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Meet SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew: The daring 4 who are in space on the most ambitious private space mission in history
The Polaris Dawn crew — Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis, and Anna Menon — is traveling d…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jenny M…
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A James Webb Telescope scientist explains what it's like to create the most beautiful space images of our time
Two years ago, NASA unveiled JWST's first space images. Take a look at how image processors turn ra…
Ellyn Lapointe
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NASA's James Webb gave a stunning look at the death throes of a star, capturing details Hubble missed
Understanding the last moments of stars is important because they hold the building blocks of life.…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA's Hubble spots a mysterious flash in the middle of nowhere that defies science
Scientists thought they knew what caused the rare flash, but they were wrong, the new observation s…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope imaged a stunning supernova remnant and revealed details Hubble couldn't capture
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently observed the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Jenny McG…
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A mysterious Jupiter-sized planet that shouldn't exist is as puffy as a marshmallow and astronomers finally think they know why
"Super puff" WASP 107b confused scientists for years. Now, two independent teams of astronomers thi…
Ellyn Lapointe
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A 'cosmic glitch' in the universe is forcing astronomers to rethink Einstein's theory of relativity
Scientists have found evidence that Einstein's general theory of relativity doesn't quite work in t…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Astronomers say we may live at the center of a cosmic void 2 billion light-years wide that defies the laws of cosmology
If this gigantic cosmic void does exist, it could help astronomers solve one of the greatest myster…
Jessica Orwig,Ellyn Lapointe
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Side-by-side images of a whirlpool galaxy show details NASA's James Webb telescope captured but Hubble missed
The images show the majestic spiral arms of the M51, a galaxy located 27 million light-years away i…
Ellie Zolfagharifard,Marianne…
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A new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope blows past Hubble again, revealing an iconic supernova in unprecedented detail
The supernova, which was first discovered in 1987, has a keyhole-like formation, full of clumpy gas…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Grace E…
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals a secret star Hubble missed, maybe solving the mystery of a dying star's multi-layered nebula
Webb's new image of the Ring Nebula spots details the Hubble Space Telescope missed, including arcs…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jenny M…
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NASA shares Diwali greetings with celestial image by Hubble
NASA on Monday took to social media to extend Diwali greetings with a celestial image captured by H…
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Side-by-side images of Uranus show how NASA's James Webb telescope outclasses Hubble, spotting vivid rings that used to go unseen
The infrared image from the JWST shows Uranus glowing with 11 of its 13 rings visible. It also reve…
Marianne Guenot
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The Voyager spacecraft will probably last a billion years, says a scientist on the mission for nearly 5 decades
The Voyager spacecraft will run out of fuel soon, but a longtime mission scientist says they may co…
Jenny McGrath
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Scientists want to build telescopes on the moon for up to $10 billion to see more of the universe than the James Webb Space Telescope
Astronomers want to build giant telescopes on the moon. They're already drafting blueprints and mak…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are ruining images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, threatening future science
Hubble has sunk to an orbit among the satellites, including SpaceX's growing Starlink constellation…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Astronomers used JWST to finally solve a 37-year mystery over one of the brightest cosmic explosions ever seen in modern history
The James Webb Space Telescope has solved the mystery of what one of the brightest supernovae in hi…
Ellyn Lapointe
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How to take pictures of the 2024 solar eclipse: 11 tips from the pros to snap the most dramatic photos
To get the best pictures of the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse in April 2024, professional …
Kelly Burch
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Elon Musk's SpaceX was the satellite villain of the skies. It's taking a 'money hit' to try and fix the problem.
SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites brighten the night sky enough to interfere with scientific re…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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10 times NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted something Hubble missed
With its infrared gaze, the James Webb Space Telescope can capture galaxies, planets, moons, and au…