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NASA's Hubble Finds More Black Holes than Expected in the Early Universe - NASA Science
With the help of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by scientists in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University has found more black holes in the early universe than has previously been reported.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Examines a Spiral Star Factory - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo named NGC 5668.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Peers into the Extreme Outer Galaxy - NASA Science
Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this region the Extreme Outer Galaxy due to its location more than 58,000 light-years away from the Galactic Center.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Hubble, Chandra Find Supermassive Black Hole Duo - NASA Science
Like two Sumo wrestlers squaring off, the closest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes have been observed in tight proximity.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Examines a Busy Galactic Center - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy IC 4709a located around 240 million light-years away in the southern constellation Telescopium.science.nasa.gov
Join the Eclipsing Binary Patrol and Spot Rare Stellar Pairs! - NASA Science
Eclipsing binaries are special pairs of stars that cross in front of one another as they orbit—stars that take turns blocking one another from our view.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Hubble, MAVEN Help Solve the Mystery of Mars' Escaping Water - NASA Science
Mars was once a very wet planet as is evident in its surface geological features. Scientists know that over the last 3 billion years, at least some water went deep underground, but what happened to the rest? Now, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and MAV…science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Reveals Distorted Galaxy Forming Cosmic Question Mark - NASA Science
It’s 7 billion years ago, and the universe’s heyday of star formation is beginning to slow. What might our Milky Way galaxy have looked like at that time? Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found clues in the form of a cosmic qu…science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Mini BurstCube Mission Detects Mega Blast - NASA Science
The shoebox-sized BurstCube satellite has observed its first gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion in the universe, according to a recent analysis of observations collected over the last several months.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Mini BurstCube Mission Detects Mega Blast - NASA Science
The shoebox-sized BurstCube satellite has observed its first gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion in the universe, according to a recent analysis of observations collected over the last several months.science.nasa.gov
Carbon Nanotubes and the Search for Life on Other Planets - NASA Science
A NASA-developed material made of carbon nanotubes will enable our search for exoplanets—some of which might be capable of supporting life.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Zooms into the Rosy Tendrils of Andromeda - NASA Science
Clusters of stars set the interstellar medium ablaze in the Andromeda Galaxy about 2.5 million light-years away. Also known as M31, Andromeda is the Milky Way’s closest major galaxy.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Zooms into the Rosy Tendrils of Andromeda - NASA Science
Clusters of stars set the interstellar medium ablaze in the Andromeda Galaxy about 2.5 million light-years away. Also known as M31, Andromeda is the Milky Way’s closest major galaxy.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Observes An Oddly Organized Satellite - NASA Science
Andromeda III is one of at least 13 dwarf satellite galaxies in orbit around the Andromeda galaxy, or Messier 31, the Milky Way’s closest grand spiral galactic neighbor.science.nasa.gov
Eclipse Soundscapes AudioMoth Donations Will Study Nature at Night - NASA Science
During the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, approximately 770 AudioMoth recording devices were used to capture sound data as part of the Eclipse Soundscapes Project — a multisensory participatory science (also known as “citizen science”) project th…science.nasa.gov
Hubble Traces Star Formation in a Nearby Nebula - NASA Science
NGC 261 blooms a brilliant ruby red against a myriad of stars in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Discovered on Sept.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Traces Star Formation in a Nearby Nebula - NASA Science
NGC 261 blooms a brilliant ruby red against a myriad of stars in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Discovered on Sept.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Pinpoints a Dim, Starry Mini-galaxy - NASA Science
A glittering collection of stars shines against a background of much more distant galaxies in this view from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of the Pegasus Dwarf spheroidal galaxy, also known as Andromeda VI.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Captures Unique Ultraviolet View of a Spectacular Star Cluster - NASA Science
Roughly 210,000 light-years away, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of our Milky Way galaxy’s closest neighbors. In fact, this small galaxy is one of the Milky Way’s “satellite” galaxies, which orbit our home spiral galaxy.science.nasa.gov
Webb Finds Early Galaxies Weren’t Too Big for Their Britches After All - NASA Science
It got called the crisis in cosmology. But now astronomers can explain some surprising recent discoveries.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Captures Unique Ultraviolet View of a Spectacular Star Cluster - NASA Science
Roughly 210,000 light-years away, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of our Milky Way galaxy’s closest neighbors. In fact, this small galaxy is one of the Milky Way’s “satellite” galaxies, which orbit our home spiral galaxy.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Reaches a Lonely Light in the Dark - NASA Science
A splatter of stars glows faintly at almost 3 million light-years away in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s EXCITE Mission Prepared for Scientific Balloon Flight - NASA Science
Scientists and engineers are ready to fly an infrared mission called EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope) to the edge of space.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Finds Structure in an Unstructured Galaxy - NASA Science
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the nearby dwarf irregular galaxy Leo A, located some 2.6 million light-years away.science.nasa.gov
Talented Teams Tackle Toasty Planet - NASA Science
Exoplanets, look out! Two NASA-funded teams of amateur astronomers are tracking you with their backyard telescopes.science.nasa.gov
How Students Learn to Fly NASA’s IXPE Spacecraft - NASA Science
The large wall monitor displaying a countdown shows 17 seconds when Amelia “Mia” De Herrera-Schnering tells her teammates “We have AOS,” meaning “acquisition of signal.” “Copy that, thank you,” Alexander Pichler replies.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Peers Into the Center of a Star-forming Powerhouse - NASA Science
This view from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope plunges into the center of spiral galaxy Messier 33 (M33), also known as the Triangulum Galaxy.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Examines a Possible Relic - NASA Science
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the dwarf irregular galaxy UGC 4879 or VV124. As this image illustrates, Hubble’s high resolution can detect individual stars, even in the densest parts of the galaxy.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Spots Billowing Bubbles of Stellar Floss - NASA Science
A bubbling region of stars both old and new lies some 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Rings in a New Galactic View - NASA Science
The subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is situated in the Perseus Cluster, also known as Abell 426, 320 million light-years from Earth.science.nasa.gov
NASA Selects 5 New Roman Technology Fellows in Astrophysics - NASA Science
NASA has awarded Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowships (RTF) to five early-career researchers in astrophysics for the class of 2023.science.nasa.gov
NASA Telescopes Work Out Black Hole's Snack Schedule - NASA
By using new data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as well as ESA’s XMM-Newton, a team of researchers have made important headway in understanding how — and when — a supermassive black hole obtains and then con…NASA
New TEMPO Cosmic Data Story Makes Air Quality Data Publicly Available - NASA Science
On May 30th, 2024, NASA and the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian announced the public release of “high-quality, near real-time air quality data” from NASA’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) mission.science.nasa.gov
Astro Campers SCoPE Out New Worlds - NASA Science
Teachers at Smokey Mountain Elementary School have collaborated with the NASA Science Activation (SciAct) program’s Smoky Mountains STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Collaborative (SMSC) and project coordinator, Randi Neff, to …science.nasa.gov
Regina Caputo Charts the Future of High-Energy Astrophysics - NASA
Research astrophysicist Regina Caputo puzzles out how the universe works by studying the most extreme events in the cosmos.Madison Olson (NASA)
Hubble Spotlights a Supernova - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LEDA 857074, located in the constellation Eridanus. LEDA 857074 is a barred spiral galaxy, with partially broken spiral arms.science.nasa.gov
NASA to Launch 8 Scientific Balloons From New Mexico - NASA
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia manages the agency’s scientific balloon flight program with 10 to 15 flights each year from launch sitesOlivia F. Littleton (NASA)
AstroViz: Iconic Pillars of Creation Star in NASA’s New 3D Visualization - NASA Science
NASA’s Universe of Learning – a partnership among the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Caltech/IPAC, the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and part of the NASA Science Activation program port…science.nasa.gov
Hubble Spies a Diminutive Galaxy - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the subtle glow of the galaxy named IC 3430, located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo.science.nasa.gov
Repair Kit for NASA’s NICER Mission Heading to Space Station - NASA Science
NASA will deliver a patch kit for NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, on the agency’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission.science.nasa.gov