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When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe
When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered three potential dark star candidates, which could alter our understanding of how ordinary stars form. Dark stars are not exactly stars and are thought to be powered by a mysterious substance called dark matter, which […]
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Mapping Dark Matter
Mapping Dark Matter NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory collaborated to visualize dark matter. The image combines data from both observatories to show galaxy clusters and their collective light emitted by stars no longer bound to individual galaxies. Researchers used the Webb telescope’s observations to carefully measure the mass of the galaxy […]
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Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait
Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of galaxy cluster Abell 209, located 2.8 billion light-years away, showcasing over 100 galaxies and hot, diffuse gas. The image provides a unique opportunity to study dark matter, a form of matter that does not interact with light, by observing its gravitational influence […]
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake Vera C. Rubin. The observatory will document everything visible in the southern sky every three nights, capturing an area […]
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Sparkling Andromeda
Sparkling Andromeda The Andromeda galaxy (M31) was released as an image on June 25, 2025, to honor Dr. Vera Rubin’s groundbreaking legacy. M31 is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, located approximately 2.5 million light-years away. Astronomers use Andromeda to study the structure and evolution of our own spiral galaxy due to its […]
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Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA’s Chandra Finds
Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA’s Chandra Finds Galaxy clusters PSZ2 G181.06+48.47 are on course to collide again for the second time, with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes capturing evidence of this rare cosmic event. The galaxy cluster, located 2.8 billion light-years from Earth, has already experienced a collision about a […]
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