3 hours ago · Using JWST, researchers observed an ancient galaxy known as JADES-GS-z13-1. The galaxy is so far from Earth that we're observing it as it appeared just 330 million years after the Big Bang.

Galaxy (previously Guardian) was a canceled prototype space habitat designed by the American firm Bigelow Aerospace, and was intended to be the third spacecraft launched by the company in their efforts to create a commercial space station.

2 days ago · The extremely distant galaxy JADES-GS-z13-1 is the small red dot in the center of this image from the James Webb Space Telescope. New observations show the galaxy is emitting a surprising amount ...

Oct 22, 2024 · Galaxies consist of stars, planets, and vast clouds of gas and dust, all bound together by gravity. The largest contain trillions of stars and can be more than a million light-years across. The smallest can contain a few thousand stars and span just a few hundred light-years.

Dec 11, 2024 · For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected and “weighed” a galaxy that not only existed around 600 million years after the big bang, but is also similar to what our Milky Way galaxy’s mass might have been at the same stage of development.

4 days ago · The composite image makes it look as though the overflow of stellar material is the billowing contrail of a rocket on its way to the galaxy. NASA and the European Space Agency released the photo on Monday. The outflow is about 625 light-years from Earth in one of the closest star-forming regions of our Milky Way galaxy, according to NASA.

2 days ago · The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a distant galaxy, JADES-GS-z13-1, from 330 million years after the Big Bang, revealing unexpectedly strong Lyman-α emission. This challenges current ...

Mar 20, 2025 · An illustration of the earliest galaxy ever seen JADES-GS-z14-0 which has been found to contain oxygen. (Image credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser) "It is like finding an adolescent where you would only ...

Jan 23, 2025 · A photomosaic panorama of the Andromeda galaxy assembled over 10 years by the Hubble Space Telescope. The stunning mosaic captures the glow of 200 million stars, a fraction of Andromeda’s population.

Jan 16, 2025 · The Andromeda Galaxy, our closest galactic neighbor, holds over 1 trillion stars and has been a key to unlocking the secrets of the universe. Thanks to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, we’re now seeing Andromeda in stunning new detail, revealing its dynamic history and unique structure.