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How the James Webb Space Telescope's first colour images were made
Joseph DePasquale, the lead image processor for the James Webb Space Telescope, says seeing its first…
7 big questions the James Webb Space Telescope is about to answer
NASA will release the first full-colour images from the James Webb Space Telescope next week. Here’s…
The James Webb Space Telescope heralds a new era for astronomy
We are about to get our hands on the first observations from the world’s most powerful…
A passing star shifting Neptune’s orbit could wreck the solar system
If a star flying past our solar system moved Neptune’s orbit by just 0.1 per cent,…
ESA's lunar rovers complete simulated moon trials on Mount Etna
Paving the way for future moon exploration missions, the European Space Agency has been testing its…
Stunning solar prominences shine in photography competition
This photograph of solar features called prominences is one of the dazzling cosmic images shortlisted for…
Asteroid Bennu may have got its spinning-top shape from landslides
Asteroids that are shaped like spinning tops, such as Bennu and Ryugu, may have been slowed…
Update – NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft is on its way to the moon
As part of its Artemis programme to return humans to the moon, NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft to…
Rogue planets with weird atmospheres and no star could host life
Worlds that hold onto their dense primordial atmospheres of hydrogen and helium may stay warm enough…