding, however, remains...
