James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Chandra X-ray galaxy imagery release

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Latest: NASA’s Chandra Observatory reveals new galactic images and hypersoft X-ray sources

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, in collaboration with several other telescopes including the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope, has released a new gallery of images showcasing distant galaxies.

JWST discoveries in the early universe and local cosmos

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Latest: NASA's James Webb Telescope captures new images of the Lion Nebula

Since late June 2026, JWST has delivered high-impact observations across cosmology, exoplanet atmospheres, and solar-system bodies. Key findings include the confirmation of the “magical line” in Abell 2744 and the detect

JWST red-point studies on early clusters & black holes

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Latest: James Webb Space Telescope reveals early black holes and supernova details

In early July 2026, JWST observations of the distant galaxy cluster XLSSC 122 and the Milky Way bulge object Terzan 5 revealed unusually massive, evolved systems with multiple stellar populations, challenging current cos

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched and instrumented

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Latest: SpaceX recovers Falcon Heavy boosters after Roman Telescope launch

NASA successfully launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday, August 30, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. Carried into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the observatory

Centaur 450P/LONEOS comet transformation

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Latest: 450P/LONEOS centaur observed transforming into a comet

Astronomers have documented the first direct transformation of a centaur, a class of icy celestial bodies orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune, into an active comet. The object, identified as 450P/LONEOS, was originally

Thermal asymmetry and magmatic systems in Martian mantle

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Latest: Mars research reveals complex magmatic systems and hemispheric thermal anomalies

Research led by the University of Arizona has identified a significant thermal disparity within the Martian interior. By utilizing tidal tomography to analyze gravitational data from the Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odysse

Astronomical observations of supermassive black holes

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Latest: S301 star discovery could reveal Sagittarius A* black hole spin

Astronomers have identified significant activity involving supermassive black holes through various observations. In galaxy J0148-4214, researchers identified three active supermassive black holes for the first time, whi

Discovery of exoplanet GJ 523b

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Latest: Exoplanet GJ 523b discovered with unusual mass and orbit

Astronomers have identified a unique exoplanet, GJ 523b, located approximately 87 light-years away. Data from NASA’s TESS mission and the WIYN Telescope indicate the planet, informally called a ‘Mega-Earth’, has a mass r

Early universe galaxy gas outflows

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Latest: Astronomers observe massive gas outflows and cosmic lasers in the early universe

Astronomers utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array have identified a massive outflow of cold gas within the distant galaxy system CRISTAL-02. Existing approximately

James Webb Telescope observations of Neptune moons

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Latest: James Webb Space Telescope reveals new cosmic discoveries

Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have identified magnesium-rich clay minerals on Neptune’s inner moons, including Proteus, Larissa, and Galatea, as well as within the planet’s ring system. Because the