Pandora exoplanet telescope to launch in late 2025

The spacecraft bus for the Pandora exoplanet telescope has been complete. Pandora will analyze atmospheres of at least 20 exoplanets after its 2025 launch.

Andromeda galaxy: Hubble’s largest photomosaic yet

Astronomers have created the largest photomosaic of the Andromeda galaxy yet using Hubble data. The image helps trace the hidden history of Andromeda.

Wow! Binary star’s dusty rings shine in new Webb images

NASA's Webb Space Telescope has taken stunning new images of a binary star's dusty rings. The rings of Wolf-Rayet 140 are expanding at 1% the speed of light.

Do aliens exist? What scientists really think

Aliens probably exist according to a survey of more than 1,000 scientists. Nearly 87% of them believe in extraterrestrial life.

Little Red Dots might indicate ancient, growing black holes

Astronomers studying Webb's mysterious Little Red Dots have found evidence they could be ancient galaxies with black holes growing at their centers.

Why are these black hole X-ray flashes accelerating?

Astronomers at MIT have observed unusual black hole X-ray flashes that are accelerating in frequency. A white dwarf star near the black hole might be the cause.

Huygens landed on Saturn’s moon Titan 20 years ago

On January 14, 2005, the Huygens spacecraft descended through the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan and landed on its surface. See the images of Titan.

Surprising spiral galaxy hosting a quasar jet

A recent Hubble image reveals a spiral galaxy hosting a quasar. Typically, quasars are older galaxies that have grown very massive and are not spiral shaped.

Citizen scientists provide insights to Jupiter’s clouds in new study

Scientists thought Jupiter's clouds were made of ammonia. But now, in a new study, citizen scientists provide insights showing that's not the case.

Mercury images from final flyby of BepiColombo!

ESA released new Mercury images from BepiColombo's final flyby of Mercury on January 8, 2025. The spacecraft will eventually go into orbit around Mercury.