The best space telescope you never heard of just shut down
On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut ...
NASA's Webb Telescope Reveals ‘Cosmic Tornado’ in Action
A newborn star, a blast of glowing gas, and a distant spiral galaxy — all caught in one stunning snapshot by the James Webb ...
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Auroras captured on Neptune for the first time, thanks to the Webb Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope captures Neptune’s auroras, revealing new details about its atmosphere and magnetism.
Moon replica — 20 foot wide — coming to Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City
A 20-foot-wide replica of the moon arrives on Long Island on April 11. Activities for the "Moon as a Sacred Mirror" monthlong ...
Science news this week: 'Cosmic tornadoes' and a surprise from ancient Egypt's pyramids
Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...
James Webb telescope finds 'totally unexpected' ancient galaxy that defies theory
Scientists studying one of the earliest known galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that the universe's ...
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In a Sky Full of Satellites, Astronomers Find Creative Ways to Observe the Stars
Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists ...
James Webb captures a rare astronomical ring in the sky
A striking new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a rare object called an Einstein ring. This shows what appears to be a ring-shaped object in the sky, but is actually created by two ...
Webb telescope's new photo isn't just rare. It's psychedelic.
The Webb telescope — a scientific collaboration between NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency — is designed to peer into ...
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Flat, razor-thin telescope lens could change the game in deep space imaging — and production could start soon
Scientists have developed an impossibly thin telescope lens that addresses a key astronomical challenge in a new study funded ...
Webb Telescope Captures Neptune’s Long-Hidden Auroras in Stunning Detail
Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges of our solar system, about 3 billion miles from the Sun, at the farthest ...