The James Webb Space Telescope recently opened a new window onto one of the universe’s more mysterious secrets. For the first time, it has imaged black holes feeding stealthily on stars from deep within dusty galaxies, where even ordinary telescopes are blocked.These results, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters on August 1, show how JWST’s intense infrared sight enables astronomers …
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Webb reveals structures in planetary nebula, sheds new light on the Hubble Ultra Deep Field – NASASpaceFlight.com We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on …
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Between September 2003 and January 2004, the Hubble Space Telescope conducted its deepest observations of the cosmos ever. Known as the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, the images produced showed nearly 10,000 galaxies of various ages, sizes, and shapes, including some that existed when the Universe was just 800 million years old. Recently, astronomers were able to revisit this iconic snapshot …
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Beautiful light displays in the sky, such as glowing halos around the moon or bright spots beside the sun, aren’t just Earthly wonders. According to new research, similar dazzling effects might also occur on planets light-years away. In a study published on July 21 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Cornell University scientists propose that WASP-17b, a gas giant roughly 1,300 …
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Lava planets, some no larger than Earth, challenge everything we know about planetary science. These extreme worlds orbit so close to their stars that a single year lasts less than a day. Their surfaces reach temperatures hot enough to melt or even vaporize rock, creating conditions that are completely alien compared to Earth, Mars, or Venus. Yet it is precisely …
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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. (Main) An illustration of a planetary system developing around a free-floating rogue planet (Inset) the JWST. | Credit: Midjourney Our parochial view of planets orbiting a central star — so familiar because it is the layout seen in the solar system — could …
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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. (Main) an illustration of a black hole ripping apart an unfortunate star (Inset) the JWST which has just observed these events for the first time. | Credit: (Main) Carl Knox – OzGrav, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, Swinburne University of …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope found a non-random rotational pattern in 263 ancient galaxies. 🌀 About 60% of these galaxies rotate clockwise, challenging previous beliefs about cosmic randomness. 🌌 The discovery has led to a hypothesis that the universe might be within a massive black hole, prompting a reevaluation of cosmic principles. 🔍 Alternative …
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Since their discovery in the late 1700s, astronomers have learned that planetary nebulae, or the expanding shell of glowing gas expelled by a low-intermediate mass star late in its life, can come in all shapes and sizes. Most planetary nebula present as circular, elliptical, or bi-polar, but some stray from the norm, as seen in new high-resolution images of planetary …
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Our parochial view of planets orbiting a central star — so familiar because it is the layout seen in the solar system — could be irrevocably shattered by new research that suggests giant, free-floating planets could form their own planetary systems. If true, that also means planetary systems may exist with no parent star. These rogue planetary systems would also …
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