Astrophysics
Webb Telescope Reveals Stunning Stellar Jets in Serpens Nebula
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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”
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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
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These images of the Andromeda galaxy use data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope. Multiple wavelengths are shown in the image on ...