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First close-up view of "cotton candy" nebula captured by world's largest cosmic telescope
A new observatory in Chile has produced a stunningly detailed image of a nebula resembling cotton candy, using the largest ...
NASA's Webb telescope captures images of new stars forming in Cat's Paw Nebula
New images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show young stars forming within a "toe bean" on the Cat's Paw Nebula.
The Webb Telescope captures a mesmerizing view of the Cat's Paw nebula
Feast your eyes on the most mesmerizing feline foot known to humankind. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured this ...
Webb Telescope gets the star treatment in new NASA documentary
NASA has just released a new documentary about the most powerful space telescope ever built, and you can watch it now.
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What is space and what’s floating about in it?
We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.
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Webb Digs Deeper Into Cat's Paw for 3rd Anniversary
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Captured This Cotton Candy Nebula, Here's What it Will Capture Next
Learn more about how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture more of our stunning universe.
Could the first images from the Vera Rubin telescope change how we view space for good?
We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...
Triple Suns & a Hidden Planet Factory: Hubble’s Dazzling Peek Inside a Blue Nebula
Hubble captures three infant stars lighting up a blue nebula, with a secret protostar forming in a shadowed disc below.
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Very massive stars vomit vast amounts of matter before collapsing into black holes
Very massive stars are cosmic "rock stars" that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this ...
James Webb Space Telescope discovers its first exoplanet as stunning image is revealed
This discovery marks a major breakthrough in astronomy and the ongoing search for planets outside our solar system.
First images from the largest camera ever built reveal millions of galaxies
The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and ...