Training its array of sophisticated instruments on a planet orbiting a star 700 light years away, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is delivering on its promise to provide unprecedented insights into…
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Largest known comet from Oort Cloud captured by Hubble
Astronomers capture images of a four billion-year-old relic that fell from the theorized Oort Cloud that encircles our Solar System. Comets are among the oldest objects in our universe. Icy bodies that…
Neptune’s unexpectedly cool summer – Advanced Science News
A compilation of data gathered over the last 20 years shows a surprising drop in global temperatures on Neptune. With the development of sophisticated telescopes, satellites, and other highly sensitive light-detecting devices,…
What scientists hope to learn with the new James Webb Space Telescope
Image credit: NASA/Desiree Stover Three decades in the making, NASA’s successor to the famous Hubble telescope will launch next week, and the excitement is building. A joint program between NASA, the European…
A doomed alien planet has a 16-hour orbit around its star
TOI-2109b is the second hottest exoplanet discovered so far, with a year lasting just 16 hours. Image credit: NASA, ESA, G. Bacon Researchers have reported the discovery of a unique ultrahot Jupiter…
Scientists detect water and carbon monoxide in far away galaxy
Water and carbon detected in a galaxy 13 billion light-years away provide a glimpse into how these elements impacted the development of the early universe. Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Dagnello (NRAO) In…
Soft robots in space – Advanced Science News
Although the idea of soft robots in space exploration is still far from becoming a reality, there are obvious advantages that are driving researchers to pursue the possibility. Illustration by Guo Zhan…
NASA begins launch prep for the first mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
The first mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids will show us the diversity of the primordial bodies that built our Solar System. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech In October of this year, NASA plans to…
Methane on Enceladus could be a possible sign of life
Is life bubbling under the surface of Saturn’s ocean moon? This artist’s impression depicts NASA’s Cassini spacecraft flying through a plume erupting from the surface of Enceladus. Image credit: NASA Beneath the…
Scientists identify alien planets that could be observing Earth
An intriguing thought experiment catalogs which of our interstellar neighbors might be gazing back at us. Artist’s impression of the planets orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. Image credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser “Are…