Shockingly Tiny Galaxy Near Andromeda Is Just One-Millionth the Size of the Milky Way
Andromeda XXXV is only about 20,000 times more massive than our Sun—very small, even for a satellite galaxy. For comparison, ...
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James Webb telescope captures first images of CO2 outside solar system
For years, astronomers have sought a way to directly observe the atmospheres of exoplanets, worlds orbiting distant stars.
Webb telescope just snapped direct image of worlds many light-years away
It's rare for any observatory to directly image a planet beyond our solar system, called an exoplanet, but the powerful James ...
3.7 Billion Miles Away: Hubble Uncovers a Hidden Trio That Could Rewrite Kuiper Belt History
A newly identified Kuiper Belt trio, possibly only the second of its kind, could provide strong evidence that these distant ...
No, that’s not a cosmic cone of shame—it’s NASA’s newest space telescope
Satellites come in all shapes and sizes, but there aren't any that look quite like SPHEREx, an infrared observatory NASA ...
Scientists Potentially Found a Three-Body Problem in Space—but the Mystery Is Just Beginning
Floating around at the edge of the Solar System are leftovers from its formation. This is the Kuiper Belt, which is composed ...
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Carbon dioxide found in exoplanet atmospheres reveals new details of gas giants’ origins
Studying young gas giant exoplanets' compositions and orbits could help us better understand how our own solar system's gas ...
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James Webb Space Telescope investigates the origins of 'failed stars' in the Flame Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope is investigating the Flame Nebula, hunting for "failed stars" to better understand how brown ...
NASA’s Newest Telescope Just Woke Up and It’s About to Change Astronomy
NASA’s SPHEREx mission has successfully communicated with Earth, marking the start of an ambitious journey to map the cosmos.
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Webb telescope spots curious objects that aren't stars, or planets
The James Webb Space Telescope zoomed in on extremely faint objects ... without signs of a surrounding solar system. These new observations, and those forthcoming, will help researchers understand ...
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NASA launches newest space telescope to seek life’s key ingredients
NASA has launched the SPHEREx telescope to uncover the ingredients for life in our galaxy, as well as the PUNCH mission to ...