Dr. Jane Huang's research on planet formation in harsh environments, particularly within the Sigma Orionis cluster, offers ...
While astronomers often set their sights on the stars, the landscapes surrounding their observatories can be just as ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a belching protostar in its infancy. By studying the dust grains whirling around ...
For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...
What’s more, Webb used its Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument to observe glowing interstellar gas and dust illuminated ...
Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), and its Submillimeter Array (SMA), were critical for identifying a cache of belts surrounding other stars beyond the sun where comets may reside. Regions around 74 stars ...
The protoplanetary disk is actually a Herbig-Haro object dubbed HH 30. Such objects are glowing regions in space that contain ...
The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) picture of the month for February 2025 is showing off the power of planet formation.