Astronomers have observed a giant asteroid collision in Beta Pictoris using data from the Webb and Spitzer telescopes. The event, which took place 20 years ago, provides new insights into early planetary formation in this young galaxy. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: NASA New observations illuminate the volatile processes that shape star systems like ours, offering a … Read more
It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s a super star cluster! NASA’s Chandra X-ray telescope has imaged a star cluster that is “super” in every way. Westerlund 1 is super big, super massive, super young, super close – and it’s creating stars at a super fast pace. Westerlund 1 is about 13,000 light-years away from … Read more
Then NASA Juno spacecraft came closest Jupiter‘s moon Europe in September 2022, it captured evidence not only of briny layers of water connected to the world’s deep subsurface ocean, but also of potential scars formed by towering plumes of water vapor – and it captured that evidence on camera The majority of the Juno mission’s … Read more