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The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) took this image showing the molecular gas content of a pair of galaxies involved in a cosmic collision. The galaxy on the right hosts

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope obtained this view of Titan with blue, green and red filters on July 11, 2023. New observations by Webb and the Keck II telescope in

View larger. | Artist’s illustration of Quetzalpetlatl Corona, one of hundreds of coronae (volcano-tectonic features) on Venus. Scientists think coronae are locations where plumes of hot, buoyant material from the

For the 1st time, researchers have confirmed the presence of crystalline water ice in a dusty debris disk that orbits a sun-like star. They made the discovery using NASA’s James

The Juno spacecraft obtained the infrared images for this composite showing cyclones at Jupiter’s north pole in 2017. A new analysis of data from Juno revealed what Jupiter and Io

Watch a video showing the James Webb Space Telescope’s new discoveries surrounding Jupiter’s auroras. Video via NASA. Science matters. Wonder matters. You matter. Join our 2025 Donation Campaign today. Webb

View larger. | Japan’s Akatsuki orbiter took this stunning ultraviolet image of Venus on December 23, 2016. And China is preparing to launch a mission to Venus in the early

https://earthsky.org/upl/2025/05/HD-219134.mp4 Artist’s concept of the HD 219134 system. Sound waves propagating through the stellar interior – the nearby star’s music as it were – were used to measure its age

Scientists have made the first-ever identification of a supermassive black hole roaming the darkness between stars instead of in a galaxy’s core. This artist’s concept shows the glowing remnants of

Artist’s concept of a magnetar undergoing a powerful flare. Scientists now believe that flares from magnetars – highly magnetized, compact, dead stars – can create heavy elements, such as gold