4 Min Read NASA Telescopes Create Colorful ‘Craft’ From Nearby Nebula Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula…
Month: September 2026
Lion Nebula Roars in Webb’s Sights
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope imaged the planetary nebula NGC 2392, the Lion Nebula, using the observatory’s NIRCam and MIRI instruments. The central star’s remains are responsible for the nebula’s structure, including…
Hubble Solves Merger Mystery From Milky Way’s Early Years
Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact…
Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Ohio State Univ./J. Rodriguez et al; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/P. Edmonds Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope combine…
Webb Opens Treasure Chest
Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, M. Reiter; Acknowledgement: M. H. Özsaraç NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured this Aug. 6, 2026, infrared image of part of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming…
Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra
4 Min Read Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra Galaxies are like cosmic gems, each with characteristics including size and shape that make them distinct. A new gallery released…
NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars
5 min read NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars Pandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission and the first satellite to launch through the agency’s Astrophysics Pioneers program, is now making…