Tour the famous ‘Pillars of Creation’ with gorgeous new 3D views from Hubble and JWST
The Pillars of Creation are clouds of gas and dust where new stars are forming, located in the Eagle Nebula 5,700 light years from Earth. Hubble first imaged them in 1995. NASA has combined data from Hubble and JWST to create a new 3D visualization showing the pillars in both visible and infrared light. This […]
Dark matter clue? Mysterious substance may be interacting with itself in nearby galaxy
A nearby galaxy called Crater II that orbits the Milky Way galaxy may provide clues about dark matter. Dark matter makes up most of the matter in the universe but has never been directly detected. Dark matter is usually thought to be “cold” and collisionless, but some theories suggest it could be “self-interacting” dark matter […]