Space photo of the week: Entangled galaxies form cosmic smiley face in new James Webb telescope image
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows Arp 107, home to two merging galaxies, with two bright cores and a "bridge" of dust and gas forming a cosmic smiley face.
James Webb Telescope goes 'extreme' and spots baby stars at the edge of the Milky Way (image)
Now, the powerful space telescope has pushed it to the edge closer to home in our very own galaxy, the Milky Way. A team of astronomers has pointed the JWST at the outskirts of the Milky Way, observing a region scientists call the "Extreme Outer Galaxy."
Webb telescope captures outskirts of Milky Way in 'unprecedented' detail: See photo
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope depicts the "extreme outer galaxy" in unprecedented detail, NASA researchers say.
James Webb Space Telescope reveals Milky Way stars being born
The James Webb Space Telescope has recorded spectacular images of star formation in the extreme outer reaches of the Milky Way. Here's a look.
Space like never before: James Webb Telescope brings the stars to Eugene
The Museum of Natural and Cultural History opens its newest exhibit featuring images from the James Webb Space Telescope, promising an awe-inspiring experience.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Captured Images Of Three Galaxies That Resemble A Question Mark, An Optical Illusion Known As Gravitational Lensing
One of the latest observations made from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a trio of galaxies that form a shape resembling a question mark. And that’s really how astronomers feel about the universe and all its mysteries they still have yet to uncover.
Webb Telescope Explores Stellar Nursery at the Edge of Our Galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope has peered at some very, very distant objects, but despite its name, Webb's latest target is in our own galaxy. The Extreme Outer Galaxy is a dense star-forming region at the very edge of the Milky Way.
When Will The Milky Way Smash Into The Andromeda Galaxy? It May Already Be Underway, Say Scientists
The Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy may already be colliding after it was discovered that galaxies may have gas halos far ...
Entire Swarm of Black Holes Detected Moving Through The Milky Way
In any globular cluster, all its stars formed at the same time, from the same cloud of gas. The Milky Way has around 150 ...
'How did we get here?' NASA hopes 'artificial star' can teach us more about the universe
In a $19.5 million NASA-funded mission, a team at George Mason University is heading a project to construct and launch a ...
Biggest black hole jets ever seen span 140 Milky Way galaxies
An artist's illustration of the longest black hole jet system ever observed. Nicknamed Porphyrion after a mythological Greek ...
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Milky Way: 15 Places In The U.S. For The Best Views As Galaxy Peaks
Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The core of the Milky Way in Sagittarius low in the south over the Frenchman River valley at ... [+] Grasslands National Park ...
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Secrets of the Milky Way
His photos appear frequently in National Geographic magazine. It was a grand sight to see, the Milky Way stretching across the sky behind Owachomo Bridge. It was a natural subject for the ...
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How to See the Milky Way This Weekend
And, if the timing is right, you might even see a hazy belt stretched across the sky—the starry, dusty core of our very own Milky Way galaxy. Right now is a peak time for United States-based ...
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Why astronomers keep staring at the same spot in the sky
The universe is huge, yet astronomers have looked at a few parts of the night sky over and over again ... neighborhood right around the Milky Way. But with all the universe to choose from ...
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Experience the Milky Way at Al Quaa Desert in Abu Dhabi
With winter around the corner it's time to figure out those desert plans! Al Quaa Desert, affectionately known as the "Milky ...
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Milky Way in Yellowstone
This was one of the more difficult images I have processed of the Milky Way. This summer season in Yellowstone I had planned ...
Faraway Black Hole Unleashes Record-Setting Energetic Jets
Two mighty beams of energy have been detected shooting in opposite directions from a supermassive black hole inside a distant ...