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Astronomy
James Webb Space Telescope Completes Final Functional Tests to Prepare for Launch
February marked significant progress for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which completed its final functional performance…
Accurately Measuring The Temperature Of Red Supergiant Stars
Red supergiants are a class of star that end their lives in supernova explosions. …
Hubble Looks at a ‘Black Eye’ Galaxy
This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features NGC 4826 — a spiral galaxy…
Hubble Views a Baby Star’s Tantrums
Herbig-Haro objects are some of the rarer sights in the night sky, taking the form of…
Supermassive Black Holes Could Form From Dark Matter
A new theoretical study has proposed a novel mechanism for the creation of supermassive black holes…
Reclusive Neutron Star May Have Been Found In Famous Supernova
Since astronomers captured the bright explosion of a star on February 24, 1987, researchers have been…
First Black Hole Ever Detected Is More Massive Than We Thought
New observations of the first black hole ever detected have led astronomers to question what they…
The Smallest Galaxies In Our Universe Bbring More About Dark Matter To Light
Our universe is dominated by a mysterious matter known as dark matter. Its name comes from…
Hubble Views The M1-63 Nebula
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features an impressive portrait of M1-63, a beautifully…