astronomy
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Webb Telescope Reveals a Luminous Stellar Crime Scene
2,500 years ago, one of space’s most beautiful features was born: the Southern Ring Nebula. The nebula was vividly imaged by the Webb Space Telescope earlier this year, and astronomers now think they know exactly how a star’s violent outburst occurred, leaving the elegant nebula in its wake.
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Remembering the Arecibo Observatory Dish, Two Years After Its Collapse
It happened in less than 10 seconds, two years ago today: The Arecibo Observatory’s 304.80 m radio dish collapsed, eliminating one of the world’s most renowned sources of radio observations.
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Hubble Telescope Observes Surreal Galactic Collision
The James Webb Space Telescope has been getting all the attention these days, but Hubble, in space since 1990, continues to make stunning astronomical observations.
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Webb Telescope Sees Two of the Most Ancient Galaxies Yet
A deeper look through a massive cluster has turned up two galaxies that formed just after the cosmic dawn.