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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
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)Marty McCoy (NASA)
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 neverAshley Balzer (NASA)
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 globalAbby Tabor (NASA)
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 panchromaticsteve sabia (NASA)
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.Jessica Evans (NASA)
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 insteve sabia (NASA)
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
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.science.nasa.gov
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 andNASA
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.science.nasa.gov
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
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.Rob Garner (NASA)
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.science.nasa.gov
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.Jessica Evans (NASA)
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 10Kathryn Cawdrey (NASA)
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 EngineersMarty McCoy (NASA)
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.steve sabia (NASA)
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.science.nasa.gov
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.Karl B. Hille (NASA)
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 missionsKendall Murphy (NASA)
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.steve sabia (NASA)
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.Karl B. Hille (NASA)
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.science.nasa.gov