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NASA Webb Explores Family Tree of Newly Discovered Distant Objects
2026.07.29
Since their discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, little red dots (LRDs) have been the subject of great interest to astronomers. Understanding the nature of these extremely distant, compact red sources has been a puzzling scientific endeavor. One popular theory is that little red dots are supermassive black holes known as active […]
NASA’s Swift Sees ‘Wandering’ Mega Black Hole Shredding Star
2026.07.27
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory captured an “orphan” black hole lighting up as it devoured a star on the outskirts of a faraway galaxy. These phenomena are rare to begin with, and none had ever before been seen so far outside of a galaxy’s core. “We were looking for these star-shredding events as a way […]
NASA’s Hubble Shows Star Formation in Andromeda Galaxy Winding Down
2026.07.27
NASA’s Hubble finds that star formation in the Andromeda galaxy has undergone a 500-million-year decline.
Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral
2026.07.24
This Hubble image features spiral galaxy NGC 4654, located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden).
NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System
2026.07.15
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant planet outside our solar system, called an exoplanet, hiding within one of the most intensely studied planetary systems in our Milky Way galaxy. The young, nearby star Beta Pictoris was already known to host two giant planets: Beta Pictoris b, one of the first […]
NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Spot Distant Black Holes That Shred Stars
2026.07.14
How do black holes at the center of galaxies form and grow over time? To answer this question, scientists need to detect and study supermassive black holes at great distances, which existed much earlier in the universe’s history. New research suggests NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is on track to launch Aug. 30, […]
NASA’s Hubble Discovers First of Star Cluster’s Missing Black Holes
2026.07.13
Astronomers using archival data from Hubble and supportive observations from Webb have located their first stellar-mass black hole in the star cluster Omega Centauri.
On-Orbit Checkouts in Progress for Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift
2026.07.10
Commissioning is well underway for Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft LINK, which is designed to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.
NASA’s Roman Launch Preparations Proceed
2026.07.09
With less than two months until the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing the observatory for its trip to space.
Telescope Milestone: NASA’s Roman Moves Vertical Ahead of Processing
2026.07.06
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has completed important prelaunch milestones as it prepares to launch nine months ahead of schedule.
NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual Galaxy Shaped by Cosmic Collision
2026.07.06
In new images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to celebrate its fourth science anniversary, a familiar galaxy transforms into something far richer, and far more complex, than ever seen before. Webb’s unprecedented sensitivity across near- and mid-infrared wavelengths cuts through the thick lanes of dust that obscure Centaurus A’s center in visible light, showing […]
NASA’s Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4th
2026.07.04
Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
Mission To Boost NASA’s Swift Launches From Marshall Islands
2026.07.03
A mission to raise the altitude of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is underway after launching at 8:36 p.m. Marshall Islands Time (4:36 a.m. EDT), Friday, July 3, from Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific Ocean.
NASA’s Hubble Captures Crimson Cloud Sparkling with White, Blue Stars
2026.07.03
Blue and white stars shine brightly against crimson gas in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA’s Hubble Spots Star-Spangled Cosmic Scene
2026.07.03
More than 500,000 stars blaze red, white, and blue in this NASA Hubble image of the globular cluster Messier 3 (M3).
NASA’s Webb Reveals Stars Sparking to Life in Cosmic Celebration
2026.07.02
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared light of numerous features that previously were impossible to see beyond the thick dust of the FS Tau star system. In addition to myriad background galaxies that burst into view like fireworks for the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations, this image flickers with a number of […]
LINK Spacecraft Set for Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift Observatory
2026.07.01
A first-of-its-kind mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is poised for launch no earlier than Thursday, July 2, 5:09 a.m. EDT (9:09 p.m. UTC+12), from Kwajalein Atoll, part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star
2026.07.01
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving us new insight into the far-future of solar systems like our own, as the agency continues to reveal the secrets of the universe and our place in it. Billions of years ago, a Sun-like star nearing the end of its life swelled tremendously in size to become a […]
NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way
2026.07.01
For the first time, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to ripples in space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting planets TESS regularly reveals, the newfound world is a super-Jupiter orbiting far from its host star. “When TESS launched, no one expected it to ever be capable […]
Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission
2026.06.26
A mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Swift observatory is poised for launch June 30.
Hubble Spies Starry Chandelier
2026.06.26
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster.
Euclid View of Milky Way Heart Previews Core Survey by NASA’s Roman
2026.06.24
A new look at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy by Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, overlaps with a region scientists will observe with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching later this summer. This sneak peek gives astronomers a major jumpstart on a core Roman survey, helping scientists […]
Hubble Details Early Galaxy Transforming Neighborhood
2026.06.23
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found something they never expected — ultraviolet light from a galaxy that existed just 1.4 billion years after the big bang.
NASA’s Webb Pinpoints Millions of Stars Within Cigar Galaxy
2026.06.23
Located 12 million light-years away and undergoing rapid star formation, edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 82 (M82) is a scientifically unique sight to behold, and now NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed previously unseen details. M82’s intense star formation, thought to be the result of a galaxy merger, will be a short-lived event in astronomical […]
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