Webb Telescope’s Marcia Rieke Awarded Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal - NASA

Dr. Marcia Rieke, principal investigator for the Near-Infrared Camera on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s (ASP)

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Chronicle the Active Cosmos - NASA

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will pair space-based observations with a broad field of view to unveil the dynamic cosmos in ways that have never

Five Ways NASA Supercomputing Takes Missions from Concept to Reality - NASA

NASA high-end computing plays a key role in taking many agency missions from concept to application in the real world. From increasing accuracy of global

NASA’s Webb, Hubble Combine to Create Most Colorful View of Universe - NASA

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have united to study an expansive galaxy cluster known as MACS0416. The resulting panchromatic

Peter Griffith: Diving Into Carbon Cycle Science - NASA

Dr. Peter Griffith serves as the director of NASA’s Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Dr.

NASA’s Webb Findings Support Long-Proposed Process of Planet Formation - NASA

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just made a breakthrough discovery in revealing how planets are made. By observing water vapor in

NASA Sounding Rocket Launches into Alaskan Aurora - NASA

A sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, Nov. 8, 2023, carrying NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's DISSIPATION mission.

NASA’s Lucy Surprises Again, Observes 1st-ever Contact Binary Orbiting Asteroid - NASA Science

NASA's Lucy Spacecraft took images of asteroid Dinkinesh, discovering that the asteroid has the first-ever contact binary pair orbiting the asteroid.

NASA’s Curious Universe Podcast Unveils New Season of Adventures - NASA

NASA’s short-form, narrative podcast, NASA’s Curious Universe, returns for its sixth season Nov. 7. This season will bring listeners on new "wild and

Hubble Tangos with a Dancer in Dorado - NASA Science

This vibrant Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 1566, sometimes informally referred to as the ‘Spanish Dancer Galaxy’. Like the subject of another recent image, NGC 1566 is a weakly-barred or intermediate spiral galaxy.

NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Discovers 2nd Asteroid During Dinkinesh Flyby - NASA

On Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by not just its first asteroid, but its first two. The first images returned by Lucy reveal that the small main belt asteroid Dinkinesh is actually a binary pair.

NASA Goddard’s ‘Spiky’ Antenna Chamber: Signaling Success for 50 Years - NASA

Rows upon rows of cobalt-blue spires in Goddard’s antenna chamber evoke a soundproof room from a recording studio.

Hubble Provides Unique Ultraviolet View of Jupiter - NASA Science

The planet Jupiter with its familiar cloud bands seen in shades of pink, rusty red, blue, and purple. The Great Red Spot is a deep navy blue, surrounded by bands and swirls of pink, and light blue.

Rita Owens: Keeper of NASA's Digital Knowledge - NASA

Data Systems Engineer Rita Owens supports NASA’s Digital Transformation as part of the NASA Data Strategy Mission.

2023 Ozone Hole Ranks 16th Largest, NASA and NOAA Researchers Find - NASA

The 2023 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum size on Sept. 21, according to annual satellite and balloon-based measurements made by NASA and NOAA. At 10

NASA’s Sandra Irish Wins 2023 Society of Women Engineers Award - NASA

Sandra Irish, mechanical systems lead structures engineer for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, has been selected to receive the Society of Women Engineers

The Crab Nebula Seen in New Light by NASA’s Webb - NASA

Exquisite, never-before-seen details help unravel the supernova remnant’s puzzling history.

Hubble Captures a Galactic Dance - NASA Science

This striking image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures the interacting galaxy pair known as Arp-Madore 2339-661.

NASA Improves GIANT Optical Navigation Technology for Future Missions - NASA

Goddard's GIANT optical navigation software helped guide the OSIRIS-REx mission to the Asteroid Bennu. Today its developers continue to add functionality and streamline useability for future missions.

NASA’s First Two-way End-to-End Laser Communications System - NASA

NASA is demonstrating laser communications on multiple missions – showcasing the benefits infrared light can have for science and exploration missions

NASA’s Webb Makes First Detection of Heavy Element From Star Merger - NASA

Webb’s study of the second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen reveals tellurium.

Goddard Engineers Improve NASA Lidar Tech for Exploration - NASA

Lidar technology improvements will help NASA scientists and explorers with remote sensing and surveying, mapping, 3D-image scanning, hazard detection and avoidance, and navigation.

Hubble Captures a Galaxy Face-On - NASA Science

This glittering image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the spiral galaxy IC 5332. The galaxy lies about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor and has an almost face-on orientation to Earth.

NASA’s Webb Discovers New Feature in Jupiter’s Atmosphere

Narrow jet stream near equator has winds traveling 320 miles per hour

Lynn Bassford Prioritizes Learning as a Hubble Mission Manager

Lynn Bassford levels decades of experience and a desire for self-growth as she helps lead Hubble’s Mission Operations team.

Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

The public is invited to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. EDT rain or shine at NASA Goddard’s Visitor

Webb Detects Tiny Quartz Crystals in the Clouds of a Hot Gas Giant

Webb Detects Tiny Quartz Crystals in the Clouds of a Hot Gas Giant

NASA September 2023 Temperature Data Shows Continued Record Warming

Continuing the temperature trend from this summer, September 2023 was the hottest September on record, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for

NASA’s Roman Mission Gears Up for a Torrent of Future Data

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team is exploring ways to support community efforts that will prepare for the deluge of data the mission will return.

NASA’s Webb Captures an Ethereal View of NGC 346

Download the full-resolution version from the Space Telescope Science Institute.

Shaigh Sisk: Keeping the Wheels Turning in Projects and Pottery

Project support specialist Shaigh Sisk helps keep things running in Goddard's Exploration and Space Communications Projects division - and in her free time, she keeps the pottery wheel turning, fusing science and art in her creations.

To Study Atmosphere, NASA Rockets Will Fly into Oct. Eclipse’s Shadow

A NASA sounding rocket mission will launch three rockets during the 2023 annular eclipse in October to study how the sudden drop in sunlight affects our upper atmosphere.

Two NASA Goddard Earth Scientists Receive AGU Awards

Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum and Dr. John Bolten, both of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, received American Geophysical Union (AGU) awards this month.