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NASA's Chandra, Hubble Tune Into 'Flame-Throwing' Guitar Nebula - NASA
Normally found only in heavy metal bands or certain post-apocalyptic films, a “flame-throwing guitar” has now been spotted moving through space. AstronomersLee Mohon (NASA)
NASA’s Swift Reaches 20th Anniversary in Improved Pointing Mode - NASA Science
After two decades in space, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is performing better than ever thanks to a new operational strategy implemented earlier this year.science.nasa.gov
Astronomers Find Early Fast-Feeding Black Hole Using NASA Telescopes - NASA
A rapidly feeding black hole at the center of a dwarf galaxy in the early universe, shown in this artist’s concept, may hold important clues to the evolutionLee Mohon (NASA)
Telescope for NASA’s Roman Mission Complete, Delivered to Goddard - NASA
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one giant step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. The mission has now received its final majorAshley Balzer (NASA)
NASA’s Swift Studies Gas-Churning Monster Black Holes - NASA Science
e Scientists using observations from NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair of monster black holes disrupting a cloud of gas in the center of a galaxy.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Captures a Galaxy with Many Lights - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Dorado.science.nasa.gov
Why NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Will Make ‘Most Colorful’ Cosmic Map Ever - NASA
The space telescope will detect over 100 colors from hundreds of millions of stars and galaxies. Here’s what astronomers will do with all that color.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
‘Blood-Soaked’ Eyes: NASA’s Webb, Hubble Examine Galaxy Pair - NASA Science
Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly “stare” of their searing eye-like cores shines out into the supreme cosmic darkness.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Sees a Celestial Cannonball - NASA Science
The spiral galaxy in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is IC 3225. It looks remarkably as if it was launched from a cannon, speeding through space like a comet with a tail of gas streaming from its disk behind it.science.nasa.gov
NASA Reveals Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Observatory - NASA Science
NASA has revealed the first look at a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next decade, the space-based detection of gravitational waves — ripples in space-time caused by merging black holes and other cosmic sources.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Captures a New View of Galaxy M90 - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the striking spiral galaxy Messier 90 (M90, also NGC 4569), located in the constellation Virgo.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Hubble Sees a Stellar Volcano - NASA Science
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided a dramatic and colorful close-up look at one of the most rambunctious stars in our galaxy, weaving a huge spiral pattern among the stars.science.nasa.gov
Snippet of Euclid Mission’s Cosmic Atlas Released by ESA - NASA
With contributions from NASA, the mission will map a third of the sky in order to study a cosmic mystery called dark energy.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
Hubble Spots a Grand Spiral of Starbursts - NASA Science
The sparkling scene depicted in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is of the spiral galaxy NGC 5248, located 42 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Boötes. It is also known as Caldwell 45.science.nasa.gov
Black Hole Destroys Star, Goes After Another, NASA Missions Find - NASA
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a supermassive black hole that has torn apart one star and is now using that stellarNASA
Hubble Observes a Peculiar Galaxy Shape - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the galaxy, NGC 4694. Most galaxies fall into one of two basic types.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s TESS Spots Record-Breaking Stellar Triplets - NASA
Professional and amateur astronomers teamed up with artificial intelligence to find an unmatched stellar trio called TIC 290061484, thanks to cosmic “strobeAshley Balzer (NASA)
NASA's Hubble Finds that a Black Hole Beam Promotes Stellar Eruptions - NASA Science
In a surprise finding, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to erupt along its trajectory.science.nasa.gov
In Odd Galaxy, NASA’s Webb Finds Potential Missing Link to First Stars - NASA Science
Looking deep into the early universe with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have found something unprecedented: a galaxy with an odd light signature, which they attribute to its gas outshining its stars.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Lights the Way with New Multiwavelength Galaxy View - NASA Science
The magnificent galaxy featured in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is NGC 1559. It is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Reticulum, approximately 35 million light-years from Earth.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Chandra Finds Galaxy Cluster That Crosses the Streams - NASA
Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a galaxy cluster has two streams of superheated gas crossing one another. This result shows thatNASA
NASA’s Webb Provides Another Look Into Galactic Collisions - NASA Science
Smile for the camera! An interaction between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy, collectively known as Arp 107, seems to have given the spiral a happier outlook thanks to the two bright “eyes” and the wide semicircular “smile.science.nasa.gov
NASA Completes Spacecraft to Transport, Support Roman Space Telescope - NASA
The spacecraft bus that will deliver NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to its orbit and enable it to function once there is now complete after years ofAshley Balzer (NASA)
NASA's Hubble Finds More Black Holes than Expected in the Early Universe - NASA Science
With the help of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by scientists in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University has found more black holes in the early universe than has previously been reported.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Examines a Spiral Star Factory - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo named NGC 5668.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Peers into the Extreme Outer Galaxy - NASA Science
Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this region the Extreme Outer Galaxy due to its location more than 58,000 light-years away from the Galactic Center.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Hubble, Chandra Find Supermassive Black Hole Duo - NASA Science
Like two Sumo wrestlers squaring off, the closest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes have been observed in tight proximity.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Reveals Distorted Galaxy Forming Cosmic Question Mark - NASA Science
It’s 7 billion years ago, and the universe’s heyday of star formation is beginning to slow. What might our Milky Way galaxy have looked like at that time? Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found clues in the form of a cosmic qu…science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Mini BurstCube Mission Detects Mega Blast - NASA Science
The shoebox-sized BurstCube satellite has observed its first gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion in the universe, according to a recent analysis of observations collected over the last several months.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Mini BurstCube Mission Detects Mega Blast - NASA Science
The shoebox-sized BurstCube satellite has observed its first gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion in the universe, according to a recent analysis of observations collected over the last several months.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Roman Space Telescope to Investigate Galactic Fossils - NASA
The universe is a dynamic, ever-changing place where galaxies are dancing, merging together, and shifting appearance. Unfortunately, because these changesAshley Balzer (NASA)
Webb Finds Early Galaxies Weren’t Too Big for Their Britches After All - NASA Science
It got called the crisis in cosmology. But now astronomers can explain some surprising recent discoveries.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s EXCITE Mission Prepared for Scientific Balloon Flight - NASA Science
Scientists and engineers are ready to fly an infrared mission called EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope) to the edge of space.science.nasa.gov
Talented Teams Tackle Toasty Planet - NASA Science
Exoplanets, look out! Two NASA-funded teams of amateur astronomers are tracking you with their backyard telescopes.science.nasa.gov
How Students Learn to Fly NASA’s IXPE Spacecraft - NASA Science
The large wall monitor displaying a countdown shows 17 seconds when Amelia “Mia” De Herrera-Schnering tells her teammates “We have AOS,” meaning “acquisition of signal.” “Copy that, thank you,” Alexander Pichler replies.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Spots Billowing Bubbles of Stellar Floss - NASA Science
A bubbling region of stars both old and new lies some 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Rings in a New Galactic View - NASA Science
The subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is situated in the Perseus Cluster, also known as Abell 426, 320 million light-years from Earth.science.nasa.gov
NASA Selects 5 New Roman Technology Fellows in Astrophysics - NASA Science
NASA has awarded Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowships (RTF) to five early-career researchers in astrophysics for the class of 2023.science.nasa.gov
NASA Citizen Scientists Spot Object Moving 1 Million Miles Per Hour - NASA Science
Most familiar stars peacefully orbit the center of the Milky Way. But citizen scientists working on NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project have helped discover an object moving so fast that it will escape the Milky Way’s gravity and shoot into inte…science.nasa.gov
Primary Instrument for Roman Space Telescope Arrives at NASA Goddard - NASA
The primary instrument for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a sophisticated camera that will survey the cosmos from the outskirts of our solarAshley Balzer (NASA)