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James Webb Space Telescope captures star going supernova in a dazzling cloud of dust
By Sascha Pare published
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a picture of WR 124, a rare Wolf-Mayet star 30 times the size of our sun, ejecting a luminous cloud of cosmic dust.
Space junk: Why is debris from rockets and satellites orbiting Earth a problem?
By Brandon Specktor published
Thousands of pieces of space debris, also known as space junk, are orbiting Earth — posing a significant threat to satellites, spacecraft and astronauts.
Scientists blasted Barbies with liquid nitrogen to test a new method of moon dust cleanup – and it worked extremely well
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Researchers have developed a liquid-nitrogen spray that rids spacesuits of lunar dust.
James Webb Telescope spots galaxies from the dawn of time that are so massive they 'shouldn't exist'
By Ben Turner published
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted six gigantic galaxies, each roughly the size of our own Milky Way, that formed at a bafflingly fast pace — taking shape just 500 million years after the Big Bang.
Bright green laser lines shoot across night sky in Hawaii. What caused them?
By Harry Baker published
A series of laser flashes recently lit up the night sky above Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Experts say the lasers were emitted by a NASA spacecraft.
NASA to test nuclear rocket engine that could take humans to Mars in 45 days
By Ben Turner published
This is the first time a nuclear powered engine has been tested in fifty years
The James Webb Telescope detected the coldest ice in the known universe – and it contains the building blocks of life
By JoAnna Wendel published
The James Webb Space Telescope's latest observations of icy molecules will help scientists understand how habitable planets form.
Webb telescope turns up baffling views of the early universe
By Adam Mann published
New results from the James Webb Space Telescope challenge prevailing models of the early universe.
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