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NASA’s Juno probe reveals lava lakes across Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io (image)

NASA’s Juno spacecraft imaged volcanic plumes on the surface of Jovian moon Io. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing by Andrea Luck NASA’s Juno mission might have originally been all about Jupiter, but its extended mission has the spacecraft observing the gas giant’s moons — and it’s making some pretty interesting discoveries. Its latest find? The […]

Hubble roars back to life with exquisite image of nearby galaxy

What it is: NGC 1546, a spiral galaxy Where it is: 50 million light-years away, in the Southern Hemisphere constellation Dorado When it was shared: June 18, 2024 Why it’s so special: This is the first image from the Hubble Space Telescope in its new pointing mode. The iconic observatory’s science operations were suspended in […]

Trump may have tarnished image of US politics but blaming him solely is unfair

In a world as turbulent as current politics, it’s only natural to hear endless arguments between partisan candidates. In the 2024 presidential election cycle, both sides are gearing up to project their voices the loudest through any means necessary. Yet, the recent conviction of former President and leading Republican nominee Donald Trump is just the […]

Gaia space telescope helps astronomers image hidden objects around bright stars

Scientists have directly imaged eight dim objects accompanying very bright stars within the Gaia data catalog, including so-called “failed stars,” otherwise known as brown dwarfs. The stars and their companions were originally identified from millions of stars in the Gaia catalog. They were considered ideal for follow-up investigations with the ground-based GRAVITY instrument, an advanced […]

The Webb Telescope’s dazzling nebula image supports a long-held theory

The image of the Serpens Nebula you see above, taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), not only looks mesmerizing but also captures a never-before-seen phenomenon. The aligned, elongated “protostellar outflows” visible in the top left support a longstanding theory. As suspected, the jets shoot out in alignment from the swirling disks of surrounding […]