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"It's amazing that after 35 years, Hubble still holds a unique capability as a top workhorse for science discoveries and ...
The political news these days is enough to make some Chicagoans wish they were a million miles away. But consider this: Even ...
Budget cuts hitting U.S. government agencies like NASA don't seem promising for the Hubble Space Telescope, but there is ...
Now, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers may have cracked this puzzle, finding the first evidence of a ...
A molecule detected on a planet 124 light-years away is produced on Earth by decaying phytoplankton and other microbes. There ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' NGC 1514, a planetary nebula ...
Webb has two decades ahead of it, but it's already captured some stunning images. Here are 35 of our favorites.
Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is ...
In 2009, NASA launched the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mission to make infrared observations. This was the ...
The exoplanet K2-18b is generating headlines because researchers announced what could be evidence of life on the planet. The ...
The potential discovery of life elsewhere is down to the unprecedented sensitivity of Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope.