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NASA’s Fermi Satellite Clocks ‘Cannonball’ Pulsar Speeding Through Space

NASA’s Fermi Satellite Clocks ‘Cannonball’ Pulsar Speeding Through Space

03.19.2019
Astronomers have found a runaway pulsar hurtling through space at nearly 2.5 million miles an hour — so fast it could travel the distance between Earth and the Moon in just 6 minutes.
Hubble Shows Star Cluster’s True Identity

Hubble Shows Star Cluster’s True Identity

03.15.2019
This Hubble picture shows Messier 28, a globular cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer), in jewel-bright detail. It is about 18,000 light-years away from Earth.
Photograph of Robert Goddard at blackboard

NASA Invites Media to 57th Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium

03.15.2019
Media are invited to the 57th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium on March 20-21.
artist's conception of inner solar system, with 3 planets labeled, showing debris in the orbital paths

What Scientists Found After Sifting Through Dust in the Solar System

03.12.2019
Two recent studies report discoveries of dust rings in the inner solar system: a dust ring at Mercury's orbit, and a group of never-before-detected asteroids co-orbiting with Venus, supplying the dust in Venus' orbit.
Hubble’s Dazzling Display of 2 Colliding Galaxies

Hubble’s Dazzling Display of 2 Colliding Galaxies

03.08.2019
Located in the constellation of Hercules, about 230 million light-years away, NGC 6052 is a pair of colliding galaxies first discovered in 1784. A long time ago gravity drew the two galaxies together into the chaotic state we now observe.
What Does the Milky Way Weigh? Hubble and Gaia Investigate

What Does the Milky Way Weigh? Hubble and Gaia Investigate

03.07.2019
We can't put the whole Milky Way on a scale, but astronomers have been able to come up with one of the most accurate measurements yet of our galaxy's mass.
Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys Resumes Operations

Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys Resumes Operations

03.06.2019
NASA has recovered the Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument, which suspended operations on Thursday, Feb. 28. The final tests were conducted and the instrument was brought back to its operational mode on March 6.
NASA's Webb Telescope Will Study an Iconic Supernova

NASA's Webb Telescope Will Study an Iconic Supernova

02.28.2019
The closest supernova in centuries exploded in 1987 and 32 years later astronomers continue to study its remains for clues about how stars live and die.
Hubble Peers into the Vast Distance

Hubble Peers into the Vast Distance

02.22.2019
This picture showcases a gravitational lensing system called SDSS J0928+2031.
Tiny Neptune Moon Spotted by Hubble May Have Broken from Larger Moon

Tiny Neptune Moon Spotted by Hubble May Have Broken from Larger Moon

02.20.2019
Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have come up with an explanation for a mysterious moon around Neptune that they discovered in 2013.
Citizen Scientist Finds Ancient White Dwarf Star Encircled by Puzzling Rings

Citizen Scientist Finds Ancient White Dwarf Star Encircled by Puzzling Rings

02.19.2019
A volunteer working with the NASA-led Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project has found the oldest and coldest known white dwarf ringed by dust and debris.
Photo of the Modulated X-ray Source, a key component in NASA’s first-ever demonstration of X-ray communication in space.

NASA Set to Demonstrate X-ray Communications in Space

02.19.2019
A new experimental type of deep space communications technology is scheduled to be demonstrated on the International Space Station this spring.
Hubble Captures Smoking Gun of a Newborn Star

Hubble Captures Smoking Gun of a Newborn Star

02.15.2019
In this image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the smoking gun of a newborn star, the Herbig–Haro objects numbered 7 to 11 (HH 7–11).
SOFIA Finds Dust Survives Obliteration in Supernova 1987A

SOFIA Finds Dust Survives Obliteration in Supernova 1987A

02.08.2019
Dust particles form as dying red giant stars throw off material and become part of interstellar clouds of various sizes, densities and temperatures.
NASA’s Webb Is Sound After Completing Critical Milestones

NASA’s Webb Is Sound After Completing Critical Milestones

02.08.2019
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has successfully passed another series of critical testing milestones on its march to the launch pad.
Hubble Gets a Celestial Boost

Hubble Gets a Celestial Boost

02.08.2019
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope doesn’t usually get much assistance from its celestial subjects ...
Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune

Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune

02.07.2019
Like Earth, Uranus and Neptune have seasons, which likely drive some of the features in their atmospheres. But their seasons are much longer than on Earth, spanning decades rather than months.
Hubble Spies Stellar Time Capsule with Cosmic Distance Markers

Hubble Spies Stellar Time Capsule with Cosmic Distance Markers

02.01.2019
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals an ancient, glimmering ball of stars called NGC 1466.
Hubble Accidentally Discovers a New Galaxy in Cosmic Neighborhood

Hubble Accidentally Discovers a New Galaxy in Cosmic Neighborhood

01.31.2019
The universe is very cluttered. Myriad island cities of stars, the galaxies, form a backdrop tapestry.
NASA’s NICER Mission Maps ‘Light Echoes’ of New Black Hole

NASA’s NICER Mission Maps ‘Light Echoes’ of New Black Hole

01.30.2019
Scientists have charted the environment surrounding a stellar-mass black hole that is 10 times the mass of the Sun using NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) payload on the ISS.
Hubble Sees Plunging Galaxy Losing Its Gas

Hubble Sees Plunging Galaxy Losing Its Gas

01.25.2019
The rough-and-tumble environment near the center of the massive Coma galaxy cluster is no match for a wayward spiral galaxy.
Holy Cow! Mysterious Blast Studied with NASA Telescopes

Holy Cow! Mysterious Blast Studied with NASA Telescopes

01.10.2019
A brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, puzzled astronomers and astrophysicists across the globe.
NASA's Hubble Helps Astronomers Uncover the Brightest Quasar in the Early Universe

NASA's Hubble Helps Astronomers Uncover the Brightest Quasar in the Early Universe

01.08.2019
Astronomers have discovered the brightest object ever seen from a time when the universe was less than one billion years old, with the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Young Planets Orbiting Red Dwarfs May Lack Ingredients for Life

Young Planets Orbiting Red Dwarfs May Lack Ingredients for Life

01.08.2019
Rocky planets orbiting red dwarf stars may be bone dry and lifeless, according to a new study using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Nature’s Magnifying Glass Reveals Unexpected Intermediate Mass Exoplanets

Nature’s Magnifying Glass Reveals Unexpected Intermediate Mass Exoplanets

01.08.2019
Astronomers have found a new exoplanet that could alter the standing theory of planet formation.
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