First light for the innovative new instrument is anticipated in 2028. Spectre — once operational — will play a key role in ...
But while the newfound objects bear a strong resemblance to known classifications of quasars, they don't quite fit. For one ...
A newly discovered celestial object may be a starless cloud that could change how astronomers understand dark matter.
When astronomers first spotted a faint, fast-moving object racing through the outer Solar System in mid-2025, few expected it ...
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The James Webb Space Telescope is a machine of many talents. It can peer through dense space dust, glimpse the stellar drama of distant galaxies, and even observe the universe’s first stars. But some ...
A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object—a starless, gas-rich, ...