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Hubble reveals the Drifting Binary Pairs of Ageing Brown Dwarfs

A new study using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has found that brown dwarfs, interstellar objects that are larger than Jupiter but smaller than...

Ancient threads of the Milky Way galaxy unveiled

Truly ancient fragments.

ESA to build two new Scout missions: NanoMagSat and Tango

Scouts are small satellites that deliver value-added science.

NASA and ESA to launch first gravitational wave observatory in space

NASA has collaborated with the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch the first space-based observatory designed to detect gravitational waves. The observatory has passed...

Galaxy Mergers unveil the mystery of inexplicable hydrogen emission in early Universe

Astronomers have long been puzzled by the detection of light from hydrogen atoms in the very early universe. According to theory, the abundant Lyman-α...

New discovery in Beta Pictoris System reveals unseen structure

Scientists have made a new discovery in the Beta Pictoris planetary system, located just 63 light-years away. This system has been studied for decades...

International team of astronomers observe changing weather patterns on exoplanet

An international team of astronomers has assembled and reprocessed observations of the exoplanet WASP-121 b that were collected with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope...

Saturn’s Ring Spokes: A Hubble Telescope Image

This is a photo of Saturn captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023. The planet was about 1365 million kilometers...

Its Holiday season: Hubble captured a sparkling festive snow globe

To celebrate the holiday season, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the galaxy known as UGC 8091, which resembles a sparkling festive snow...

Webb Telescope captures Uranus’ spectacular rings and its moons

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on unusual and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that spins on its side. Webb...

New record holder: Webb identifies tiniest free-floating brown dwarf

Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars, since they form like stars through gravitational collapse, but never gain enough mass to ignite nuclear fusion....

Webb’s new high-definition look at exploded star: Cas A

Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on the holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams...

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