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Childhood Snow Days Transformed Linette Boisvert into a Sea Ice Scientist - NASA
Linette Boisvert turned a childhood love of snow into a career as a sea ice scientist studying climate change.Madison Olson (NASA)
Kyle Helson Finds EXCITE-ment in Exoplanet Exploration - NASA
Almost a decade ago, then-grad student Kyle Helson contributed to early paperwork for NASA’s EXCITE mission. As a scientist at Goddard, Helson helped makeMadison Olson (NASA)
Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at NASA Goddard - NASA
The public is invited to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 9 p.m. EDT at NASA Goddard’s Visitor Center inNASA
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
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 Earth Scientists Take Flight, Set Sail to Verify PACE Satellite Data - NASA
From sea to sky to orbit, a range of vantage points allow NASA Earth scientists to collect different types of data to better understand our changing planet.Erica McNamee (NASA)
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
Zachary Morse Hikes Hilltops, Caves Lava Tubes to Ready Moon Missions - NASA
Lunar geologist Zachary Morse scrabbles over Earth’s rocky landscapes to test equipment for future missions to the Moon and Mars.Madison Olson (NASA)
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
NASA, ESA Missions Help Scientists Uncover How Solar Wind Gets Energy - NASA Science
A paper published in the journal Science provides persuasive evidence that the fastest solar winds are powered by magnetic “switchbacks,” or large kinks in the magnetic field, near the Sun.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
Aaron Vigil Helps Give SASS to Roman Space Telescope - NASA
The stars in the big Wyoming skies inspired Aaron Vigil as a child to dream big. Today, he’s a mechanical engineer working on the Solar Array Sun ShieldMadison Olson (NASA)
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
NASA Discovers a Long-Sought Global Electric Field on Earth - NASA Science
An international team of scientists has successfully measured a planet-wide electric field thought to be as fundamental to Earth as its gravity and magnetic fields.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
NASA, Blue Origin Invite Media to New Glenn Launch of Mars Mission - NASA
NASA and Blue Origin are preparing for the agency’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission, which begins on the inauguralNASA
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
Solar Panels for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Pass Key Tests - NASA
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Solar Array Sun Shield has successfully completed recent tests, signaling that the assembly is on track to beAshley Balzer (NASA)
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
NASA Field Research: Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes - NASA Science
To better understand Mars, NASA's Goddard Instrument Field Team headed deep into the backcountry of Katmai National Park.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
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
Tyler Parsotan Takes a Long Look at the Transient Universe with NASA’s Swift - NASA
Through a nonlinear path to success, research astrophysicist Tyler Parsotan discovers transformational science using Swift’s observations.Madison Olson (NASA)
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 Funds Research Projects Advancing STEM Career Development - NASA
NASA has awarded $6 million to 20 teams from emerging research institutions across the United States supporting projects that offer career developmentNASA
NASA Funds Research Projects Advancing STEM Career Development - NASA
NASA has awarded $6 million to 20 teams from emerging research institutions across the United States supporting projects that offer career developmentNASA
Primary Instrument for Roman Space Telescope Arrives at NASA Goddard - NASA
The primary instrument for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a sophisticated camera that will survey the cosmos from the outskirts of our solarAshley Balzer (NASA)
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)
NASA Tests Deployment of Roman Space Telescope's 'Visor' - NASA
The "visor" for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recently completed several environmental tests simulating the conditions it will experience duringAshley Balzer (NASA)