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Hubble takes a closer look at the first of a new type of object

This is the first confirmed detection of such an object in the universe.

This artist’s concept depicts a smaller white dwarf star pulling material from a larger star, right, into an accretion disk. Earlier this year, scientists used NASA’s IXPE

NASA’s IXPE measures a white dwarf star for the first time

The polarization can be used to estimate the height of the accretion shock above the WD’s surface.

Perseus Cluster

NASA’s IXPE mission cracks the mystery of black hole jets

A 60‑Day marathon staring contest with a galaxy cluster.

zoomed-in image of Uranus

We finally know why Uranus is so cold

Uranus does in fact generate some heat.

Moon-Forming Disk

Webb spots moon-forming disk around massive exoplanet

The young star the planet orbits is only 2 million years old.

North Dakota’s Forest River

NASA-ISRO satellite delivers first radar views of Earth

Proof of the power of united innovation.

Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud

Webb telescope explores the Milky Way’s giant star-forming cloud

Inside the Stellar Furnace: Webb’s infrared vision exposes the beauty and complexity of Sagittarius B2.

red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1

Webb Investigates Whether TRAPPIST-1 e Could Support Life

Webb begins to reveal the atmosphere of a distant rocky world.

leopord spots

Signs of Life on Mars? NASA Says the Rover Might Have Found One

Rover uncovered a possible biosignature in rock sample.

uranus moon

Webb discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus

It’s a small moon but a significant discovery.

Alpha Centauri A could look like

NASA’s Webb detects a potential planet around Alpha Centauri A

It is just 4 light-years away from Earth.

Betelgeuse and companion

Betelgeuse isn’t Alone; It has a Stellar Companion

Guess who’s orbiting Betelgeuse? NASA just found out.

zoomed-in image of Uranus

Scientists discover Uranus’s hidden heat

NASA research helps puzzle out some of the world’s mystique.

TRACERS mission

NASA’s TRACERS mission to track space weather

TRACERS tracks cosmic instability.

This diagram shows the trajectory of interstellar comet

NASA detected a comet that originated from interstellar space

It is currently located about 420 million miles (670 million kilometers) away.

TWA 7 (MIRI + VLT Image)

Webb’s first direct image discovery of an alien planet

A planet with a mass similar to Saturn.

Arsia Mons

Mars Odyssey spots towering volcano above dawn clouds

The 2001 Odyssey spacecraft captured a first-of-its-kind look at Arsia Mons.

A disk of hot gas swirls around a black hole in this illustration

Supermassive black holes feasting on massive stars

The stars’ destruction produces high-energy light.

Milky Way and Andromeda encounters

Milky Way may not collide with Andromeda

Hubble casts doubt on certainty of galactic collision.

Debris Disk Around Star HD 181327

First evidence of frozen water in the young star system

Not just water ice, but crystalline water ice.

Tough microbes found in NASA cleanrooms

26 new tough microbes found in NASA cleanrooms

It indicate the potential for microbial persistence in extraterrestrial environments.

This picture of Mars

NASA’s Europa Clipper captured infrared images of the Red Planet

On its recent swing by Mars, NASA’s Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet.

The landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” known as the Cosmic Cliffs is actually a portion of the nebula Gum 31, which contains a young star cluster called NGC 3324

A new 3D visualization of Cosmic Cliffs

Exploring the Cosmic Cliffs in 3D.

This six-panel illustration of a tidal disruption event

An invisible monster 600 million light-years away gulping down any star coming its way

Astronomers using NASA telescopes have found 'Space Jaws.'

In the heart of an active galaxy, matter falling toward a supermassive black hole creates jets of particles traveling near the speed of light as shown in this artist’s concept

The Universe’s brightest lights born from darkness

It sounds a little contradictory, but it’s true!

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