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Wow! Whirlpool galaxy in stunning new Webb images
The James Webb Space Telescope just obtained incredible new infrared images of the famous Whirlpool galaxy, 31 million light-years from Earth.
August 31, 2023
Wait. How can this brown dwarf be hotter than our sun?
Astronomers have discovered a brown dwarf that is similar to a hot Jupiter exoplanet. It is hotter than any hot Jupiter seen before, even hotter than our sun.
August 31, 2023
Giant black hole rips out insides of massive star
Scientists have completed a detailed "forensic study" of a massive star destroyed by a giant black hole. The black hole ripped out the insides of the star.
August 29, 2023
Mars brain terrain resembles a human brain
So-called 'brain terrain' is one of the most unusual geological formations found on Mars, reminiscent of the surface of a human brain. What causes it?
August 29, 2023
Mystery of Neptune dark spot solved. New white spot found
Earth-based observatories revealed a dark spot on planet Neptune. Astronomers used its spectrum to discover what it is. Plus, they found a nearby white spot.
August 25, 2023
Neptune’s clouds linked to sun’s 11-year cycle
Years worth of images of the 8th planet from the sun show that Neptune's clouds are synced with the sun's 11-year cycle. Read the weather forecast for Neptune.
August 25, 2023
Pluto became a dwarf planet on today’s date
Pluto is the largest of many small bodies in the outer solar system. That's partly why it was demoted from major planet to dwarf planet in 2006.
August 24, 2023
NASA is ‘all eyes’ on the ice giants … and you can help!
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft and Hubble Space Telescope will turn their eyes to the ice giants - Uranus and Neptune - in September. And NASA wants your help!
August 22, 2023
Voyager 2 confirms Neptune’s rings on this date in 1989
NASA's Voyager 2 confirmed the discovery of Neptune's rings on August 22, 1989, when it took images of a faint, continuous ring system around the planet.
August 22, 2023
Are the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets habitable, or not?
In a new study, astronomers say that at least some of the 7 Earth-sized TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets could be habitable now, even if they didn't start out that way.
August 21, 2023
