Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) lies the young star cluster NGC 602, which is featured in this new image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. New research examines star forming regions in the SMC to see how they compare to regions in the Milky Way. Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, P. Zeidler, E. Sabbi, A. Nota, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)

Secrets of the Ancient Cosmos: What Fluffy Molecular Clouds Say About Star Birth

February 24, 2025
A far infrared image of the Small Magellanic Cloud as observed by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Herschel Space Observatory. Circles indicate the positions observed by the ALMA telescope, with the corresponding enlarged image of the observed molecular cloud from radio waves emitted by carbon monoxide. The enlarged pictures framed in yellow indicate filamentary structures. The pictures in the blue frame indicate fluffy shapes. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Tokuda et al., ESA/Herschel

Unlocking the Secrets of the Early Universe: What Fluffy Stars Tell Us About Cosmic History

February 23, 2025
An asteroid heading towards earth. Getty images.

Earth Can Protect Itself: Here’s How We’d Stop an Asteroid in Its Tracks

February 23, 2025
The Milky Way. This image is constructed from data from the ESA's Gaia mission that's mapping over one billion of the galaxy's stars. Image Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC

The Cosmic Morse Code: How 21cm Radiation Reveals the Milky Way’s Secrets

February 22, 2025
PIA26274: A Magnetar Loses Mass (Artist's Concept)

The Universe’s Most Elusive Signal Has Arrived—And It’s More Powerful Than Ever

February 22, 2025
(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute)

Jupiter’s Icy, Forgotten Moon Just Became One of the Most Exciting Places in the Solar System

February 20, 2025
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain

what happens if you stand in the path of a wandering black hole

February 19, 2025
It is believed that 4.4 billion years ago, a celestial body (Theia) slammed into Earth and produced the Moon. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

4.4 Billion Years Ago, a Planet Collided with Earth—And Changed Everything

February 19, 2025
This computer-simulated image shows a supermassive black hole at the core of a galaxy. The black region in the center represents the black hole's event horizon, where no light can escape the massive object's gravitational grip. The black hole's powerful gravity distorts space around it like a funhouse mirror. Light from background stars is stretched and smeared as the stars skim by the black hole. Credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Coe, J. Anderson, and R. van der Marel (STScI)

The Milky Way’s Heart Is on Fire: JWST Captures Explosive Black Hole Flares

February 18, 2025
Artist's impression of the Yellow Hypergiant star Rho Cassiopeiae around which gas shells form due to recurring outbursts observed in the last 130 years. Credit: Alex Lobel

The Violent Life of Rho Cassiopeiae: A Star on the Edge of Explosion

February 18, 2025
A mysterious isotope shift in ytterbium led scientists on a journey of discovery, revealing secrets about the structure of atomic nuclei. While hopes of a new dark force remain unproven, the findings provide crucial clues about the fundamental nature of matter and neutron stars.

A Strange Atomic Phenomenon Could Be Our Best Clue to Dark Matter Yet

February 17, 2025
An artist’s rendition of a supermassive black hole being a “messy eater.” Sometimes matter can be flung off at high speeds in the form of jets—which may create the conditions for stars to form.

The Milky Way Is on a Collision Course with a Black Hole—It’s Only a Matter of Time

February 17, 2025
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