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"We really needed the sensitivity of JWST. We also needed the 100 times magnification from gravitational lensing from a galaxy cluster between us and LAP1-B."

Regular stars collapse and die once they run out of fuel for their nuclear reactions, but the white dwarfs just sit there, hanging out, for eternity.

"Throwing a close companion into the mix could possibly wreak further havoc on the already complicated processes surrounding these stars."

NASA budget cuts proposed by President Donald Trump will cause a significant funding shortfall to Europe's space science missions. But the European Space Agency hopes it can save them.

This image shows Euclid's capability to explore both our cosmic neighborhood and the deep universe beyond.

The big reveal will come Wednesday (Nov. 19) at 3 p.m. ET.

"Even though it's the first time we've seen a galaxy like this, we think that there could be many more out there."

Now that daytime launches can resume, expect SpaceX to pick up the pace of its Starlink launches.

At this rate, Starship will not be ready in time for NASA's schedule.

Shares of Rocket Lab Corp (NASDAQ:RKLB) are trading lower Monday, potentially on continued downward momentum. The company last week reported third-quarter earnings and multiple operational updates. The stock is also continuing a recent sell-off that has erased 22% of gains over the last week and 35% over the past month.

China has a launch date for an uncrewed spacecraft that will replace one damaged by space debris while docked at the Tiangong Space Station.