Massive 200-Light-Year Cloud May Be Channeling Matter to the Milky Way’s Core
Astronomers have found a vast, never-before-noticed reservoir of stellar material, hundreds of light-years across, lurking in a cold, dark, starless…
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Hubble Uncovers Multi-Age Stars in Ancient Cluster, Reshaping Galaxy Origins
Astronomers call ancient star clusters like NGC 1786 “time capsules” for their galaxy, preserving some of its oldest stars. A…
James Webb Telescope Spots Rare ‘Cosmic Owl’ Formed by Colliding Galaxies
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the “Cosmic Owl,” a startling owl-faced pair of colliding ring galaxies. This double-ring…
NASA’s Hubble and Webb Discover Bursting Star Formation in Small Magellanic Cloud
Scientists from NASA observed the bursting expansion of gas, stars, and dust from the glittering territory of the dual star…
James Webb Space Telescope Captures Hourglass Nebula LBN 483 in Stunning Detail
A striking nebula shaped by the dynamic interactions of two young stars has been observed in unprecedented detail by the…
Hubble Captures Stunning Infrared Image of Sh2-284, a Massive Stellar Nursery
A vast stellar nursery, located 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros, has been revealed in remarkable detail by the…
Hubble Captures Stunning Tarantula Nebula Image, Revealing Cosmic Dust and Star Formation
A striking image of the Tarantula Nebula has been captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, showcasing a vast cosmic…
JWST Identifies Cooling Gas in Phoenix Cluster, Unlocking Star Formation Process
Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed missing cooling gas in the Phoenix Cluster, a galaxy cluster…
Hubble’s New Image of Tarantula Nebula Showcases Cosmic Dust and Star Formation
A vast expanse of gas and dust in the Tarantula Nebula has been captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope,…
JWST Unveils HH 30’s Protoplanetary Disk, Showing Dust Grains and Jets
A striking image of a young star surrounded by a dense disk of dust and gas has been captured by…