James Webb Space Telescope mirror with scientists

The Sciences

Meet 9 of the Many Scientists Who Helped Create the James Webb Space Telescope 

An optical image of the galaxy where the transient event occurred, taken from archival PanSTARRS data

Strange X-Ray Bursts Arise From Black Holes Eating Stars

Artist representation of the triple protostars, IRAS 04239+2436.

Spiral Arms in Space Explain How Star Systems Form

Diagram of merging galaxy clusters in early phase

The Merging of Two Galaxy Clusters May Be the Largest Astronomical Event in the Universe

The Very Large Array radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico

New SETI Tool Expands the Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe

Star simulation

Sorry, Convection Doesn't Explain the Odd Twinkling of Massive Stars

Star formation

Image Shows a Humongous Amount of Dust, Revealing How Planets Form

Dark stars

Did Massive Stars Composed of Dark Matter Fuel the Early Universe?

Bipolar nebula

Certain Nebulae Adorn the Milky Way Like Jewels, and Scientists Aren't Sure Why

Black hole

Astronomers Found a Baffling Black Hole That Existed 13 Billion Years Ago

NASA stars and nearby planet 

Are Metal-Rich Stars Less Suitable for Finding Alien Life on Other Planets?

Star annihilation

The Universe Has a Pressure Cooker, and It Makes Black Holes

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认识九位帮助创造詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜的科学家

奇怪的X射线爆发源于黑洞吞噬恒星

太空中的旋臂解释了恒星系统的形成方式

两个星系团的合并可能是宇宙中最大的天文事件

新SETI工具扩展了寻找宇宙智慧生命的任务

抱歉，对流无法解释大质量恒星奇特的闪烁现象

图片显示了大量的尘埃，揭示了行星的形成方式

由大量暗物质构成的巨大恒星是否为早期宇宙提供了能量？

某些星云像珠宝一样点缀着银河，而科学家们还不确定原因。

天文学家发现了一个令人困惑的黑洞，它存在于130亿年前

金属含量高的恒星不太适合在其他行星上寻找外星生命？

宇宙有一个压力锅，它制造黑洞

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