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A near-perfect Einstein ring from the galaxy JO418 stands out in this image created using data collected by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.  (Image credit: Spaceguy44) (opens in new tab)NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a perfect shot of an "Einstein ring." The stunning halo is the result of light from a distant galaxy passing…

A blazing gas giant shrouded in dusty red clouds has been revealed in unprecedented observations of a planet beyond our solar system.The observations, which astronomers said marked a “historic moment for astronomy”, are the first direct images of a planet beyond our solar system by Nasa’s $10bn (£8.65bn) James Webb space telescope. They are also…

Enlarge / NASA's SLS rocket may now launch on Saturday, September 3, 2022.Trevor Mahlmann After scrubbing a launch attempt of the Space Launch System rocket on Monday, NASA officials said they're working toward a second attempt to fly the Artemis I mission on Saturday,…

The veteran and the new kid on the block have teamed up to produce a spectacular image of the Phantom Galaxy.The European Space Agency released a new photo Monday capturing the heart of Messier 74, located 32 million light years away in the Pisces constellation. It's a view that combines the Hubble Space Telescope's strong vision at ultraviolet…

Comment on this storyCommentHuman-driven climate change has set in motion massive ice losses in Greenland that couldn’t be halted even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases today, according to a new study published Monday.The findings in Nature Climate Change project that it is now inevitable that 3.3 percent of the Greenland ice sheet…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It's make or break time for NASA's new moon rocket. With 8.8 million pounds of thrust, the rocket — called the Space Launch System (SLS) — is designed to be mightier than NASA's mighty Saturn V. Its Orion space capsule outsizes its Apollo ancestor by one-third. Yet neither spacecraft has passed the ultimate test: a trip…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The countdown is on for NASA's biggest test flight of the year.At 10:23 a.m. EDT (1423 GMT) today (Aug. 27), the countdown clock began ticking down to the planned launch of NASA's Artemis 1 mission, an ambitious first flight to the moon by the agency's most powerful rocket ever — the Space Launch System (SLS) — and its…

Comment on this storyCommentThe James Webb Space Telescope, performing splendidly as it examines the universe, has got astronomers scratching their heads. The very distant universe looks a little different than expected.The telescope, launched eight months ago and orbiting the sun about a million miles from Earth, has been capturing images of…

Dark energy illustration. Credit: Visualization by Frank Summers, Space Telescope Science Institute. Simulation by Martin White, UC Berkeley and Lars Hernquist, Harvard UniversityCould one of the biggest puzzles in astrophysics be solved by reworking Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity? Not yet, according to a new study co-authored by <span…

The uncrewed Artemis I mission, including the Space Launch System Rocket and Orion spacecraft, is targeting liftoff on August 29 between 8:33 a.m. ET and 10:33 a.m. ET from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Although there is no human crew aboard the mission, it's the first step of the Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the…