James Webb Telescope Detects Potential Gas Giant Exoplanet Just 4 Light-Years Away
New observational evidence from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which has yet to launch, may change that. JWST astronomers
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Massive 200-Light-Year Cloud May Be Channeling Matter to the Milky Way’s Core
Astronomers have found a vast, never-before-noticed reservoir of stellar material, hundreds of light-years across, lurking in a cold, dark, starless
Read MoreDoomed Exoplanet TOI-2109b Spirals Toward Its Star with Three Possible Fates
The gas giant TOI-2109b is more than five times as massive as Jupiter, and resides in a perilous orbit 870
Read MoreClimate Satellite MethaneSAT Fails After Just One Year in Orbit
One of the world’s most advanced satellites for detecting methane and other gases that contribute to the warming of the
Read MoreNASA’s SWOT Satellite Reveals Big Impact of Small Ocean Currents and Waves on Ocean
Small-scale ocean features once overlooked are now seen as powerful forces shaping Earth’s climate and marine life. Developed in association
Read MoreThe Universe’s Brightest Lights Have Surprisingly Dark and Mysterious Origins
Some of the brightest lights in the universe shine from some of its darkest corners — so-called supermassive black holes. Invisible
Read MoreJuno Mission Sheds Light on Jupiter’s Storms and Volcanic Activity on Io
NASA’s Juno mission has discovered a world of cyclones at Jupiter’s north Jovian pole, a region of cooler stratospheric haze.
Read MoreNew Study Uncovers Shadowy Origins of Universe’s Most Luminous Phenomena
Some of the brightest lights in the universe shine from some of its darkest corners — so-called supermassive black holes. Invisible
Read MoreNew Study Finds Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall Bigger and Nearer Than Thought
Astronomers have revealed that the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall, a massive network of galaxies, might be bigger than they realised.
Read MoreDid black hole radiation shape the universe?
A theoretical form of radiation first proposed by Stephen Hawking may have played a role in shaping the universe after
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