James Webb Space Telescope image of the stellar nursery N79 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky ...

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Prior to this discovery, made as part of the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST's) Galactic Legacy Infrared Midplane Survey ...

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The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its ...

Scientists have been searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life for decades. So, where are all the aliens? Here are 12 ...

Determining the expansion rate of the universe, the "Hubble constant," shapes our understanding of the cosmos, its age, and ...

Using the largest gravitational wave detector ever made, we have confirmed earlier reports that the fabric of the Universe is constantly vibrating.

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