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July 16th 2025

Alma Image Of Hops 315, A Still Forming Planetary System

Wild New Image Shows a Twin of Our Solar System Being Born

Astronomers have captured a rare glimpse inside HOPS-315, a young star that appears to sit at the center of a nascent version of our own solar system.

Space & Spaceflight Gayoung Lee Jul 16

June 10th 2024

Astronomers Spot Cataclysmic Collision of Giant Asteroids in Nearby Star System

Webb data suggests a massive dust cloud observed 20 years ago around Beta Pictoris was caused by a cataclysmic asteroid collision.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Jun 10

January 26th 2024

The Most Precious Human Relics Left in Space

Humanity has sent all sorts of stuff into space over the years. These items are the most valuable and historically significant.

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Jan 26

December 21st 2023

Illustration: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Finally, a Telescope Named ‘Einstein’ Is Heading to Space

Space's latest X-ray telescope, aptly named after the most famous physicist of all time, is poised to unveil the mysteries of nature's most extreme phenomena.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz Dec 21

August 25th 2023

Gif: Frank Summers (STScI), Greg Bacon (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Leah Hustak (STScI), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Gizmodo

Webb Telescope Data Suggests There May Not Be a Ton of Supermassive Black Holes

A deep look at the Extended Groth Strip suggests the universe may be a more stable place than previously thought.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz Aug 25

July 5th 2023

Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ori Fox (STScI), Melissa Shahbandeh (STScI) Image Processing Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

Webb Telescope Spots Potential Fuel for Early Universe in Supernovae Debris

Dust reservoirs spewed by two stellar deaths show how stars might be born.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz Jul 5

May 24th 2023

Image: Credit: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; IR: JWST: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI, Spitzer: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Optical: Hubble: NASA/ESA/STScI, ESO. Image Processing: L. Frattare, J. Major, and K. Arcand

NASA Telescopes Team Up to Produce Stupendously Purple Views of Space

Star clusters, galaxies, and gas clouds are mesmerizing when seen across many wavelengths of light.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz May 24

May 12th 2023

Proposed Mission Seeks to Resurrect Retired Spitzer Space Telescope

The aging space telescope retired after 16 years of service, but a servicing mission could help bring Spitzer back to life as a surveyor of dangerous asteroids.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie May 12

March 27th 2023

Illustration: NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted (STScI), T. P. Greene (NASA Ames), T. Bell (BAERI), E. Ducrot (CEA), P. Lagage (CEA)

Webb Telescope Reveals Nearby Exoplanet Has No Atmosphere

On TRAPPIST-1b, it's a sweltering 446 degrees Fahrenheit—but only on one side.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz Mar 27

November 9th 2022

Image: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, CSA, IPAC, Kristen McQuinn (RU) IMAGE PROCESSING: Zolt G. Levay (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

Webb Telescope Brings a Once-Fuzzy Galaxy Into Focus

We have a much more interesting view of dwarf galaxy Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte, thanks to Webb’s imaging powers.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz Nov 9

July 11th 2022

Biden to Reveal Webb Telescope’s First Full-Color Image Today

NASA will release the rest of this first batch of images tomorrow morning.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz Jul 11

June 17th 2022

The SOFIA Mission Is Ending, but Its Legacy Will Be Long Felt

The flying observatory expanded what we know about astrophysics and planetary science, but NASA could no longer justify the project.

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Jun 17

May 9th 2022

NASA Releases Ridiculously Sharp Webb Space Telescope Images

The telescope achieved a "perfect" alignment, according to Webb scientists.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz May 9

August 19th 2021

Astronomers Spot Strange ‘Splinter’ in Milky Way Spiral Arm

The unusual feature, measuring 3,000 light-years long, could represent a previously unknown type of galactic substructure.

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Aug 19

July 30th 2015

There’s a Rocky Exoplanet Just 21 Light-Years Away

NASA has proven itself to be quite adeptat finding planets lately, and this week is no exception: using the Spitzer Space Telescoe, scientists at the Jet Propulsion Lab have found HD 219134b, a rocky exoplanet ‘just’ 21 light-years away. Unlike Kepler 452-b, the recently-discovered rocky exoplanet, HD 219134b orbits too close to its star for…

Space & Spaceflight Chris Mills Jul 30

February 3rd 2015

Infrared Astronomy Defeats Trash Bags But Finds Glasses Challenging

My love affair with the infrared Spitzer Space Telescope is no secret. I seek shapes in glowing nebula, and never pass up amultispectral composite image with an infrared layer. But what benefit does it actually serve to stare into space in these longer wavelengths? Top image: The same scene seen in optical and infrared light.…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Feb 3

August 7th 2014

Peeking In On A Protostar and A Not-Quite-Star Hiding In Clouds of Chaos

What happens when you take observations of a gas cloud, a protostar, and a pre-star dense core of gas, and model them with turbulence? A downright hypnotizing model at how multiple star systems may form. A gas cloud 450 light years away in the constellation Taurus hosts not just a newborn protostar, but a dense…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Aug 7

July 16th 2014

Next Generation Telescopes Take Us Closer to Finding Alien Life

Every day we find more exoplanets. With bigger and better telescopes on the horizon, we’ll have far more observations of these planets than ever before — and NASA scientists are optimistic we’ll discover alien life within decades. On Monday, a panel of NASA scientists and engineers discussed the roadmap to the next generations of telescopes,…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Jul 16

May 25th 2014

Beautiful Infrared Astronomy from the Spitzer Space Telescope

The Spitzer Space Telescope explores the skies in a wavelength we’re blind to, sensing the heat of infrared. After 3,925 days of service, it’s had plenty of time to built up an impressive gallery. Now continued funding is in jeopardy, it’s a good time to look back on the gorgeous images of science. Top image:…

Tech News Mika McKinnon May 25

May 22nd 2014

This Is The Darkest Place Ever Seen In The Universe

When we look out over the universe, it’s the bright spots that tend to stand out. But the darkness out there is also incredible, particularly in on spot 16,000 light years away, where scientists have recorded the deepest darkness ever seen. Image: Map of cosmic clusters / NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Zurich The darkness is courtesy of…

io9 Ria Misra May 22

Spitzer

Wild New Image Shows a Twin of Our Solar System Being Born

Astronomers Spot Cataclysmic Collision of Giant Asteroids in Nearby Star System

The Most Precious Human Relics Left in Space

Finally, a Telescope Named ‘Einstein’ Is Heading to Space

Webb Telescope Data Suggests There May Not Be a Ton of Supermassive Black Holes

Webb Telescope Spots Potential Fuel for Early Universe in Supernovae Debris

NASA Telescopes Team Up to Produce Stupendously Purple Views of Space

Proposed Mission Seeks to Resurrect Retired Spitzer Space Telescope

Webb Telescope Reveals Nearby Exoplanet Has No Atmosphere

Webb Telescope Brings a Once-Fuzzy Galaxy Into Focus

Biden to Reveal Webb Telescope’s First Full-Color Image Today

The SOFIA Mission Is Ending, but Its Legacy Will Be Long Felt

NASA Releases Ridiculously Sharp Webb Space Telescope Images

Astronomers Spot Strange ‘Splinter’ in Milky Way Spiral Arm

There’s a Rocky Exoplanet Just 21 Light-Years Away

Infrared Astronomy Defeats Trash Bags But Finds Glasses Challenging

Peeking In On A Protostar and A Not-Quite-Star Hiding In Clouds of Chaos

Next Generation Telescopes Take Us Closer to Finding Alien Life

Beautiful Infrared Astronomy from the Spitzer Space Telescope

This Is The Darkest Place Ever Seen In The Universe

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