Dwarf galaxy PEARLSDG was found by scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. However, its existence goes against established knowledge of galaxy formation.
The images let scientists resolve the structure of the clouds of dust and gas from which stars and planets form at a high level of detail in galaxies considered galactic satellites of the Milky Way.
Those layers provide unmistakable evidence that soil sediments carried by water were deposited at Jerezo Crater and its delta from a river that fed it, just as they are in lakes on Earth.
Israel Space Week sees major figures in the national space sector and from abroad come together for a week of science and business in the country's growing space industry.
Asteroid 2024 BX1 impacted above Germany, disintegrating into a harmless fireball near Berlin. This marks the eighth time an asteroid was predicted right before an impact like this.
The mission is meant to deliver first-of-its-kind views of the phytoplankton -- microscopic plant-like organisms -- that convert carbon dioxide into cellular material to feed oceanic life.
“It’s a useful planet because it may be like an early Earth,” says Soares-Furtado.
Astronauts in space burn more calories than humans on Earth and require extra micronutrients such as calcium to stay healthy during extended exposure to microgravity.
While most stars undergo a natural life cycle, some culminate in explosive supernovae – releasing light, elements, energy, and radiation into space.
A massive asteroid, approximately 1 kilometer in diameter, approached within 5.5 million kilometers of Earth.