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Named SNR J0614-7251 and SNR J0624-6948, the newly-discovered supernova remnants reside in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud, the largest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

Nicknamed the Firefly Sparkle, the newly-discovered galaxy existed approximately 600 million years after the Big Bang and consisted of a least 10 star clusters.

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Preliminary evidence for gases that could be biosignatures have been found in the atmosphere of Venus, but even if these biosignatures are real, does it...

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have spotted at least five young globular clusters within SPT 0615-JD1, a strongly-lensed galaxy that existed when the Universe was 460 million years old.

Though Hubble hasn't the resolving power of the new Webb Space Telescope, its new pointing mode is yielding spectacular imagery.

Featured in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a nearly edge-on view of the lenticular galaxy NGC 4753. Lenticular galaxies have an elliptical shape and ill-defined spiral arms. This image is the object's sharpest view to date, showcasing Hubble's incredible resolving power and ability to reveal complex dust structures. NGC 4753 […]

Both the Hubble Telescope and TESS exoplanet hunter went into safe mode on April 23. Hubble is back on, but TESS remains off.

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A new fabrication process for helical metal nanoparticles provides a simpler, cheaper way to rapidly produce a material essential for biomedical and optical devices, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers.

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have detected water vapor in the disk around the young star HL Tauri exactly where planets may be forming.

What constitutes protons? When I see pictures, I can't understand. Protons are made of quarks, but some say that they are made of 99% empty space. Also, in this illustration from Wikipedia, what's

The discovery could explain why, although supermassive black hole mergers are predicted theoretically, they have never been observed in progress.

On October 19th, 2017, astronomers with the Pann-STARRS survey observed an interstellar object passing through our system—1I/2017 U1 'Oumuamua. This was the first time an ISO was detected, confirming that such objects pass through the solar system regularly, as astronomers predicted decades prior. Just two years later, a second object was detected, the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov. Given 'Oumuamua's unusual nature…

Employing massive data sets collected through NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a research team led by a Rutgers University–New Brunswick astronomer is unearthing clues to conditions existing in the early universe.

If there's one rule that's practically universal in astronomy, it's this: you can only observe the parts of the Universe that your instruments are sensitive to. As a result, when most of us think…

These new images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope are part of the large, long-standing Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) project.

"These holes may have been created by one or more stars that exploded."

New snaps of outer space released on Monday show the "mind-blowing" detail of 19 spiral galaxies near our Milky Way that were captured by the James Webb Space Telescope thanks to the work of more t…

The next generation of advanced telescopes could sharpen the hunt for potential extraterrestrial life by closely scrutinizing the atmospheres of nearby exoplanets, new research suggests.