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NASA’s Webb Images Cold Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away - NASA Science
An international team of astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged an exoplanet roughly 12 light-years from Earth. The planet, Epsilon Indi Ab, is one of the coldest exoplanets observed to date.science.nasa.gov
NASA Rocket Discovers New Energization Process in Upper Atmosphere - NASA Science
When it comes to discoveries about our upper atmosphere, it pays to know your surroundings. Using data from the Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics (TRICE-2) rocket launch, NASA scientist Francesca Di Mare and Gregory Howes from the Univ…science.nasa.gov
NASA Rocket Discovers New Energization Process in Upper Atmosphere - NASA Science
When it comes to discoveries about our upper atmosphere, it pays to know your surroundings. Using data from the Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics (TRICE-2) rocket launch, NASA scientist Francesca Di Mare and Gregory Howes from the Univ…science.nasa.gov
New Evidence Adds to Findings Hinting at Network of Caves on Moon - NASA Science
An international team of scientists using data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter found evidence of caves beneath the Moon’s surface, adding to mounting findings.science.nasa.gov
NASA Invites Media to Discuss Exploration Science Program Update - NASA
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 17, to provide an update on a program within NASA’s Exploration Science Strategy andNASA
NASA’s Webb Investigates Eternal Sunrises, Sunsets on Distant World - NASA Science
Near-infrared spectral analysis of terminator confirms differences in morning and evening atmosphere Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have finally confirmed what models have previously predicted: An exoplanet has differences betwee…science.nasa.gov
Vivid Portrait of Interacting Galaxies Marks Webb’s Second Anniversary - NASA Science
Two for two! A duo of interacting galaxies commemorates the second science anniversary of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which takes constant observations, including images and highly detailed data known as spectra.science.nasa.gov
Vivid Portrait of Interacting Galaxies Marks Webb’s Second Anniversary - NASA Science
Two for two! A duo of interacting galaxies commemorates the second science anniversary of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which takes constant observations, including images and highly detailed data known as spectra.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Captures Celestial Fireworks Around Forming Star - NASA Science
The colors within this mid-infrared image reveal details about the central protostar’s behavior. The cosmos seems to come alive with a crackling explosion of pyrotechnics in this new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.science.nasa.gov
NASA Awards Contract for Infrared Telescope Facility Operations - NASA
NASA has selected the University of Hawaii in Honolulu to maintain and operate the agency’s Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Mauna Kea in Hilo, Hawaii.NASA
In Space Production Applications News - NASA
Technological innovations make headlines every day, and NASA’s In Space Production Applications (InSPA) Portfolio of awards are driving these innovations intoAna Guzman (NASA)
NASA Advances Research to Grow Habitats in Space from Fungi - NASA
As NASA prepares for long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars for the benefit of all, a habitat-growing concept selected Wednesday by the agency couldNASA
NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite - NASA
NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and AtmosphericNASA
NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite - NASA
NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and AtmosphericNASA
NASA, Partners Conduct Fifth Asteroid Impact Exercise, Release Summary - NASA
For the benefit of all, NASA released a summary Thursday of the fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise. NASA’s Planetary DefenseNASA
First of Its Kind Detection Made in Striking New Webb Image - NASA Science
Alignment of bipolar jets confirms star formation theories For the first time, a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped to directly image has been captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam).science.nasa.gov
NASA Satellites Find Snow Didn’t Offset Southwest US Groundwater Loss - NASA
Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, accordingJames R. Riordon (NASA)
Investigating the Origins of the Crab Nebula With NASA’s Webb - NASA Science
New data revises our view of this unusual supernova explosion. A team of scientists used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to parse the composition of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.science.nasa.gov
NASA to Discuss Outcome of 5th Biennial Asteroid Threat Exercise - NASA
NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 20, to discuss a new summary of a recent tabletop exercise to simulate national andNASA
Coming in Hot — NASA's Chandra Checks Habitability of Exoplanets - NASA
Astronomers are using these X-ray data to determine how habitable exoplanets may be based on whether they receive lethal radiation from the stars they orbit,Lee Mohon (NASA)
NASA’s Roman Mission Gets Cosmic ‘Sneak Peek’ From Supercomputers - NASA
Researchers are diving into a synthetic universe to help us better understand the real one. Using supercomputers at the U.S. DOE's (Department of Energy’s)Ashley Balzer (NASA)
NASA Funds Study of Proposals to Investigate Space Weather Systems - NASA
NASA has selected three proposals for concept studies of missions to investigate the complex system of space weather that surrounds our planet and how it’sNASA
NASA Invites Media for Launch of New Disaster Response System - NASA
NASA invites media to an event at the agency’s headquarters at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 13, to learn about a new Disaster Response Coordination System thatNASA
NASA’s Webb Opens New Window on Supernova Science - NASA Science
Peering deeply into the cosmos, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists their first detailed glimpse of supernovae from a time when our universe was just a small fraction of its current age.science.nasa.gov
Webb Finds Plethora of Carbon Molecules Around Young Star - NASA Science
An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, very low-mass star. The results reveal the largest number of carbon-containing molecules seen to date in such a disk.science.nasa.gov
NASA Awards Advance Technologies for Future Habitable Worlds Mission - NASA
NASA announced Friday it selected three industry proposals to help develop technologies for future large space telescopes and plan for the agency’s HabitableNASA
NASA Awards Advance Technologies for Future Habitable Worlds Mission - NASA
NASA announced Friday it selected three industry proposals to help develop technologies for future large space telescopes and plan for the agency’s HabitableNASA
Space Station Research Advances NASA's Plans to Explore the Moon, Mars - NASA
Research on the Space Station is helping NASA scientists develop tools and processes to ensure success on future missions.Ana Guzman (NASA)
Travel Through Data From Space in New 3D Instagram Experiences - NASA
A new project provides special 3D “experiences” on Instagram using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes through augmented realityLee Mohon (NASA)
Galaxies Actively Forming in Early Universe Caught Feeding on Cold Gas - NASA Science
Researchers analyzing data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed three galaxies that may be actively forming when the universe was only 400 to 600 million years old.science.nasa.gov
Spotted: ‘Death Star’ Black Holes in Action - NASA
A team of astronomers have studied 16 supermassive black holes that are firing powerful beams into space, to track where these beams, or jets, areNASA
NASA’s Heliophysics Experiment to Study Sun on European Mission - NASA
NASA announced Tuesday it selected a new instrument to study the Sun and how it creates massive solar eruptions. The agency’s Joint EUV coronal DiagnosticNASA
Webb Cracks Case of Inflated Exoplanet - NASA Science
Why is the warm gas-giant exoplanet WASP-107 b so puffy? Two independent teams of researchers have an answer.science.nasa.gov
Webb Cracks Case of Inflated Exoplanet - NASA Science
Why is the warm gas-giant exoplanet WASP-107 b so puffy? Two independent teams of researchers have an answer.science.nasa.gov
How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades - NASA Science
During the first full week of May, a barrage of large solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched clouds of charged particles and magnetic fields toward Earth, creating the strongest solar storm to reach Earth in two decades — and possibl…science.nasa.gov
NASA's Chandra Notices the Galactic Center is Venting - NASA
Data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveal ridges thought to be a tunnel, that releases hot gas from the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center.NASA
NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet - NASA Science
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth.science.nasa.gov
How NASA’s Roman Mission Will Hunt for Primordial Black Holes - NASA
Astronomers have discovered black holes ranging from a few times the Sun’s mass to tens of billions. Now a group of scientists has predicted that NASA’s NancyAshley Balzer (NASA)
2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Prediction vs. Reality - NASA Science
Before a total solar eclipse crossed North America on April 8, 2024, scientists at Predictive Science Inc. of San Diego aimed to foresee what the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, would look like during totality.science.nasa.gov
Researchers Develop ‘Founding Document’ on Synthetic Cell Development - NASA
Cells are the fundamental units of life, forming the variety of all living things on Earth as individual cells and multi-cellular organisms. To betterTara Friesen (NASA)