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Hubble Sights a Galaxy with ‘Forbidden’ Light - NASA Science
This whirling image features a bright spiral galaxy known as MCG-01-24-014, which is located about 275 million light-years from Earth.science.nasa.gov
A Look Through Time with NASA’s Lead Photographer for the James Webb Space Telescope - NASA Science
Nearly two years ago in the early morning hours of Dec. 25, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope successfully took flight from the jungle-encircled ELA-3 launch complex at Europe’s Spaceport near Kourou, French Guiana.science.nasa.gov
NASA Asteroid Sampling Mission Renamed OSIRIS-APEX for New Journey - NASA
The former OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sets off on a journey to study asteroid Apophis and take advantage of the asteroid’s 2029 flyby of Earth, the likes of which hasn’t happened since the dawn of recorded history.Rob Garner (NASA)
NASA's Hubble Watches 'Spoke Season' on Saturn - NASA Science
This photo of Saturn was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023, when the ringed planet was approximately 850 million miles from Earth. Hubble’s ultra-sharp vision reveals a phenomenon called ring spokes.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Fermi Mission Creates 14-Year Time-Lapse of the Gamma-Ray Sky - NASA Science
The cosmos comes alive in an all-sky time-lapse movie made from 14 years of data acquired by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Hubble Presents a Holiday Globe of Stars - NASA Science
The billion stars in galaxy UGC 8091 resemble a sparkling snow globe in this festive Hubble Space Telescope image from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency).science.nasa.gov
NASA’s GUSTO Prepares to Map Space Between the Stars - NASA Science
On a vast ice sheet in Antarctica, scientists and engineers are preparing a NASA experiment called GUSTO to explore the universe on a balloon. GUSTO will launch from the Ross Ice Shelf, near the U.S.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Rings in Holidays With Ringed Planet Uranus - NASA
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on unusual and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that spins on its side. Webb captured this dynamicSteve Sabia (NASA)
NASA’s GUSTO Prepares to Map Space Between the Stars - NASA Science
On a vast ice sheet in Antarctica, scientists and engineers are preparing a NASA experiment called GUSTO to explore the universe on a balloon. GUSTO will launch from the Ross Ice Shelf, near the U.S.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link - NASA
A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system on Dec. 5, 2023. Together,Katherine Schauer (NASA)
NASA’s Webb Identifies Tiniest Free-Floating Brown Dwarf - NASA
Brown dwarfs are objects that straddle the dividing line between stars and planets. They form like stars, growing dense enough to collapse under their ownSteve Sabia (NASA)
NASA: Some Icy Exoplanets May Have Habitable Oceans and Geysers - NASA
A NASA study expands the search for life beyond our solar system by indicating that 17 exoplanets (worlds outside our solar system) could have oceans ofWilliam Steigerwald (NASA)
New NASA Satellite To Unravel Mysteries About Clouds, Aerosols - NASA
Some of the same properties of light and optics that make the sky blue and cause rainbows can also help scientists unlock mysteries about cloud formation andErica McNamee (NASA)
NASA’s Webb Stuns With New High-Definition Look at Exploded Star - NASA
Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams in a new image fromSteve Sabia (NASA)
NASA’s MAVEN Observes the Disappearing Solar Wind - NASA
In December 2022, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission observed the dramatic and unexpected “disappearance” of a stream of chargedJamie Adkins (NASA)
NASA’s Webb Stuns With New High-Definition Look at Exploded Star - NASA
Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams in a new image fromSteve Sabia (NASA)
NASA Laser Reflecting Instruments to Help Pinpoint Earth Measurements - NASA
The best known use of GPS satellites is to help people know their location whether driving a car, navigating a ship or plane, or trekking across remoteErica McNamee (NASA)
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Returns to Science Operations - NASA Science
Updated, Dec. 8, 2023 NASA restored the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope to science operations Friday, Dec. 8. The telescope had paused science observations Nov. 23 due to an issue with one of its gyros.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Captures a Cluster in the Cloud - NASA Science
This striking Hubble Space Telescope image shows the densely packed globular cluster known as NGC 2210, which is situated in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to Resume Science Operations Soon - NASA Science
Updated, Dec. 7, 2023 NASA plans to restore the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope to science operations Friday, Dec.science.nasa.gov
NASA Engineers Push Limits of Physics to Focus Light - NASA
Photon sieves focus extreme ultraviolet light and can enable Sun science.Karl B. Hille (NASA)
NASA Audio Specialist Named in Forbes 30 Under 30 List of Innovators - NASA
Katie Konans, NASA’s audio and podcasting lead at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is one of two NASA employees named toJamie Adkins (NASA)
Hubble Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Servicing Mission 1 - NASA Science
In the pre-dawn hours on Dec. 2, 1993, the space shuttle Endeavour launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a critical mission to repair NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Views a Double Cluster of Glowing Galaxies - NASA Science
This Hubble image features a massive cluster of brightly glowing galaxies, first identified as Abell 3192. Like all galaxy clusters, this one is suffused with hot gas that emits powerful X-rays, and it is enveloped in a halo of invisible dark matter.science.nasa.gov
Webb Study Reveals Rocky Planets Can Form in Extreme Environments - NASA
An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to provide the first observation of water and other molecules in the highlysteve sabia (NASA)
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue - NASA Science
NASA is working to resume science operations of the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope after it entered safe mode Nov. 23 due to an ongoing gyroscope (gyro) issue. Hubble’s instruments are stable, and the telescope is in good health.science.nasa.gov
Webb Telescope: A prominent protostar in Perseus - NASA
This new Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate details of the Herbig Haro object 797 (HH 797).steve sabia (NASA)
NASA’s Fermi Mission Nets 300 Gamma-Ray Pulsars … and Counting - NASA Science
A new catalog produced by a French-led international team of astronomers shows that NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered 294 gamma-ray-emitting pulsars, while another 34 suspects await confirmation.science.nasa.gov
NASA Scientific Balloons Ready for Flights Over Antarctica - NASA
NASA kicks off its annual Antarctic Long Duration Balloon Campaign around Dec. 1, which includes three scientific balloon flights planned for launch from theOlivia F. Littleton (NASA)
Bethany Theiling: Researching Oceans on Earth and Beyond - NASA
Bethany Theiling is a planetary research scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.Jamie Adkins (NASA)
NASA’s Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way - NASA
The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seensteve sabia (NASA)
NASA Researcher Honored by Goddard Tech Office for Earth Science Work - NASA
Goddard researcher Dr. Antonia Gambacorta the 2023 IRAD Innovator of the Year for her work developing hyperspectral microwave technology to dissect Earth's atmosphere from orbit.Karl B. Hille (NASA)
Hubble Images Galaxy with an Explosive Past - NASA Science
This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy NGC 941, which lies about 55 million light-years from Earth. Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) collected the data that created this image.science.nasa.gov
NASA Engineer Earns Goddard Innovation Award for Sun-studying Photon Sieves - NASA
Goddard Engineer Kevin Denis receives innovation award for photon sieves.Karl B. Hille (NASA)
NASA Engineer Earns Goddard Innovation Award for Sun-studying Photon Sieves - NASA
Goddard Engineer Kevin Denis receives innovation award for photon sieves.Karl B. Hille (NASA)
Webb Follows Neon Signs Toward New Thinking on Planet Formation - NASA
Scientists are following neon signs in a search for clues to one planetary system’s future and the past of another – our own solar system. Following up on asteve sabia (NASA)
Volunteers Worldwide Successfully Tracked NASA’s Artemis I Mission - NASA
In the year since NASA’s historic Artemis I mission successfully launched, the agency has been analyzing data from its approximately 25-day journey around theKatherine Schauer (NASA)
Joshua Abel: Delivering Roman's Optical Telescope Assembly On Time, On Target - NASA
Joshua Abel's job as lead systems engineer for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's Optical Telescope Assembly is "to deliver the assembly to the Roman observatory on time, within budget, and meeting all the technical requirements."Jessica Evans (NASA)
Attention Podcast Listeners: NASA Now Available on Spotify - NASA
NASA released its collection of original podcasts on Spotify Tuesday, giving more people access to in-depth conversations, stories, and Spanish-languageNASA