NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory faces uncertain future amid proposed budget cuts

The Chandra X-ray spacecraft, a cornerstone of modern astronomy, faces an uncertain future as NASA’s fiscal year 2025 budget proposal threatens its mission. In a letter to the Chandra community, Patrick Slane, director of the Chandra X-ray Center, outlined the grim outlook presented by the proposed budget cuts. Chandra has been a pioneer in X-ray … Read more

Hubble Tension: NASA’s James Webb Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope will find out the truth about the universe’s expansion rate

Scientists believe our universe is expanding rapidly, but there’s a problem. There is a puzzle to be solved called the Hubble Tension, which asserts that the universe is currently expanding faster than astronomers expected. So to understand the universe’s expansion rate, NASA’s James Webb Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope teamed up to look for … Read more

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope images NGC 604, solving some of the mysteries of star formation

Stars are born in chaotic and fascinating environments, and scientists are eager to learn more about these processes. At the forefront of this exploration is NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Since its launch, it is helping astronomers observe these celestial events like never before. Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope captured two stunning images of … Read more

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope discovers ‘boiling ocean’ exoplanet – could it harbor life?

A groundbreaking discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed intriguing details about a distant exoplanet, sparking debate among scientists about its potential habitability. The exoplanet, known as TOI-270 d, is about 70 light-years away from Earth and has a radius twice that of Earth. Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope revealed … Read more

From black holes to quasars, James Webb Space Telescope reveals the evolution of the universe

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has the potential to unlock a key piece of the cosmic puzzle and reveal one of the universe’s most mysterious phenomena – black holes. In contrast to the usual focus on giant supermassive black holes, a recent discovery suggests that smaller black holes known as “baby quasars” may hold … Read more