The Helix Nebula, also called NGC 7293, is a natural wreath surrounding a dying star. This breathtaking image of the Helix Nebula was captured by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The Helix Nebula is ...
The data came from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ESA's XMM-Newton. Previously, scientists discovered that a ...
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The Kuiper Belt is a vast region beyond Neptune filled with icy remnants from the early solar system. Over 3,000 KBOs have ...
Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...
"The universe is filled with a range of three-body systems, including the closest stars to Earth, the Alpha Centauri star ...
W. M. Keck Observatory’s laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS AO) system uses a laser to create an artificial star to measure for atmospheric distortions. This results in sharp, high-resolution ...
The world’s premier space observatory has spotted a mysterious and huge, free-floating planetary-mass object that’s “just 20 ...
Previous examinations using ground-based tools as well as the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes indicated SIMP 0136 was ...
The missions' first four delays were to allow for additional time for checkouts and processing on the Falcon 9 rocket they'll ...
SpaceX is back with another active week, with five Falcon 9 rockets launching from two different launch sites and Starship's eighth test flight launching from Texas. Rocket Lab's Electron rocket and ...
"We might have finally found the cause of a mystery that's lasted over 40 years," said researcher Sandino Estrada-Dorado.