Webb admires the jeweled ring of lensed quasar RX J1131-1231
A small image of a galaxy distorted by gravitational lensing in a faint ring. At the top of the ring are three very bright spots with diffraction spikes coming out…
A small image of a galaxy distorted by gravitational lensing in a faint ring. At the top of the ring are three very bright spots with diffraction spikes coming out…
Researchers studied three mysterious objects in the early universe. Shown here are their color images, composed of three NIRCam filter strips aboard the James Webb Space Telescope. They are remarkably…
A fast-spinning neutron star that beams radiation across the universe like a cosmic beacon has been discovered by US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Remote Sensing Division intern Amaris McCarver and…
THIS STORY ORIGINAL appeared on WIRED Italy and was translated from Italian.The dozen butterflies were flying gracefully over a beach in French Guiana when Gerard Talavera spotted them. It only…
NASA issued a warning about a significant celestial event occurring today. Massive an asteroidcomparable in size to a towering skyscraper, hurtles toward Earth with astonishing speed speed. This event has…
NASA has issued a warning about a significant celestial event occurring today. A massive asteroid, comparable in size to a towering skyscraper, is hurtling towards Earth at an astonishing speed.…
Engineers are currently busy crafting the first components of what will eventually become Gateway Space Station. One day, if all goes according to plan, Gateway will serve as the first…
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. CNN — Deep inside the Earth is a solid ball…
The Antikythera Mechanism, an ingenious calculator created 2,200 years ago, has inspired awe and fascination since it was discovered from a shipwreck near a Greek island in 1901. Generations of…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Microbes that are used for healthcare, agriculture or other applications must be able to withstand extreme conditions and ideally the manufacturing processes used to make tablets…