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These images feature zodiacal light — the faint, diffuse glow created by sunlight scattering off dust particles in orbit.
Scientists looked at Jupiter’s massive auroras using the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes — and found a mystery they ...
The infrared views, captured in 2023, shed light on the giant planet's atmosphere and magnetosphere—but they also reveal something unexpected ...
New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that auroras on Jupiter are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth.
The telescope captured the space phenomena, which is hundreds of times brighter than the auroras we see on Earth.
Astronomers didn’t even know sub-Neptunes existed until NASA’s Kepler mission uncovered them over the past decade. Although a ...
What is Space Jaws? A covert black hole revealed itself to astronomers in 2025 with a spectacular burst of radiation known as a tidal disruption event ...
Instead of using thrusters, SPHEREx relies on a system of reaction wheels to control its orientation. The observatory will ...
The James Webb Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) captures stunning views of barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: ...
On a volcanic island under some of the darkest skies on Earth, I rediscovered the night sky and came home with a new view of ...