Space Telescope
The surprising environment of an enigmatic neutron star
“This particular neutron star belongs to a group of seven nearby X-ray pulsars–nicknamed 'the Magnificent Seven'–that are hotter than they ought to be…
The Fingerprints of Molecules in Space
In 2014, astrophysicists discovered a spectral line in observational data from the Herschel Space Telescope and tentatively assigned it to the amide ion. It…
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to target Jupiter's Great Red Spot
Jupiter's iconic storm is on the Webb telescope's list of targets chosen by guaranteed time observers, scientists who helped develop the incredibly complex…
Astronomers release most complete ultraviolet-light survey of nearby galaxies
The researchers combined new Hubble observations with archival Hubble images for 50 star-forming spiral and dwarf galaxies in the local universe, offering a…
Hubble detects helium in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time
The international team of astronomers, led by Jessica Spake, a PhD student at the University of Exeter in the UK, used Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 to discover…
Hubble uses cosmic lens to discover most distant star ever observed
The international team, led by Patrick Kelly (University of Minnesota, USA), Jose Diego (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain) and Steven Rodney (University…