NASA
NASA's Roman Telescope: 1.3 Million Names, 300 Megapixels, Zero Chill
NASA's Roman telescope is launching with 1.3 million names, a 300-megapixel camera, and a plan to see everything from exoplanets to dark energy - because why not?
2026-08-27
NASA
2026-08-26
NASA
JWST Snaps a Celestial Lion’s Head, Because Space Is Basically a Petting Zoo Now
The James Webb Space Telescope gives us a lion-headed nebula, proving that even dying stars have better hair days than we do.
2026-08-17
ScienceDaily
Webb's Little Red Dots May Be Hiding Entire Galaxies, Astronomers Suspect
Astronomers may have figured out what those little red dots are - and they're not just dots. They might be hiding entire galaxies behind their bright, compact cores.
2026-08-12
The Guardian Europe
Astronomers Discover 'Black Hole Star' That's Basically a Star With Serious Identity Issues
Astronomers discover a black hole wearing a star's clothing, and it's 30 billion light-years away - so don't worry, your day is still normal.
2026-08-11
NASA
NASA Telescopes Create Colorful ‘Craft’ From Nearby Nebula, Because Why Not
NASA's telescopes combine forces to create a cosmic collage of the Tarantula Nebula, revealing that the universe is even more complicated - and colorful - than we thought.
2026-07-17
The Verge
Trump Administration's Latest Science War: Making Space Research a Political Football
New OMB proposal gives political appointees control over science grants, threatening open access and allowing grant termination for political reasons - because who needs peer review when you have memes?
2026-07-14
ScienceDaily
Scientists Scan Exoplanet for Aliens, Find Only the Sound of Our Own Radio Interference
Scientists point two giant radio telescopes at a promising exoplanet, hear nothing but Earth's own racket, and call it a productive day.
2026-07-12
Ars Technica
Jupiter-Sized Planet Survives Star's Death, Then Has Audacity to Be Hotter Than Expected
A Jupiter-size planet that survived its star's death is hotter than it should be, suggesting it was reheated by gravitational interactions billions of years later.
2026-07-04
Ars Technica
VR Astronomy Tour Promises Cosmic Wonders, Delivers Sweaty Face and a Glimpse of Hell Planet
Smithsonian's VR tour takes you to a hell planet, a black hole, and the Big Bang, but the headset could use an upgrade.
2026-06-29
ScienceDaily
James Webb Telescope Finds Salt Clouds on a Pink World That May or May Not Be a Planet
JWST finds salt clouds on a pink, possibly-planet 57 light-years away, confirming a 15-year-old prediction and proving the universe has a taste for seasoning.
2026-05-29
ScienceDaily
Saturn's Northern Lights Finally Explain Its Decades-Long Spin Mystery, Because of Course It's the Northern Lights
Saturn's spin mystery was a case of aurora-induced atmospheric trickery, solved by JWST's unprecedented infrared temperature maps - a classic planetary heat pump.
2026-05-28
Ars Technica
JWST Finds 'Little Red Dot' Is Actually a Naked Supermassive Black Hole, Not a Cute Accessory
JWST finds a supermassive black hole from 700 million years after the Big Bang that's basically all black hole, no galaxy - because the Universe has a sense of humor.
2026-05-13
Ars Technica
Webb Telescope Finds Galaxy So Primitive It Makes the Milky Way Look Like a Shopping Mall
Astronomers using the Webb telescope and a gravitational lens spot a galaxy from 800 million years post-Big Bang that's so chemically primitive it might be a fossil of the Universe's first stars.
2026-05-12
ScienceDaily
James Webb Telescope Finally Gives the Universe’s Cosmic Web the High-Def Treatment It Deserves
NASA's JWST delivers the clearest map of the universe's cosmic web, revealing galaxy evolution from a billion years old - essentially giving the cosmos a sharper LinkedIn profile photo.
2026-05-06
ScienceDaily
Webb Telescope Finds a Scorching 'Super-Earth' That's Basically Mercury's Angrier Cousin
JWST finds a dark, barren super-Earth with no atmosphere, likely resembling an oversized Mercury - and definitely not a place you'd want to visit.
2026-04-22
ScienceDaily
JWST Finds Ice Clouds on Giant Alien Planet, Scientists Stunned by the Concept of 'Weather'
The James Webb Space Telescope has found unexpected water ice clouds on a Jupiter-like exoplanet, proving that even alien gas giants can have complicated, cloudy days.
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