NOIRLab is in the spotlight for fresh, stunning images of the Sombrero Galaxy and its glowing stellar halo—showcasing ground-based optical/IR astronomy at its best. NSF-backed research lab leading nighttime sky work.
The NOIRLab has released a detailed image of the sombrero galaxy, revealing its extensive stellar halo and star streams from past collisions. Meanwhile, astronomers have observed interstellar comet C/2025 R3 Pan-STARRS, which is passing through the solar system for the first time in 170,000 years, and the upcoming Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak tonight, offering spectacular skywatching opportunities.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured limb-resolved spectra of WASP-94A b, showing morning and evening atmospheres differ due to cloud and aerosol distribution, challenging prior assumptions about exoplanet atmospheres and highlighting winds and circulation on tidally locked planets.