NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured an unprecedentedly ... possibly caused by interactions between its two central stars. The photo zooms in on NGC 1514, a planetary nebula about 1,500 ...

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"Magnetar birth rates and formation scenarios are among the most pressing questions in high-energy astrophysics." Magnetars are surrounded by the most powerful magnetic fields in the known ...

Apr. 23, 2025 — Scientists and space explorers have been on the hunt to determine where and how much ice is present on the Moon. Water ice would be an important resource at a future lunar base ...

April 22, 2025 • Experts are divided whether a new missile defense system for the U.S., inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, would be worth the cost.

It has been in the process of dying for over 4,000 years, and "will continue to change over many more millennia," the space agency said. The stars are surrounded by diffraction spikes, which are ...