Astrophysics

Webb Telescope Reveals Stunning Stellar Jets in Serpens Nebula

Webb Telescope Reveals Stunning Stellar Jets in Serpens Nebula

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

In this image of the Serpens Nebula from the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found a grouping ...

How Modified Gravity Challenges Einstein and Dark Matter

How Modified Gravity Challenges Einstein and Dark Matter

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Using gravitational lensing, scientists uncovered that dark matter may stretch over a million light-years from galactic centers, proposing significant adjustments to our ...

The Roman Telescope’s Quest for Primordial Black Holes

The Roman Telescope’s Quest for Primordial Black Holes

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The upcoming Roman Space Telescope may unveil a new class of “featherweight” black holes, challenging existing theories of black hole formation. These ...

Unlocking a New Era in Astronomy From 250 Meters Underground

Unlocking a New Era in Astronomy From 250 Meters Underground

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The Einstein Telescope is being built around 250 meters underground. With interferometers in the three tunnels, each ten kilometers long, it will ...

Webb Does the “Impossible” – Space Telescope Captures First Glimpse of an Exoplanet’s Interior

Webb Does the “Impossible” – Space Telescope Captures First Glimpse of an Exoplanet’s Interior

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

An artist’s concept of WASP-107 b shows turbulent atmospheric mixing within the planet’s gas envelope. Credit: Roberto Molar Candanosa/Johns Hopkins University James ...

NASA’s Webb Reveals Long-Studied Star Is Actually Twins

NASA’s Webb Reveals Long-Studied Star Is Actually Twins

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory through launch, Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument also revealed jets of gas flowing into space from the twin ...

Webb Telescope Captures Massive Asteroid Collision in Neighboring Star System

Webb Telescope Captures Massive Asteroid Collision in Neighboring Star System

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Astronomers observed a giant asteroid collision in Beta Pictoris, using data from the Webb and Spitzer telescopes. The event, occurring 20 years ...

How Neutron Stars May Solve the Universe’s Biggest Mystery

How Neutron Stars May Solve the Universe’s Biggest Mystery

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

A recent study from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics suggests that neutron stars could play a crucial ...

Webb Uncovers Most Distant Known Galaxy – “Most Significant Extragalactic Discovery to Date”

Webb Uncovers Most Distant Known Galaxy – “Most Significant Extragalactic Discovery to Date”

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

This infrared image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (also called Webb or JWST) was taken by the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) for ...

Andromeda’s Supermassive Black Hole Feeding Habits Revealed by NASA’s Spitzer

Andromeda’s Supermassive Black Hole Feeding Habits Revealed by NASA’s Spitzer

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

These images of the Andromeda galaxy use data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope. Multiple wavelengths are shown in the image on ...