No Intermediate-Mass Black Hole for Omega Centauri?
Last month, astronomers discovered a giant black hole in Omega Centauri. But it might contain a swarm of stellar-mass black holes instead.
A Closer Look at a Potential "Eyeball Planet"
New James Webb Space Telescope observations of LHS 1140b hint at a temperate water world with a nitrogen-rich atmosphere.
Webb Telescope Reveals Parallel Jets from Baby Stars
A new image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope reveals a stunning alignment among the infant stars in the Serpens Nebula.
Spiral Galaxies May Be a Dime a Dozen in the Early Universe
A new study with data from the James Webb Space Telescope found that galaxies may have started forming spirals far earlier than astronomers previously thought.
Astronomers Discover New Earth-size World Only 40 Light-Years Away
This nearby terrestrial world might just reveal the secrets of atmospheric composition and habitability for planets like Earth and Venus.
A Century of Sky, Digitized
The Harvard College Observatory's glass plates, which record a century of changes in the sky, have now been converted into digital form.