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One hundred years ago, Edwin Hubble redefined humanity’s understanding of the cosmos with a single groundbreaking observation....

NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration. Acknowledgement: Robert A. Fesen (Dartmouth College, USA) and James Long (ESA/Hubble)

Astronomy

See the Universe’s Secret Layers: Webb Telescope’s Latest Unforgettable Images

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This artist’s impression shows CR7 a very distant galaxy discovered using ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

Astrobiology

Water in the Early Universe? The Surprising Legacy of First Stars

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main) An illustration of a massive star going supernova in the early universe (inset) the supernova 2023adsv as seen by the JWST in 2022 and 2023 (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)/NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, JADES Collaboration)

Astronomy

The Star That Shaped Galaxies: A Rare Supernova’s Stunning Story

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This image of Westerlund 1, one of the most massive young super star clusters in the Milky Way, combines data from JWST’s MIRI and NIRCam instruments to reveal detailed structures within the cluster's environment. The color image reveals intricate details of gas and dust in the cluster, with longer-wavelength mid-infrared emission (red) highlighting warm dust and gas, shorter mid-infrared emission (green) tracing complex structures of cooler dust and gas, and near-infrared emission (blue) showcasing the brilliant light of young, massive stars embedded in this cluster. These observations provide important insights into how stellar winds and radiation from massive stars interact with the surrounding material, shaping the cluster's morphology and influencing its evolution. North is 15 degrees to the right of up and east is to the left. Credit: D. Capela (University of Lisbon), M. G. Guarcello (INAF-OAPA) and the EWOCS team

Astronomy

Galactic Fireworks Display: Massive Stars in Action at Westerlund 1

The cosmos continues to dazzle us with its grand displays, and the latest revelations from Westerlund 1,...

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JWST Just Found a Galaxy That Is So Old and Extreme That It Is Like a Fossil from the Early Universe

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A Cosmic Puzzle: How Did a Baby Galaxy Become So Big and Bright?

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James Webb Discovered Mysterious Planet-Like Objects That Float in Pairs in Space

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This striking image was taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3, a powerful instrument installed on the telescope in 2009. WFC3 is responsible for many of Hubble’s most breathtaking and iconic photographs, including Pictures of the Week. Shown here, NGC 7773 is a beautiful example of a barred spiral galaxy. A luminous bar-shaped structure cuts prominently through the galaxy's bright core, extending to the inner boundary of NGC 7773's sweeping, pinwheel-like spiral arms. Astronomers think that these bar structures emerge later in the lifetime of a galaxy, as star-forming material makes its way towards the galactic centre — younger spirals do not feature barred structures as often as older spirals do, suggesting that bars are a sign of galactic maturity. They are also thought to act as stellar nurseries, as they gleam brightly with copious numbers of youthful stars. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is thought to be a barred spiral like NGC 7773. By studying galactic specimens such as NGC 7773 throughout the Universe, researchers hope to learn more about the processes that have shaped — and continue to shape — our cosmic home.

Astronomy

NGC 7773: A Galactic Marvel Illuminating the Mystery of Dark Matter

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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image holds an array of stars and galaxies. Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, and D. Erb

Hubble Captures Mind-Blowing Phenomena in Hydra’s Skies

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What the White Glow in Aurora Borealis Reveals About Our Planet’s Atmosphere

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January 13, 2025

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