Swirling nebula of two dying stars revealed in spectacular detail in new Webb telescope image
The Apep nebula in false colour, displaying infrared data from JWST’s MIRI camera. Credit: Han et al./White et al./Dholakia; NASA/ESA...
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JWST uncovers hidden black holes devouring stars in dusty galaxies
Astronomers at MIT, Columbia University, and elsewhere have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to peer through the dust of...
Astronomers discover mysterious radio pulsing white dwarf, one of only 10 found to date
Artist impression of a binary white dwarf system similar to J1634+44. Credit: Dana Berry A team of astronomers have made...
Mars glaciers found to be over 80% pure ice, study shows
This is an example of a debris-covered glacier on Mars. New research into these features suggest that they are purer...
Rare intermediate-mass black hole caught devouring star in distant galaxy
A Hubble Space Telescope image of a pair of galaxies: NGC 6099 (lower left) and NGC 6098 (upper right). The...
Complex organic molecules found in young star’s disk hint at cosmic origins of life
This artist's impression shows the planet-forming disk around the star V883 Orionis. In the outermost part of the disk, volatile...
What surprises will the star-studying CHARA Array reveal in its third decade?
The CHARA (Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy) array is operated by Georgia State University and located at Mt. Wilson...
Study inspects over 100 quasars from the MIGHTEE survey
The redshift distribution for the full sample of 104 quasars (solidblack histogram), with the COSMOS and XMM-LSS subsets shown as...
XRISM satellite maps sulfur in both gas and solid forms across Milky Way
This composite shows a section of the interstellar medium scientists X-rayed for sulfur using the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and...
JWST finds plenty of low mass black holes in the early universe
JWST's Ultra-Deep Field, showing galaxies and gravitational lenses in a small slice of sky. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI...
