Astronomy

NASA 1 day ago

Hubble Space Telescope sees planet around red dwarf star getting hiccups

NASA says astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have witnessed a young planet around a red dwarf star 32 light-years from Earth getting the "hiccups."

Astronomy 4 days ago

Webb Space Telescope takes stunningly detailed infrared image of actively forming stars

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has taken a dazzling new image of a pair of forming young stars in high-resolution near-infrared light located 1,470 light-years away.

Asteroids July 22

Hubble Space Telescope finds boulders potentially shaken off asteroid following DART experiment

NASA says the Hubble Space Telescope has found nearly 40 boulders that were potentially shaken off the asteroid Dimorphos following its DART test last year.

Asteroids July 21

Perseid Meteor Shower 2023: What skywatchers should know

One of the biggest meteor showers of the year is back through the end of next month. The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak in mid-August, when the moon will be just 10% full.

LIFESTYLE July 20

First moon landing still amazes the world today, a powerful example of American exceptionalism

Man first stepped first on the moon with the historic NASA Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969. The incredible feat of human exploration still amazes the world today.

Moon July 18

August features 2 supermoons, including a blue moon: What to know

NASA says that next month will feature two supermoons, including a blue moon. The sturgeon moon will peak on Aug. 1, and the blue sturgeon moon on Aug. 30.

NASA July 12

Webb Space Telescope marks 1st year of science with marvelous new image

NASA released a stunning new image of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex on Wednesday to mark the first year of the James Webb Space Telescope's scientific operations.

NASA July 8

James Webb Space Telescope detects most distant active supermassive black hole ever seen

A team of researchers has used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover the most distant active supermassive black hole seen to date, as well as other finds.

NASA July 6

James Webb Space Telescope captures dazzling galaxy collision

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a dazzling image of the result of a cosmic collision located approximately 120 million light-years away from Earth.

NASA July 5

Hubble telescope spies sparkling irregular galaxy 11 million light-years away

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a highly irregular galaxy known as ESO 174-1 located about 11 million light-years from Earth.