Our Mysterious Universe Still Evades Cosmological Understanding

Our Mysterious Universe Still Evades Cosmological Understanding

Science can uncover new knowledge, but it can also reveal what we don’t understand. New research is shedding light on ...
STScI: Didymos-Dimorphos System After DART Impact

STScI: Didymos-Dimorphos System After DART Impact

Like a sports photographer at an auto-racing event, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a series of photos of asteroid Dimorphos ...
STScI: Hubble Finds Hungry Black Hole Twisting Captured Star Into Donut Shape

STScI: Hubble Finds Hungry Black Hole Twisting Captured Star Into Donut Shape

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have recorded a star's final moments in detail as it gets gobbled up by ...
STScI: NASA’s Webb Confirms Its First Exoplanet

STScI: NASA’s Webb Confirms Its First Exoplanet

Researchers confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for the first time ...
AURA seeks new Director for the Space Telescope Science Institute

AURA seeks new Director for the Space Telescope Science Institute

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is seeking a new Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute ...
STScI: NASA’s Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen Before

STScI: NASA’s Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen Before

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world’s skies.While Webb ...
STScI: Hubble Captures 3 Faces of Evolving Supernova in Early Universe

STScI: Hubble Captures 3 Faces of Evolving Supernova in Early Universe

Three different moments in a far-off supernova explosion were captured in a single snapshot by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The ...
STScI: How Nasa’s Roman Telescope Will Scan for Show Stopping Explosions

STScI: How Nasa’s Roman Telescope Will Scan for Show Stopping Explosions

What happens when the densest, most massive stars – that are also super small – collide? They send out brilliant ...
STScI: NASA’s Hubble Spots Twin Tails in New Image After DART Impact

STScI: NASA’s Hubble Spots Twin Tails in New Image After DART Impact

Two tails of dust ejected from the Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system are seen in new images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, ...
STScI: NASA’s Webb Takes Star-Filled Portrait of Pillars of Creation

STScI: NASA’s Webb Takes Star-Filled Portrait of Pillars of Creation

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape – the iconic Pillars of Creation – where ...
“The Hunt for Planet B” wins Emmy Award

“The Hunt for Planet B” wins Emmy Award

AURA congratulates Nathaniel Kahn, director, and the entire The Hunt for Planet B team on winning an Emmy® for Outstanding ...
STScI: Webb, Hubble Capture Detailed Views of DART Impact

STScI: Webb, Hubble Capture Detailed Views of DART Impact

Two of NASA’s Great Observatories, the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope, have captured views of a ...