Officially designated MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1 (nicknamed Icarus), this star is the farthest ever seen. Now, we’ve seen galaxies... Read More
NASA always drops big news, but today was special. Seven Earth-sized exoplanets around a single star. Located 40 light-years away... Read More
“We are coming to understand the present state and complex environment of this remarkable object, but we have a long... Read More
Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder will be making a big pitch to NASA officials this week. They will... Read More
The Pillars of Creation is one of the most famous photographs ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The feature... Read More
Scientists have known about a huge halo of gas around the Andromeda galaxy. But, the Hubble Telescope shows us it’s... Read More
More than 50 years ago, NaSt1 was discovered by Jason Nassau and Charles Stephenson and classified as a Wolf-Rayet star.... Read More
600 million light-years away from Earth lies Markarian 231 (Mrk 231). The galaxy is best known as the nearest galaxy... Read More
The pair of black holes is called PG 1302-102. Earlier this year, ground-based telescopes spotted the two black holes 3.5... Read More
In July of 1979, NASA’s Voyager 2 reached Jupiter. During its closest encounter with the gas giant, Voyager 2 spotted... Read More
NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes are impressive pieces of hardware. But even they need a little help from time... Read More
The latest image from the Hubble Space Telescope is amazing. Aren’t they all? This time around we get an extraordinary... Read More