At the heart of this Hubble Space Telescope image lies a giant cluster of galaxies. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, H. Ebeling) A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope looks into the lair of Cosmic Leviathan, a gigantic cluster of galaxies nine billion light-years away in the Draco galaxy. Like the sea monster in … Read more
This artist’s impression shows the nebulous-Neptune-sized planet recently observed with the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) Hide caption Toggle title NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) This artist’s impression shows the nebulous-Neptune-sized planet recently observed with the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) A mysterious, cloud-shrouded planet that has puzzled astronomers for years is less … Read more
Stars can be seen with the naked eye, but planets orbiting other stars are incredibly difficult to see, even with the most powerful telescopes ever made. It wasn’t until 1992 that astronomers imaged an exoplanet, meaning a planet in another solar system; Before that, some astronomers thought that our solar system might be unique and … Read more