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Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...

On July 11, 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope finished its commissioning and commenced science operations. In the three ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST) is celebrating three years of transformational science with a striking new image of ...

We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

New images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show young stars forming within a "toe bean" on the Cat's Paw Nebula.

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Ancient meteorite reveals a protoplanet formed in the outer Solar System earlier than thought, reshaping planet formation ...

The Solar System, our cosmic home, is a fascinating and dynamic region of space filled with a diverse range of planets, moons, and other celestial objects. Deep dive into the incredible ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a bright variable star, V 372 Orionis, and its companion in this festive image in this ...