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Scientists have devised a new method for mapping the spottiness of distant stars by using observations from NASA missions of…

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image zooms in on the feathery spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 45, which lies…

With the James Webb Space Telescope, we are seeing the early universe like never before. Webb produces beautiful images and…

Editor’s Note: This post highlights a combination of peer-reviewed results and data from Webb science in progress, which has not…

Scientists predict one of the major surveys by NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may reveal around 100,000 celestial…

A previously unexplored globular cluster glitters with multicolored stars in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. Globular clusters like this…

Since July 2022, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to…

A funky effect Einstein predicted, known as gravitational lensing — when a foreground galaxy magnifies more distant galaxies behind it…

A black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe, according to a new study from…