Space Telescope

From Hubble to the James Webb Space Telescope, this is the latest on the groundbreaking images our greatest observatories capture each day.

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The protostar within the dark cloud L1527, shown in this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam).

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New JWST image shows a hidden, fiery protostar New JWST image shows a hidden, fiery protostar

By Laura Baisas

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New James Webb Space Telescope image shows a secluded galaxy in stellar detail New James Webb Space Telescope image shows a secluded galaxy in stellar detail

By Laura Baisas

Gamma-ray burst from exploding galaxy in NASA Hubble telescope rendition

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To set the record straight: Nothing can break the speed of light To set the record straight: Nothing can break the speed of light

The Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula

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JWST give a new look at the Pillars of Creation’s majestic explosion of young stars JWST give a new look at the Pillars of Creation’s majestic explosion of young stars

By Laura Baisas

What spun this exquisite deep-space ‘spider web’? (Hint: not aliens.)

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What spun this exquisite deep-space ‘spider web’? (Hint: not aliens.) What spun this exquisite deep-space ‘spider web’? (Hint: not aliens.)

By Laura Baisas

a 3d printed sculpture of hands on top of the james webb telescope mirrors

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A new VR exhibit takes you inside the James Webb Space Telescope’s images A new VR exhibit takes you inside the James Webb Space Telescope’s images

By Charlotte Hu

X-ray vision adds a whole new layer to James Webb Space Telescope images

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X-ray vision adds a whole new layer to James Webb Space Telescope images X-ray vision adds a whole new layer to James Webb Space Telescope images

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of a burning planet next to a sun

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Engineers made synthetic alien lava to understand uninhabitable worlds Engineers made synthetic alien lava to understand uninhabitable worlds

By Tatyana Woodall

SpaceX and NASA are studying how to bump Hubble into higher orbit

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SpaceX and NASA are studying how to bump Hubble into higher orbit SpaceX and NASA are studying how to bump Hubble into higher orbit

By Laura Baisas

See a spiral galaxy’s haunting ‘skeleton’ in a chilly new space telescope image

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See a spiral galaxy’s haunting ‘skeleton’ in a chilly new space telescope image See a spiral galaxy’s haunting ‘skeleton’ in a chilly new space telescope image

By Laura Baisas

Cat's Eye Nebula 3D model on left; Hubble image of Cat's Eye Nebula in blue, purple, and pink on right

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This highly detailed image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula might finally help us understand how it formed This highly detailed image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula might finally help us understand how it formed

By Laura Baisas

Neptune’s faint rings glimmer in new James Webb Space Telescope image

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Neptune’s faint rings glimmer in new James Webb Space Telescope image Neptune’s faint rings glimmer in new James Webb Space Telescope image

By Laura Baisas

Deepest image of space with twinkling stars captured by James Webb Space Telescope

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After the big bang, light and electricity shaped the early universe After the big bang, light and electricity shaped the early universe

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

an art rendering of a disk shaped probe in space

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When Voyager 1 goes dark, what comes next? When Voyager 1 goes dark, what comes next?

By Tatyana Woodall

The Hubble Space Telescope’s ‘galactic overlap’ image is truly stellar

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The Hubble Space Telescope’s ‘galactic overlap’ image is truly stellar The Hubble Space Telescope’s ‘galactic overlap’ image is truly stellar

By Laura Baisas

The sun’s chromosphere is shades of golden in these new images

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The sun’s chromosphere is shades of golden in these new images The sun’s chromosphere is shades of golden in these new images

By Laura Baisas

The James Webb Space Telescope opens spooky season with stunning images of Tarantula nebula

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The James Webb Space Telescope opens spooky season with stunning images of Tarantula nebula The James Webb Space Telescope opens spooky season with stunning images of Tarantula nebula

By Laura Baisas

See the first image of an exoplanet caught by the James Webb Space Telescope

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See the first image of an exoplanet caught by the James Webb Space Telescope See the first image of an exoplanet caught by the James Webb Space Telescope

By Laura Baisas

Hubble image captures stars forming in a far-off phantom galaxy

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Hubble image captures stars forming in a far-off phantom galaxy Hubble image captures stars forming in a far-off phantom galaxy

By Laura Baisas

The most powerful telescope of all time is coming to Chile

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The most powerful telescope of all time is coming to Chile The most powerful telescope of all time is coming to Chile

By Marissa Wu / Popular Photography

This glittery Hubble image shows how far we’ve come in studying distant stars

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This glittery Hubble image shows how far we’ve come in studying distant stars This glittery Hubble image shows how far we’ve come in studying distant stars

By Laura Baisas

Ring galaxy with two small spiral galaxies to the left in red, blue, and yellow in a James Webb Space Telescope composite image

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JWST’s latest snap captures the glimmering antics of the Cartwheel Galaxy JWST’s latest snap captures the glimmering antics of the Cartwheel Galaxy

By Purbita Saha

a large sunflower-shaped shade that unfurled from a satellite in space

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Exoplanet hunters want to block starlight with a giant orbiting shade Exoplanet hunters want to block starlight with a giant orbiting shade

By Tatyana Woodall

Starry valley of Carina Nebula against dust and light on a bluish universe in a James Webb Space Telescope image

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Get alerts every time the James Webb Space Telescope drops a heavenly new look Get alerts every time the James Webb Space Telescope drops a heavenly new look

By Maria Parazo Rose

an artist rendering of a sphere-shaped large telescope facility in a rocky terrain

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A new law is putting astronomy back in the hands of Native Hawaiians A new law is putting astronomy back in the hands of Native Hawaiians

By Tatyana Woodall

An illustration of what Jupiter would look like with Saturn-size rings.

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Jupiter formed dinky little rings, and there’s a convincing explanation why Jupiter formed dinky little rings, and there’s a convincing explanation why

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

GLASS-z13 galaxy glowing red in hazy yellow stars from the James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam

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Astronomers are already using James Webb Space Telescope data to hunt down cryptic galaxies Astronomers are already using James Webb Space Telescope data to hunt down cryptic galaxies

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

James Webb telescope traveling through space on a pink foil craft

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The James Webb Space Telescope is about to beam us monster amounts of cosmic data The James Webb Space Telescope is about to beam us monster amounts of cosmic data

By Tatyana Woodall

Starry valley of Carina Nebula against dust and light on a bluish universe in a James Webb Space Telescope image

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The James Webb Space Telescope’s first glimpses into deep space reveal 4 mind-blowing finds The James Webb Space Telescope’s first glimpses into deep space reveal 4 mind-blowing finds

By Maria Parazo Rose

The James Webb Space Telescope’s first image shows the universe in a new light

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The James Webb Space Telescope’s first image shows the universe in a new light The James Webb Space Telescope’s first image shows the universe in a new light

By Maria Parazo Rose

K2 comet looking like a blue dot in the black vastness of the solar system before its Earth flyby

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A massive comet and supermoon will light up the night sky this week A massive comet and supermoon will light up the night sky this week

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Rogue black hole in Milky Way galaxy in an artist's rendition

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‘Rogue black holes’ might be neither ‘rogue’ nor ‘black holes’ ‘Rogue black holes’ might be neither ‘rogue’ nor ‘black holes’

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

Hubble’s largest near-infrared image helps astronomers see 10 billion years into galaxies’ past

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Hubble’s largest near-infrared image helps astronomers see 10 billion years into galaxies’ past Hubble’s largest near-infrared image helps astronomers see 10 billion years into galaxies’ past

By Marissa Wu / Popular Photography

The Gaia space observatory traveling the Milky Way in an artist's rendition

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See the stars from the Milky Way mapped as a dazzling rainbow See the stars from the Milky Way mapped as a dazzling rainbow

By Purbita Saha

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will look for dark energy and matter.

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In NASA’s new video game, you are a telescope hunting for dark matter In NASA’s new video game, you are a telescope hunting for dark matter

By Tatyana Woodall

NASA James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror segments, shaped as hexagons and coated in gold, being inspected by an engineer prior to launch

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The James Webb Space Telescope survived its first collision The James Webb Space Telescope survived its first collision

By Purbita Saha

an orange and gray fiery looking exoplanet illustrated by an artist

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What comes after the James Webb Space Telescope? Some astronomers want LIFE. What comes after the James Webb Space Telescope? Some astronomers want LIFE.

a space telescope with a large gold mirror made of many hexagons

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The James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready to start blowing our minds The James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready to start blowing our minds

By Tatyana Woodall

The star, called 2MASS J17554042+6551277, imaged with a red filter to optimize visual contrast.

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A fully aligned James Webb Space Telescope captures a glorious image of a star A fully aligned James Webb Space Telescope captures a glorious image of a star

Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is the biggest comet yet detected.

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The biggest comet ever found is cruising through our solar system’s far reaches The biggest comet ever found is cruising through our solar system’s far reaches

The Hubble Space Telescope, which has captured the farthest star yet.

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Hubble spies the most distant star ever found Hubble spies the most distant star ever found

Proxima b, one of 5,000 confirmed exoplanets.

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NASA’s official exoplanet tally has passed 5,000 worlds NASA’s official exoplanet tally has passed 5,000 worlds

Travel to another galaxy with this vibrant 3D map of the cosmos

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Travel to another galaxy with this vibrant 3D map of the cosmos Travel to another galaxy with this vibrant 3D map of the cosmos

By Leto Sapunar

Three galaxies forming a gassy swirl in a Hubble Space Telescope image

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See Hubble’s captures of real-life star wars See Hubble’s captures of real-life star wars

By Purbita Saha

Ursa Major star shown 18 times in first James Webb Space Telescope composite image

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The James Webb Space Telescope showed us its first star The James Webb Space Telescope showed us its first star

By Maggie Galloway

The JWST rocket launch.

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NASA’s James Webb telescope is about to arrive at an exceptional point in space NASA’s James Webb telescope is about to arrive at an exceptional point in space

The Henize 2-10 starburst galaxy

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Black holes have a reputation as devourers. But they can help spawn stars, too. Black holes have a reputation as devourers. But they can help spawn stars, too.

NASA engineer standing in a tunnel holding six of the James Webb Telescope's hexagonal primary mirrors in the honeycomb formation

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The James Webb telescope could help solve the mystery of dark matter The James Webb telescope could help solve the mystery of dark matter

By Leto Sapunar

Artist conception of the James Webb Space Telescope.

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The James Webb Space Telescope has fully unfurled its complex, massive sunshield The James Webb Space Telescope has fully unfurled its complex, massive sunshield

JWST's sunshield in a cleanroom.

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NASA’s James Webb telescope is unfurling a super-thin shield to save it from the sun NASA’s James Webb telescope is unfurling a super-thin shield to save it from the sun

Guiana Space Center mission control during the James Webb Space Telescope launch on Christmas Day

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After years of delays, the James Webb telescope is finally in space After years of delays, the James Webb telescope is finally in space

By Rachel Feltman

Artist’s impression of a rogue planet in Rho Ophiuchi

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Space probably has way more ‘rogue planets’ than we thought Space probably has way more ‘rogue planets’ than we thought

James Webb Space Telescope in flight with mirrors and sunshield unfurled in an artist's rendering

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17 images to count down to the James Webb Space Telescope launch 17 images to count down to the James Webb Space Telescope launch

By Purbita Saha

Kepler-186f-exoplanet

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There is no Planet B There is no Planet B

By Sarah Scoles

James Webb telescope primary mirror coated in gold seen from a fisheye view looking up with engineers in masks and protective gear looking down from a blue ceiling

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The James Webb telescope will soon be hunting for ‘first light’ The James Webb telescope will soon be hunting for ‘first light’

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

NASA’s James Webb telescope will peer through the haze of other worlds

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NASA’s James Webb telescope will peer through the haze of other worlds NASA’s James Webb telescope will peer through the haze of other worlds

By Leto Sapunar

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Hubble imaged a ‘superbubble’ floating in space Hubble imaged a ‘superbubble’ floating in space

By Margo Milanowski

Hubble Space Telescope capture of distant galaxies Arp 86 and NGC 7753

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These two galaxies are locked in a cosmic battle These two galaxies are locked in a cosmic battle

By Margo Milanowski

A photo of the planet Jupiter.

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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is whirling faster than ever Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is whirling faster than ever

An illustration of a dramatic sunrise on a "Hycean" planet, with a very reddish-orange sun and skyline against a steamy, dark blue ocean.

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‘Hycean’ exoplanets could be home to the alien life we’ve been searching for ‘Hycean’ exoplanets could be home to the alien life we’ve been searching for

By Charlie Wood

A trio of galaxies swirl around each other.

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See galactic triplets play tug-of-war in Hubble’s latest snapshot See galactic triplets play tug-of-war in Hubble’s latest snapshot

By Erin Fennessy

The Hubble Space Telescope, with its yellow solar panels featured prominently.

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Hubble spied water vapor on our solar system’s largest moon Hubble spied water vapor on our solar system’s largest moon

New Features Of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Revealed In 4K Video

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New Features Of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Revealed In 4K Video New Features Of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Revealed In 4K Video

A supermassive black hole inflates massive lobes, visible here in X-rays, above and below the Centaurus A galaxy.

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Black hole jets got some stellar glam shots thanks to this giant telescope Black hole jets got some stellar glam shots thanks to this giant telescope

By Charlie Wood