Celebrating the second anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope’s operations on Friday (July 12), NASA unveiled a stunning new cosmic image capturing the merger of two galaxies. Launched on December 25, 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy with its breathtaking images that aid researchers in unraveling the mysteries of the universe.…
This amazing photo of the International Space Station (ISS) quickly passing across the Sun’s surface was taken by astrophotographer Miguel Claro. On June 2, Claro took this amazing picture from Figueira da Foz on Portugal’s northern coast. Using a high-speed video camera with 109 frames per second, he took many pictures of the International Space…
This undated NASA visual shows an artist’s concept of the exoplanet 55 Cancri e, also known as Janssen, a rocky planet that is much larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and the star it circles. It is known as a “super-Earth.” For years, astronomers have looked for rocky planets outside of our solar system…
Over the course of its nearly 4.5 billion years of existence, the planetary system that consists of Earth and its sister planets orbiting the sun has remained highly stable. However, a recent study involving “twin” stars demonstrates that not all planetary systems are as fortunate. Scientists reported on Wednesday that an incredible number of pairs…