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Photos: The 35th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope

Thirty-five years ago, in April of 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery.…

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Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to better understand solar system’s origins

University of Central Florida (UCF) scientists and their collaborators discovered new insights into the formation of distant icy objects in…

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Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope with a gigantic tower of gas and dust

As part of their ongoing celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35th anniversary, NASA and ESA have shared a new…

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Tuesday Telescope: Is the James Webb Space Telescope worth $10 billion?

Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little…

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Webb telescope snaps spectacular view of distant cosmic scene

In death, there can be great beauty. Astronomers pointed the powerful James Webb Space Telescope at planetary nebula NGC 1514,…

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Tuesday Telescope: A close-up of the magical camera at the end of a robotic arm

Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little…

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Webb telescope captures its first direct images of carbon dioxide outside solar system

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar…

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If the Webb telescope detects these molecules, they may point to life

Considering humans don’t have a spacecraft capable of traveling to planets beyond the solar system, scientists have to get creative…

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No, that’s not a cosmic cone of shame—it’s NASA’s newest space telescope

“Knowing the water content around the galaxy is a clue to how many locations could potentially host life,” Akeson said.…

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals unexpected complex chemistry in primordial galaxy

University of Arizona astronomers have learned more about a surprisingly mature galaxy that existed when the universe was just less…

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