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Hubble Captures an Edge-On Spiral with Curve Appeal - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy, named UGC 10043. We don’t see the galaxy’s spiral arms because we are seeing it from the side.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Hubble Finds Sizzling Details About Young Star FU Orionis - NASA Science
In 1936, astronomers saw a puzzling event in the constellation Orion: the young star FU Orionis (FU Ori) became a hundred times brighter in a matter of months. At its peak, FU Ori was intrinsically 100 times brighter than our Sun.science.nasa.gov
5 Surprising NASA Heliophysics Discoveries Not Related to the Sun - NASA Science
With NASA’s fleet of heliophysics spacecraft, scientists monitor our Sun and investigate its influences throughout the solar system.science.nasa.gov
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
Bob Swap Builds Bridges With ‘Science Diplomacy’ - NASA
Associate Director for Mission Planning, Earth Sciences, and environmental scientist Robert J. “Bob” Swap makes a difference by putting knowledge into action.Madison Olson (NASA)
Hollywood Techniques Help NASA Visualize Supercomputing Data - NASA
Captivating images and videos can bring data to life. NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS) produces visualizations, animations, and images to helpTara Friesen (NASA)
NASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop in Global Freshwater Levels - NASA Science
Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since.science.nasa.gov
NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Space Weather Program - NASA
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build threeNASA
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)
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)
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
Inia Soto Ramos, From the Mountains of Puerto Rico to Mountains of NASA Earth Data - NASA
Dr. Inia Soto Ramos became fascinated by the mysteries of the ocean while growing up in Puerto Rico’s mountains. Today, she works at NASA as an oceanographer and data manager, where she can uncover these enigmas from space.Rob Garner (NASA)
Matthew Kowalewski: Aerospace Engineer and Curious About Everything - NASA
Matthew Kowalewski describes himself as “curious about too many things,” but that curiosity comes in handy when engineering instrumentation scheduled to soar through the atmosphere of a moon of Saturn.Rob Garner (NASA)
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
Hurricane Helene’s Gravity Waves Revealed by NASA’s AWE - NASA Science
On Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, inducing storm surges and widespread impacts on communities in its path.science.nasa.gov
Hurricane Helene’s Gravity Waves Revealed by NASA’s AWE - NASA Science
On Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, inducing storm surges and widespread impacts on communities in its path.science.nasa.gov
Final Venus Flyby for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Queues Closest Sun Pass - NASA Science
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within 233 miles (376 km) of Venus’ surface.science.nasa.gov
30 Years On, NASA’s Wind Is a Windfall for Studying our Neighborhood in Space - NASA Science
NASA's Wind Spacecraft has been flying for 30 years, investigating basic plasma processes in the solar wind barreling toward Earth.science.nasa.gov
30 Years On, NASA’s Wind Is a Windfall for Studying our Neighborhood in Space - NASA Science
NASA's Wind Spacecraft has been flying for 30 years, investigating basic plasma processes in the solar wind barreling toward Earth.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Hubble, Webb Probe Surprisingly Smooth Disk Around Vega - NASA Science
In the 1997 movie “Contact,” adapted from Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel, the lead character scientist Ellie Arroway (played by actor Jodi Foster) takes a space-alien-built wormhole ride to the star Vega.science.nasa.gov
Contract Specialist Miranda Meyer - NASA
“Discipline is one of the things that they instill within you All the way starting in boot camp, is doing the right thing when no one is looking. Integrity.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
NASA to Launch Innovative Solar Coronagraph to Space Station - NASA Science
NASA’s Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) is ready to launch to the International Space Station to reveal new details about the solar wind including its origin and its evolution.science.nasa.gov
NASA Technologies Named Among TIME Inventions of 2024 - NASA
As NASA continues to innovate for the benefit of humanity, agency inventions that use new structures to harness sunlight for space travel, enableTiernan P. Doyle (NASA)
Carissa Arillo: Testing Spacecraft, Penning the Owner’s Manuals - NASA
Flight operations engineer Carissa Arillo helped ensure one of the instruments on NASA’s PACE mission made it successfully through its prelaunch testing. SheMadison Olson (NASA)
NASA Successfully Integrates Coronagraph for Roman Space Telescope - NASA
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully completed integration of the Roman Coronagraph Instrument onto Roman’s Instrument Carrier, aJeanette Kazmierczak (NASA)
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 Awards NOAA’s Solar Wind Plasma Sensors Contract - NASA
NASA has selected the University of New Hampshire in Durham to build Solar Wind Plasma Sensors for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of the National OceanicNASA
NASA Funds Open-Source Software Underpinning Scientific Innovation - NASA
NASA has awarded $15.6 million in grant funding to 15 projects supporting the maintenance of open-source tools, frameworks, and libraries used by the NASANASA
Meloë Kacenelenbogen Eyes the Future of Air Quality, Climate Research - NASA
A mentor of research scientist Meloë Kacenelenbogen once shared a sentiment from French author André Gide: “You cannot discover new oceans unless you have theMadison Olson (NASA)
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 Goddard Hosts Former VP Al Gore to Mark 10 Years of DSCOVR Mission - NASA
Environmentalist and former Vice President Al Gore visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Oct. 16, 2024, to commemorate theRob Garner (NASA)
NASA to Embrace Commercial Sector, Fly Out Legacy Relay Fleet - NASA
NASA is one step closer on its transition to using commercially owned and operated satellite communications services to provide future near-Earth spaceKatherine Schauer (NASA)
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
NASA, NOAA: Sun Reaches Maximum Phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle - NASA Science
In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period, whic…science.nasa.gov
ESA/NASA’s SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening Sky - NASA Science
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured images of the second-brightest comet to ever pass through its field of view, comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.science.nasa.gov
ESA/NASA’s SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening Sky - NASA Science
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured images of the second-brightest comet to ever pass through its field of view, comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.science.nasa.gov
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