James Webb Space Telescope Reveals New View of Protoplanetary Disk IRAS 04302
2026-03-31
This month, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope presented a new view of IRAS 04302+2247. IRAS 04302+2247 is a planet-forming disk located within a dark cloud in the Taurus star-forming region,...
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NASA Tests Deployment of Roman Space Telescope Solar Arrays and Sunshield
2026-03-30
On August 7 and 8, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team evaluated the observatory's solar arrays and a sunshield-style deployable aperture cover — two components that will be stowed durin...
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New Model StarryStarryProcess Helps Scientists Map Spot Distributions on Distant Stars
2026-03-28
Scientists have developed a new model called StarryStarryProcess, based on NASA's planet transit observations, to map the spot distributions on distant stars. The model builds upon decades of technic...
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Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) Captures Spiral Galaxy NGC 7537
2026-03-27
The cosmic scene captured by the Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) is truly magnificent. In this image, two spiral galaxies in the lower right immediately catch the eye: NGC 7537 (right) and NGC 7541 (left). Th...
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How NASA's Artemis II Lunar Science Activities Will Inform Future Missions
2026-03-26
NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a nearly 10-day round-trip journey around the Moon. This mission will advance the agency's goal of landing astronauts in the Moon's south pola...
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XRISM Satellite Reveals New Clues to Gas Motion in the Dark State of Black Hole X-ray Binary 4U 1630-472
2026-03-24
An international research team has reported XRISM observations of the black hole X-ray binary 4U 1630-472 located in our Milky Way. XRISM is an X-ray astronomy satellite developed through collaboratio...
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James Webb Space Telescope Aids Discovery of New Uranus Moon
2026-03-23
Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a research team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) discovered a previously unknown small moon orbiting Uranus during observations on February 2, 2...
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Parker Solar Probe Confirms Magnetic Reconnection Theory Model from Decades Ago
2026-03-20
A new study led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has confirmed a magnetic reconnection theory model proposed decades ago. Magnetic reconnection is the process that releases stored magnetic e...
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Scientists Test Autonomous Robots, Exploring Lava Tubes as a New Pathway for Extraterrestrial Life Search
2026-03-19
In the quest to explore signs of life on Mars and the Moon and to identify ideal locations for human bases, scientists are turning their attention to underground lava tubes. To verify the feasibility ...
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Hubble Telescope Captures Clearest Images Yet of Interstellar Comet 3I-Atlas
2026-03-17
The Hubble Space Telescope has recently captured the clearest images to date of a comet visiting our solar system from another stellar system at high speed. NASA and the European Space Agency jointly ...
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SpaceX and Italian Space Agency Reach Mars Experiment Cooperation Agreement
2026-03-12
According to a new agreement announced on Thursday, Elon Musk's SpaceX has agreed to carry Italian experimental equipment aboard its Starship giant rocket on future planned Mars missions. Italian Spa...
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Webb Telescope New Discovery: Potential Gas Giant in Habitable Zone of Alpha Centauri A
2026-03-09
Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have found new evidence of a possible planet in the Alpha Centauri system, just 4 light-years from Earth. The system consists of the Sun-like stars...
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