Space Telescope Science Institute
Celebrating Independence Day With Webb’s Star Formation Spectacle
This new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope showcases a young protostar in the process of forming within a ...
A Breathtaking 3D Journey Through the Pillars of Creation
This image is a mosaic of visible-light and infrared-light views of the same frame from the the Pillars of Creation ...
Webb Space Telescope Cracks Case of Puffy “Microwaved Marshmallow” Exoplanet
The warm gas giant WASP-107 b, known for its unusually low density and moderate temperature, may have its puffed-up atmosphere ...
Webb Finds Atmosphere on Rocky Exoplanet For the First Time
Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, scientists may have identified atmospheric gases on 55 Cancri e, a super-hot, rocky exoplanet. ...
Webb Maps Weather on Extreme Exoplanet WASP-43 b
This artist’s concept shows what the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b could look like. WASP-43 b is a Jupiter-sized planet ...
Hubble Celebrates 34th Anniversary With a Spectacular View of the Little Dumbbell Nebula
Astronomers celebrated the 34th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope by capturing an image of the Little Dumbbell Nebula, 3400 ...
NASA’s Webb and Hubble Team Up To Solve Universe Expansion Rate Puzzle
The “Hubble Tension,” a discrepancy in the universe’s expansion rate, is scrutinized through the combined efforts of the Hubble and ...
Hubble Captures the Giant’s Roaring Storms and Volcanic Moon Io
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured new images of Jupiter on January 5-6, 2024, revealing dynamic weather patterns and notable storms ...
The Farthest Active Supermassive Black Hole Ever Found
Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made groundbreaking discoveries in galaxy GN-z11, which is one of the most ...
Galaxies Collide, Stars Awaken: Hubble’s Stunning Revelation
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed 12 interacting galaxies, revealing long tidal tails rich in gas, dust, and stars, along ...
