This image shows the incredibly distant galaxy JADES GS-z13-1 (the red dot at center). This surprising…
Category: Earth Sky
Birthplaces of new planets come in many different sizes
View larger. | These are the 73 protoplanetary disks – or planet-forming disks – that ALMA…
Alien life? Mammoth new telescope could find it in hours
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Currently being constructed in Chile,…
Massive collision created Mercury, new theory suggests
View larger. | Artist’s concept of a collision between two rocky bodies in the early solar…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit in 2032, but it will be back
The faint dot fixed in the center of this starfield is asteroid 2024 YR4. This is…
See auroras on Neptune for the first time!
At left is the Hubble Space Telescope’s view of Neptune with its blue hue and white…
Surprisingly big organic molecules on Mars: A hint of life?
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the largest organic molecules on Mars we’ve yet seen. They seem…
Famous, rare ‘pinwheel death star’ isn’t a threat after all
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the Wolf-Rayet 104 pinwheel star system. A new study confirms…
See colorful giant exoplanets in astonishing new Webb images
View larger. | This is the Webb space telescope’s view of the 4 young, colorful giant…
The new hotspots for alien life?
View larger. | Artist’s concept of an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf star. A new…