The James Webb Space Telescope captured this image of galaxies floating through space. At top is…
Category: Earth Sky
Exoplanet atmospheres are a key to habitability
Artist’s concept of exoplanet GJ 9827 d. It might be a steam world, with lots of…
Lost sisters of the Pleiades are scattered across the sky
The Pleiades star cluster, a favorite of stargazers, is actually part of a group that has…
Was NASA’s ‘no life on Mars’ conclusion in the 70s wrong?
View larger. | NASA’s Viking 1 lander took this photo of surrounding rocks and sand dunes…
Shape of a supernova detected 1 day after explosion
This artist’s impression shows a star going supernova. About 22 million light-years away, the supernova –…
Dying old stars destroy their planets, new research shows
View larger. | Artist’s concept of a dying star engulfing a planet. A new study from…
Our solar system is moving 3 times faster than expected
This video shows our solar system moving through the galaxy. The view is from a hypothetical…
Could black hole shadows reveal new theories of gravity?
This image, which the European Southern Observatory (ESO) released on March 27, 2024, shows the supermassive…
Hidden ocean on Enceladus might be stable enough for life
Artist’s concept of the Cassini spacecraft sweeping past Saturn’s moon Enceladus and its famous water vapor…
1st 3D temperature map of exoplanet shows dynamic atmosphere
View larger. | Astronomers have created a 3D temperature map of the exoplanet known as WASP-18b.…