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NASA's Webb, Hubble Telescopes Affirm Universe's Expansion Rate, Puzzle Persists
NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope have tag-teamed to produce definitive measurements of the universe's expansion rate.science.nasa.gov
Peering Into the Tendrils of NGC 604 with NASA’s Webb
The formation of stars and the chaotic environments they inhabit is one of the most well-studied, but also mystery-shrouded, areas of cosmic investigation.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Sees a Spiral Galaxy Edge-On
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows NGC 4423, a galaxy that lies about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.science.nasa.gov
NASA Launches Snap It! Computer Game to Learn About Eclipses
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible to over 30 million people across North America. To help kids learn about solar eclipses, NASA is launching Snap It! An Eclipse Photo Adventure.science.nasa.gov
What Are Hubble and Webb Observing Right Now? NASA Tool Has the Answer - NASA Science
It’s not hard to find out what NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes have observed in the past.science.nasa.gov
Jennifer Krottinger: Designing Ways to Serve - NASA
In 2002, I received my undergraduate degree, a bachelor’s in business administration, from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. In 2008, IMadison Olson (NASA)
Multiple Spacecraft Tell the Story of One Giant Solar Storm - NASA Science
April 17, 2021, was a day like any other day on the Sun, until a brilliant flash erupted and an enormous cloud of solar material billowed away from our star.science.nasa.gov
Webb Unlocks Secrets of One of the Most Distant Galaxies Ever Seen - NASA Science
Looking deeply into space and time, two teams using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have studied the exceptionally luminous galaxy GN-z11, which existed when our 13.8 billion-year-old universe was only about 430 million years old.science.nasa.gov
Update on Status of NASA's OSAM-1 Project - NASA
Following an in-depth, independent project review, NASA has decided to discontinue the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) project dueJamie Adkins (NASA)
Night-Shining Cloud Mission Ends; Yields High Science Results for NASA - NASA Science
After 16 years studying Earth’s highest clouds for the benefit of humanity – polar mesospheric clouds – from its orbit some 350 miles above the ground, NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, or AIM, mission has come to an end.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Uncovers a Celestial Fossil - NASA Science
This densely populated group of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1841, which is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way galaxy that lies about 162,000 light-years away.science.nasa.gov
NASA Invites Media, Public to Solar Eclipse Events in April - NASA
On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, giving people in 15 states the opportunity to see the Moon completely block the Sun,NASA
NASA Tech Contributes to Soft Moon Landing, Agency Science Underway - NASA
Editor's note: This release was updated Feb. 23, 2024, to add an image from the news conference and participant titles.NASA
NASA’s LRO Images Intuitive Machine’s Odysseus Lander - NASA
On Feb. 22, Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander, called Odysseus, completed a seven-day journey to lunar orbit and softly landed near crater Malapert A in theRob Garner (NASA)
Hubble Views an Active Star-Forming Galaxy - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features IC 3476, a dwarf galaxy that lies about 54 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices.science.nasa.gov
Webb Finds Evidence for Neutron Star at Heart of Young Supernova Remnant - NASA Science
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site of a recently observed supernova.science.nasa.gov
Renee King: Ensuring Space for Everyone - NASA
Renee King calls herself Goddard Space Flight Center’s conscience: She helps make sure that at NASA Goddard, there truly is space for everyone.Madison Olson (NASA)
NASA-Funded Science Projects Tuning In to ‘Eclipse Radio’ - NASA Science
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross parts of the United States. For millions of people along the path of totality, where the Moon will completely cover the Sun, it may feel like an eerie daytime darkness has descended as temperatures d…science.nasa.gov
NASA Goddard's Beginnings in Project Vanguard - NASA
In the dawn of the Space Age, a group of scientists and engineers from the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) had their eye on a new frontier: the unchartedMichele Ostovar (NASA)
Hubble Views a Massive Star Forming - NASA Science
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is teeming with color and activity. It features a relatively close star-forming region known as IRAS 16562-3959, which lies within the Milky Way about 5,900 light-years from Earth in the constellati…science.nasa.gov
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)
Sujung Go: Helping Humanity and the Environment - NASA
Research scientist Sujung Go analyzes atmospheric data to help humanity and the environment.Madison Olson (NASA)
Sujung Go: Helping Humanity and the Environment - NASA
Research scientist Sujung Go analyzes atmospheric data to help humanity and the environment.Madison Olson (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