Using data from the JWST, an amateur on Reddit created the first image of the TRAPPIST-1 system. JWST, a telescope so powerful that it makes Hubble look like someone smeared…
The death of a star is one of the most dramatic natural events in the Universe. Some stars die in dramatic supernova explosions, leaving nebulae behind as shimmering remnants of…
This week the official count of known exoplanets crossed 5,000. On the one hand, there isn’t anything special about 5,000 vs 4,900 or 5,100, but on the other hand, crossing…
The otherwise unremarkable double asteroid of Didymos and Dimorphos made headlines as the target of NASA’s successful Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) mission. With new details about the system emerging,…
In the coming years, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will send two robotic missions to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. These are none other than NASA’s Europa Clipper…
Martian meteorite NWA 7533 is worth more than its weight in gold. Credit: © NASA/Luc Labenne A meteorite that originated on Mars billions of years ago reveals details of ancient…
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