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NASA Telescopes Find New Clues About Mysterious Deep Space Signals - NASA
Using two of the agency’s X-ray telescopes, researchers were able to zoom in on a dead star’s erratic behavior as it released a bright, brief burst of radioAnthony Greicius (NASA)
Stars Sparkle in New Hubble Image - NASA Science
This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope view shows the globular cluster NGC 2298, a sparkling collection of thousands of stars held together by their mutual gravitational attraction.science.nasa.gov
How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions - NASA
NASA is using a simple but effective technology called Laser Retroreflective Arrays (LRAs) to determine the locations of lunar landers more accurately. TheyWilliam Steigerwald (NASA)
How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions - NASA
NASA is using a simple but effective technology called Laser Retroreflective Arrays (LRAs) to determine the locations of lunar landers more accurately. TheyWilliam Steigerwald (NASA)
Sense the Solar Eclipse with NASA’s Eclipse Soundscapes Project - NASA Science
When darkness sweeps across the landscape during a total solar eclipse, unusual things start happening. Fooled by the false dusk, birds stop singing, crickets start chirping, and bees return to their hives.science.nasa.gov
NASA Awards Inaugural Grants to Support Emerging Research Institutions - NASA
NASA has awarded $3.7 million to 11 teams to support new collaborations between the agency and United States institutions not historically part of theNASA
NASA Awards Inaugural Grants to Support Emerging Research Institutions - NASA
NASA has awarded $3.7 million to 11 teams to support new collaborations between the agency and United States institutions not historically part of theNASA
Hubble Spots a Galaxy Shrouded by Stars - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a densely packed field of stars laid upon a background of dust, gas, and light from more distant celestial objects.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Hubble Traces 'String of Pearls' Star Clusters in Galaxy Collisions - NASA Science
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope sees clusters of newborn stars strung along tidal tails of interacting galaxies.science.nasa.gov
NASA Launches New Climate Mission to Study Ocean, Atmosphere - NASA
NASA’s satellite mission to study ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate for the benefit of humanity launched successfully intoNASA
NASA’s Roman to Use Rare Events to Calculate Expansion Rate of Universe - NASA
Astronomers investigating one of the most pressing mysteries of the cosmos – the rate at which the universe is expanding – are readying themselves to studyAshley Balzer (NASA)
Sislyn 'Pauline' Barrett: Procuring the Perfect Engineering Services - NASA
In 1999, I was hired as a senior buyer with Prince George’s County procuring mostly IT equipment.Madison Arnold (NASA)
NASA to Study Effects of Radio Noise on Lunar Science - NASA
In February 2024, Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission will launch to the Moon’s South Polar region, as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS,William Steigerwald (NASA)
Hubble Views a Dim but Distinct Galaxy - NASA Science
This image of the softly luminous spiral galaxy UGC 11105 is from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. It lies about 110 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Hercules.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Sees a Merged Galaxy - NASA Science
This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows ESO 185-IG013, a luminous blue compact galaxy (BCG). BCGs are nearby galaxies that show an intense burst of star formation.science.nasa.gov
NASA to Study Effects of Radio Noise on Lunar Science - NASA
In February 2024, Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission will launch to the Moon’s South Polar region, as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS,William Steigerwald (NASA)
Hubble Captures a Suspected Galaxy Encounter - NASA Science
UGC 3912 is classified as a spiral galaxy … but you wouldn’t know it from this detailed NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. UGC 3912’s distorted shape is typically indicative of a gravitational encounter with another galaxy.science.nasa.gov
Discovery Alert: A 'Super-Earth' in the Habitable Zone - NASA Science
A newly discovered 'super-Earth' dwells in the habitable zone of its parent star – and might have a roughly Earth-sized companion.science.nasa.gov
NASA Puts Next-Gen Exoplanet-Imaging Technology to the Test - NASA
A cutting-edge tool to view planets outside our solar system has passed two key tests ahead of its launch as part of the agency’s Roman Space Telescope by 2027.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Extends Goddard Logistics, Technical Information Services Contract - NASA
NASA has awarded a contract extension to TRAX International Corporation of Las Vegas for the Goddard Logistics and Technical Information II (GLTI II) servicesNASA
Hubble Observes a Galactic Distortion - NASA Science
The galaxy NGC 5427 shines in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. It’s part of the galaxy pair Arp 271, and its companion NGC 5426 is located below this galaxy and outside of this image’s frame.science.nasa.gov
NASA Search and Rescue Technology Saves Explorers, Enables Exploration - NASA
In 2023, NASA-developed search and rescue technologies aided first responders in locating and saving 350 lives in the United States. Now, NASA isKendall Murphy (NASA)
How is the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Different than the 2017 Eclipse? - NASA Science
On April 8, the Moon’s shadow will sweep across the United States, as millions will view a total solar eclipse. For many, preparing for this event brings memories of the magnificent total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017.science.nasa.gov
How is the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Different than the 2017 Eclipse? - NASA Science
On April 8, the Moon’s shadow will sweep across the United States, as millions will view a total solar eclipse. For many, preparing for this event brings memories of the magnificent total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Spies a Spinning Spiral - NASA Science
Looking like a baseball lobbed into the depths of the universe, ESO 420-G013 is a face-on spiral galaxy and a Seyfert galaxy. Dark lanes of dust are visible against the background glow of the galaxy’s many stars.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Depicts Staggering Structure in 19 Nearby Spiral Galaxies - NASA Science
It’s oh-so-easy to be absolutely mesmerized by these spiral galaxies. Follow their clearly defined arms, which are brimming with stars, to their centers, where there may be old star clusters and – sometimes – active supermassive black holes.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s LRO Spots Japan’s Moon Lander - NASA
On Jan. 19, 2024, at 10:20 a.m. EST, the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on the lunar surface.Jamie Adkins (NASA)
Hubble Studies a Sparkling Galaxy Pair - NASA Science
A pair of small, interacting galaxies shine in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. The larger of the two galaxies is named NGC 5410 and was discovered in 1787 by British astronomer William Herschel.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Captures a Faint Bridge of Stars - NASA Science
One of the galaxies from a galactic group known as Arp 295 is visible in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, along with part of the faint 250,000-light-year-long bridge of stars and gas that stretches between two of the galaxies.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Hubble Finds Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet's Atmosphere - NASA Science
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere.science.nasa.gov
NASA Collaborating on European-led Gravitational Wave Observatory in Space - NASA Science
The first space-based observatory designed to detect gravitational waves has passed a major review and will proceed to the construction of flight hardware. On Jan.science.nasa.gov
NOAA’s GOES-U Arrives in Florida for Processing Ahead of Launch - NASA
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U (GOES-U), the fourth and final weather-observing and environmental monitoring satellite in NOAA’sJamie Groh (NASA)
Hubble Spies Side-by-Side Galaxies - NASA Science
A barred spiral galaxy and a lenticular galaxy come together to create this interacting pair known as Arp 140.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Glimpses a Bright Galaxy Group - NASA Science
This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a group of interacting galaxies known as LEDA 60847. LEDA 60847 is classified as an active galactic nuclei, or AGN.science.nasa.gov
New U.S. Postal Service Stamps Feature Iconic NASA Webb Images - NASA Science
The U.S. Postal Service has issued two new Priority Mail stamps celebrating NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most powerful, and most complex telescope ever put in space. The stamps, issued Jan.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Observes an Askew Galaxy Coaxing Star Formation from its Partner - NASA Science
Arp 300 consists of two interacting galaxies, UGC 05028 (the smaller face-on spiral galaxy) and UGC 05029 (the larger face-on spiral).science.nasa.gov
NASA Goddard Experts to Take Part in February STEM Conference - NASA
Alongside experts from academia and industry, leaders from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will be on hand at the Feb. 25–29Rob Garner (NASA)
Hubble Views a Galactic Supernova Site - NASA Science
This image features a relatively small galaxy known as UGC 5189A, which is located about 150 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Roman to Search for Signs of Dark Matter Clumps - NASA
Some of the finest, smallest details in the universe – the gaps between elongated groups of stars – may soon help astronomers reveal dark matter in greaterAshley Balzer (NASA)
Webb Shows Many Early Galaxies Looked Like Pool Noodles, Surfboards - NASA
Researchers analyzing images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found that galaxies in the early universe are often flat and elongated, likeSteve Sabia (NASA)