Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a new type of cosmic object, a cloud of dark matter and gas ...

An instrument on Webb called the Near-Infrared Spectrograph collects light from distant objects and then separates them into different wavelengths, or colors, like a prism. These colors, representing ...

Hubble images from December 2025 show interstellar object 3I/ATLAS releasing two narrow jets of material as it moves away from the Sun, raising questions about rotation and activity ...

There's a class of objects journeying around our solar system dubbed "centaurs." They don't come near Earth, but NASA just zoomed in on one with the powerful James Webb Space Telescope. The centaurs ...

Scientists at the University of Missouri have identified a small group of unusual objects in the early universe. Using NASA's ...

Hubble Space Telescope images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show a changing jet structure, including a stable sunward jet and three rotating inner jets, raising questions about their origin ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has studied the puzzling Herbig-Haro object 49/50, created by a nearby forming star. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI On the back end of a telescope, looks can be ...

Fresh observations from the Hubble Space Telescope have intensified debate over the nature of 3I/ATLAS, a fast-moving ...

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NASA scientists are facing questions after the Hubble Space Telescope spotted an unexpected feature on the interstellar ...

Called 3I/ATLAS, the object is only the third of its kind known to astronomers, and it’s likely been heading our way for billions of years, carrying pristine material from another star system Jay ...

An artist's conception of Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 outgassing material into space. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / L. Hustak (STScI) There's a class of objects journeying around our solar system ...