AURA Annual Meeting 2024
On a bright April morning in Tucson, Arizona, the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy’s (AURA) Annual Meeting kicked ...
Webb Captures Top of Iconic Horsehead Nebula in Unprecedented Detail
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of a zoomed-in portion of one of ...
Hubble Celebrates 34th Anniversary with a Look at the Little Dumbbell Nebula
In celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of NASA's legendary Hubble Space Telescopeon April 24, astronomers took a snapshot ...
Hubble Tracks Jupiter’s Stormy Weather
The giant planet Jupiter, in all its banded glory, is revisited by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in these latest images, ...
NASA’s Webb, Hubble Telescopes Affirm Universe’s Expansion Rate, Puzzle Persists
When you are trying to solve one of the biggest conundrums in cosmology, you should triple check your homework. The ...
Webb Finds Evidence for Neutron Star at Heart of Young Supernova Remnant
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site ...
NASA’s Hubble Traces ‘String of Pearls’ Star Clusters in Galaxy Collisions
Contrary to what you might think, galaxy collisions do not destroy stars. In fact, the rough-and-tumble dynamics trigger new generations ...
NASA’s Webb Depicts Staggering Structure in 19 Nearby Spiral Galaxies
It’s oh-so-easy to be absolutely mesmerized by these spiral galaxies. Follow their clearly defined arms, which are brimming with stars, ...
NASA’s Hubble Finds Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere. At ...
NASA’s Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way
This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented ...
NASA’s Hubble Measures the Size of the Nearest Transiting Earth-Sized Planet
The diminutive planet, LTT 1445Ac, was first discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) in 2022. But the geometry of the ...
NASA’s Webb, Hubble Combine to Create Most Colorful View of Universe
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have united to study an expansive galaxy cluster known as MACS0416 ...