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'Farting' comet seen reversing its spin for the first time ever
By Harry Baker published
A new analysis of archival Hubble Space Telescope photos reveals that a peculiar comet slowed its spin before fully reversing its rotational direction via "outgassing" during a flyby of Earth in 2017.

Saturn's chaotic atmosphere revealed in most comprehensive view yet by James Webb and Hubble telescopes
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Viewing Saturn in complementary wavelengths, the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes reveal more about what makes up the layers of ringed planet's atmosphere.

James Webb telescope solves mystery of 'forever young' vampire stars from the dawn of time
By Ivan Farkas published
Astronomers have discovered how "forever young" stars stay blue and bright despite being almost as old as the universe.

AI spots 'jellyfish,' 'hamburgers' and other unexplainable objects in Hubble telescope data
By Elizabeth Howell published
AI helped researchers probe the Hubble Space Telescope's archive to find strange celestial objects, including some indescribable by science.

Hidden 'doomed' star revealed by James Webb Space Telescope could solve decades-old mystery
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have identified a massive red supergiant on the brink of supernova in images from the James Webb Space Telescope, shedding light on a decades-old star mystery.

Hubble went supernova hunting — and found something unexpected: Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter published
The Hubble Space Telescope reveals how color filters tease out the life cycles of stars in spiral galaxy NGC 6000 — while a surprise asteroid streaks through the frame.

Mysterious cosmic explosion can't be explained, scientists say
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have detected a gamma-ray burst outside of the Milky Way that's unlike any previously observed. There's no satisfying explanation for the mysterious cosmic explosion, but it may be linked to elusive intermediate-mass black holes.

James Webb telescope discovers 'exceptionally rare' 5-galaxy crash in the early universe
By Shreejaya Karantha published
Near-infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed five early universe galaxies merging within a large halo.
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