Credit: CC0 Public Domain Dark energy remains among the biggest puzzles in our understanding of the cosmos. In the Standard Model of cosmology, called Lambda-CDM, it is accounted for by…
The James Webb Space Telescope, celebrating its second anniversary, captured stunning images of the interacting galaxies known as Arp 142. Using infrared technology, Webb showed the detailed interaction between the…
On the scale of the universe, humanity is not even a speck of dust.This vertically oriented logarithmic map of the universe spans nearly 20 orders of magnitude, taking us from…
The space environment is harsh and full of extreme radiation. Scientists designing spacecraft and satellites need materials that can withstand these conditions.IN paper published in January 2024, My team of…
Seeing cosmic phenomena with the naked eye can be rare. So when someone introduces themselves, it's a good idea to sit up and take notice. Like the recent solar eclipse…
Artist's impression of the bright core region of a quasar, an active galaxy. The supermassive black hole at the center is surrounded by a bright disk of gas and dust.…
This new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows a young protostar forming in a fiery hourglass-shaped molecular cloud. Captured using the MIRI instrument, this scene reveals dynamic outflows…
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered star clusters in the "Cosmic Gems" arc that existed only 460 million years after the Big Bang. This marks the…
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered what could be the earliest star clusters in the universe.JWST spotted the five protoglobular clusters—swarms of millions of stars bound together by gravity—in…
We've enjoyed a number of celestial spectacles in recent years – from total solar eclipses to stunning auroras – and yet soon Earth will witness the cosmic event that will…