Scaling up IRIS² to meet evolving demands
SAN FRANCISCO – European civil space leaders suggested expanding their flagship campaign to develop a secure communications constellation.…
Hubble Space Telescope Captures New Image of NGC 2775
NGC 2775’s large, yellowish, central bulge is filled with old stars, encircled by tightly wound spiral arms decorated…
Webb Detects Complex Structures in Upper Atmosphere of Saturn
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope have detected a series of dark, bead-like and asymmetric star-shaped…
Martian North Polar Vortex Creates Seasonal Ozone Layer, Planetary Scientists Say
The polar vortex is a consequence of Martian seasons, which occur because the planet’s axis is tilted at…
Here’s How to Deflect a Dangerous Asteroid Without It Totally Backfiring
In September 2022, NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, successfully altering the space rock’s trajectory. The…
Webb Spots Cluster of Young Massive Stars in Lobster Nebula
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have taken a beautiful new image of the star cluster…
Solar Orbiter traces Sun’s energetic electrons to dual eruptions
The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter mission has traced floods of energetic electrons hurled out by the Sun…
ESA and JAXA to seize ultra-rare chance to study a 1,230-foot asteroid in a close Earth flyby
An artists depiction of the Ramses mission (Image source: ESA-Science Office; edited) Asteroid Apophis is projected to fly…
Webb Captures the First-Ever Image of the Butterfly Nebula’s Hidden Heart
Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Webb & ALMA image) |ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, M. Matsuura, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), N. Hirano,…
Asteroids Bennu and Ryugu are Part of Polana Collisional Family, Webb Observations Suggest
The new Polana collisional family in the Solar System’s main asteroid belt is the hypothesized origin of the…