The most distant black hole detected
Two powerful NASA telescopes have detected the oldest and most distant black hole ever found. Data captured via energetic X-rays by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope…
Fossils tell the story of the last primate to inhabit North America before humans
The tale of Ekgmowechashala , the last primate to roam North America before the arrival of Homo sapiens or Clovis people, unfolds like a classic Western film: A weathered and…
The telescope is 1,300 light-years from Earth –
An incredible image from the James Webb Space Telescope is providing new clues about how stars come into existence. The awe-inspiring snap shows protostar HH 212, located about 1,300 light-years…
7 burning-hot exoplanets orbit the same star
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, in its final mission before retirement in 2018, has made a remarkable discovery. Astronomers analyzing the telescope’s data found a system of seven exoplanets that are…
NASA’s Lucy mission went to inspect an asteroid
NASA’s Lucy mission, which recently conducted a flyby of the small asteroid Dinkinesh in the solar system’s main asteroid belt, uncovered a surprise. What was initially believed to be a…
Kepler reveals a sizzling system with seven super-Earths
A system of seven sweltering planets has been revealed by continued study of data from NASA’s retired Kepler space telescope: Each one is bathed in more radiant heat from its…
Mixed results for spacewalkers after losing time are loose from solid
Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara conducted their first spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, working on a complex task. Their mission was to replace a bearing…
Scientists have discovered a huge new species of mosasaur
The identification of Jörmungandr walhallaensis, a newly discovered species of mosasaur, is a significant development in our understanding of the evolution of these ancient marine reptiles and the geological history…
NASA’s X-ray Telescopes Are the ‘Bones’ of a Ghostly Cosmic Hand
In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen’s groundbreaking discovery of X-rays led to their use in medical imaging , notably for visualizing bones in his wife’s hand. This marked the inception of a…
NASA’s INFUSE Probes Sizzling Supernova Secrets
This captivating image , captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, offers a glimpse of the Veil Nebula, also known as the Cygnus Loop. The creation of this vibrant image involved…