How do images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appear so colorful, and where do the colors come from?

What better way to end than with some examples of said beauty and utility? After all that reading, we'll leave you with a few glamour shots of our favorite nebula: Messier 16, better known as the ...

Astronomers are celebrating the completion of a 2.5-billion-pixel panoramic picture of the entire Andromeda Galaxy. The team includes several UC Santa Cruz researchers who made significant ...

Mars, once a planet abundant with water, now lies as a barren, arid expanse. Its surface features reveal a history where ...

Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace ...

Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA's upcoming ... of ...

For humans, the most important star in the universe is our sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the ...

The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...

Hubble Spies a Cosmic Eye: This image features the spiral galaxy NGC 2566, which sits 76 million light-years away in the constellation Puppis. Hubble Spots a Grand Spiral of Starbursts: The ...

In commemoration of Edwin Hubble's discovery of a Cepheid variable class star, called V1, in the neighboring Andromeda galaxy 100 years ago, astronomers partnered with the American Association of ...

NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble's discovery of a new universe Date: January 15, 2025 Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Summary: For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun ...