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New James Webb telescope image is a ‘quantum leap’ for astronomy
What it is: The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) star-forming region Where it is: 1,400 light-years away, in the constellation Orion When it was shared: March 10, 2025 Why it’s so special: What are the smallest stars? A deep dive into the star-forming Flame Nebula by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed free-floating, Jupiter-size…
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Know 10 exciting career options in space technology and astronomy, know quickly
Technology And Astronomy Career: Space technology and astronomy have many exciting career options available to experts in the science, engineering, and technical fields. Here are 10 career options that offer opportunities in this field: Astronoer: Scientists who do research in astronomy study planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial bodies. This career is available in universities,…
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Spinning through space: The astronomers watching the skies for asteroids
6 hours ago ShareSave Sue Nelson ShareSave Getty Images Sue Nelson explores how asteroids can inform our understanding of the Earth’s past – or threaten our future. Each year, according to Nasa, a chunk of rock the size of a car hurtles through space on a collision course with our planet. Fortunately, thanks to the…
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How an astronomer accidentally found a star stuck in a cosmic waltz
While sitting in his office, Naman Bajaj stared at the precious data that led to the final installment of his trio of published papers, each of which incrementally answers a very loaded question: Why do some planet-forming disks creep onto their own stars? The three studies were robust, interesting — and most importantly, finished. But…
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How an astronomer accidentally found a star stuck in a cosmic waltz
While sitting in his office, Naman Bajaj stared at the precious data that led to the final installment of his trio of published papers, each of which incrementally answers a very loaded question: Why do some planet-forming disks creep onto their own stars? The three studies were robust, interesting — and most importantly, finished. But…
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Saturn gains 128 new moons, giving it more than the rest of the solar system combined
Astronomers have discovered 128 never-before-seen moons orbiting Saturn — giving it almost twice as many moons as all the other planets in the solar system combined. The findings have further bolstered Saturn’s status as our solar system’s “moon king.” With an updated total of 274 known natural satellites orbiting the gas giant, it is leagues…
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Is our universe trapped inside a black hole? This James Webb Space Telescope discovery might blow your mind
Without a doubt, since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revolutionized our view of the early universe, but its new findings could put astronomers in a spin. In fact, it could tell us something profound about the birth of the universe by possibly hinting that everything we see around us is sealed…
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NASA will soon launch PUNCH to study how the Sun influences space
PUNCH is a group of four satellites that will orbit Earth above the day-night terminator to study the Sun. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab UPDATE Wednesday, March 12, 2025: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying PUNCH successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:10 P.M. EDT on March 11. By…
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SPHEREx launches to conduct a cosmic census
An artist’s concept shows SPHEREx in orbit around Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech UPDATE Wednesday, March 12, 2025: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying SPHEREx successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:10 P.M. EDT on March 11. Following deployment, the SPHEREx observatory established a signal with ground controllers and its mission will soon begin. An…
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UC Irvine astronomers view launch of new NASA space telescope
A UC Irvine astronomer got a privileged view of the launch of a rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on California’s central coast on Tuesday as a SpaceX thruster carried into orbit SPHEREx, NASA’s newest space telescope. Lead scientist Asantha Cooray, UC Irvine professor of physics & astronomy, was in the NASA control room as…