An iconic nearby astronomical object has been stealing stars from other galaxies

There’s a growing body of evidence that galaxies grow large by merging with other galaxies. Telescopes like the Hubble have captured dozens of interacting galaxies, including well-known ones like Arp 248. The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way, and a new study shows that our neighbor has consumed other galaxies […]

Webb Telescope makes a stunning observation of the atmosphere of a hellish planet

The future of other worlds is looking bright thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. In newly released findings from the Webb Early Release Science program, researchers obtained the first-ever detailed chemical profile of an exoplanet’s atmosphere, and even came to understand the likely shapes of alien clouds in the planet’s skies. The exoplanet in […]