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Photo of Connor O'Brien and Emil Atz as they complete vibration testing of CuPID

Small Satellite, Big Questions: CuPID CubeSat Will Get New Perspective on Sun-Earth Boundary

09.10.2021
Launching with Landsat 9, a joint mission of NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, are four CubeSats – compact, cube-shaped satellites used for space research projects. One of the CubeSats launching with Landsat 9 is the Cusp Plasma Imaging Detector, or CuPID.
NASA's NICER Probes the Squeezability of Neutron Stars

NASA's NICER Probes the Squeezability of Neutron Stars

04.17.2021
Matter in the hearts of neutron stars - dense remnants of exploded massive stars - takes the most extreme form we can measure. Now, thanks to data from NASA's NICER, an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, scientists have discovered that this mysterious matter is less squeezable than some physicists predicted.
NASA's NICER Finds X-ray Boosts in the Crab Pulsar's Radio Bursts

NASA's NICER Finds X-ray Boosts in the Crab Pulsar's Radio Bursts

04.08.2021
Data from NASA's NICER telescope on the International Space Station have revealed X-ray surges accompanying radio bursts from the pulsar in the Crab Nebula. The finding shows that these bursts, called giant radio pulses, release far more energy than previously suspected.
Scientists Sketch Aged Star System Using Over a Century of Observations

Scientists Sketch Aged Star System Using Over a Century of Observations

03.12.2021
Astronomers have painted their best picture yet of an RV Tauri variable, a rare type of stellar binary where two stars -one approaching the end of its life - orbit within a sprawling disk of dust. Their 130-year dataset spans the widest range of light yet collected for one of these systems, from radio to X-rays.
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NASA Missions Help Investigate an "Old Faithful" Active Galaxy

01.12.2021
Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful geyser regularly blasts a jet of boiling water high in the air. Now, an international team of astronomers has discovered a cosmic equivalent, a distant galaxy that erupts roughly every 114 days.
Illustration of ISS in orbit

NASA Discoveries, R&D, Moon to Mars Exploration Plans Persevere in 2020

12.21.2020
"NASA has impressed the nation with our resilience and persistence during the pandemic," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
NASA Missions Help Pinpoint the Source of a Unique X-ray, Radio Burst

NASA Missions Help Pinpoint the Source of a Unique X-ray, Radio Burst

11.04.2020
A supermagnetized stellar remnant known as a magnetar blasted out a mix of X-ray and radio signals never observed before. This unique event links magnetars to a phenomenon called fast radio bursts (FRBs) – mysterious, powerful, and usually solitary radio emissions emanating from other galaxies.
Construction paper is cut out to resemble the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

NASA’s Partnership Between Art and Science: A Collaboration to Cherish

09.14.2020
NASA has long used art to represent everything from abstract astrophysical concepts to presentations of satellites in orbit.
Runaway Star Might Explain Black Hole's Disappearing Act

Runaway Star Might Explain Black Hole's Disappearing Act

07.16.2020
The telltale sign that the black hole was feeding vanished, perhaps when a star interrupted the feast. The event could lend new insight into these mysterious objects.
illustration of proto-star with dust and gas surrounding it in a disk

X-rays From a Newborn Star Hint at Our Sun's Earliest Days

06.18.2020
Astronomers have reported the first detection of X-rays from the earliest phase of evolution of a star like our Sun.
An image of NICER on the exterior of the space station with one of the station’s solar panels in the background

Future Space Travelers May Follow Cosmic Lighthouses

06.16.2020
In the future, space explorers may receive navigational guidance from the steady signals created by pulsars.
multiwavelength image of the Crab nebula

AAS Names 29 NASA-Affiliated Legacy Fellows

04.30.2020
Twenty-nine scientists working at or affiliated with NASA have been named Fellows of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the major organization of professional astronomers in North America.
NASA Missions Help Reveal the Power of Shock Waves in a Nova Explosion

NASA Missions Help Reveal the Power of Shock Waves in a Nova Explosion

04.13.2020
Unparalleled observations of a nova outburst in 2018 by a trio of satellites, including two NASA missions, have captured the first direct evidence that shock waves powered most of the explosion's visible light.
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New NASA Podcast Helps Listeners Explore Our ‘Curious Universe’

04.06.2020
NASA’s newest podcast is taking listeners on an adventure to explore the wonders of Earth and help unravel the mysteries of the universe.
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NASA Science Keeps the Lights On

04.02.2020
Across NASA’s many missions, thousands of scientists, engineers, and other experts and professionals all over the country are doing what they do best, but now from home offices and via video conferencing. With most personnel supporting missions remotely to keep onsite staff at a minimal level in response to COVID-19, the Agency is moving ahead strongly with everything from space exploration to using our technology and innovation to help inform policy makers.
Image of Robert Goddard at chalkboard with mathematical formulas

Statement on NASA Goddard’s Coronavirus Prep Actions

03.13.2020
Goddard has canceled all non-mission-essential visits to its facilities. Goddard also is closing its Visitor Centers at Greenbelt and at Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia.
This image shows the X-ray outburst from the black hole MAXI J0637-043, detected by the REXIS instrument on NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Students Catch Unexpected Glimpse of Newly Discovered Black Hole

02.28.2020
Last fall, the student-built Regolith X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer onboard OSIRIS-REx detected a newly flaring black hole while observing the limb of asteroid Bennu.
Record-breaking Explosion by Black Hole Spotted

Record-breaking Explosion by Black Hole Spotted

02.27.2020
The biggest explosion seen in the universe has been found. This record-breaking, gargantuan eruption came from a black hole in a distant galaxy cluster hundreds of millions of light years away.
NASA’s NICER Delivers Best-ever Pulsar Measurements, 1st Surface Map

NASA’s NICER Delivers Best-ever Pulsar Measurements, 1st Surface Map

12.12.2019
​Astrophysicists are redrawing the textbook image of pulsars (the dense, whirling remains of exploded stars) thanks to NICER, an X-ray telescope aboard the International Space Station. NICER data has provided the first precise and dependable measurements of both a pulsar’s size and its mass, and the first-ever map of hot spots on its surface.
X-ray Satellite XMM-Newton Celebrates 20 Years in Space

X-ray Satellite XMM-Newton Celebrates 20 Years in Space

12.10.2019
Two decades ago today the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) launched into orbit. A pioneering satellite for studying the universe with different kinds of light, XMM-Newton has studied over half a million X-ray sources, including supernovae, star-shredding black holes and superdense neutron stars.
NASA's NICER Catches Record-setting X-ray Burst

NASA's NICER Catches Record-setting X-ray Burst

11.07.2019
On Aug. 20, NASA's NICER telescope saw a spike of X-rays from a massive explosion on a pulsar. It's the brightest X-ray burst NICER has seen so far and shows phenomena that have never been seen together in a single burst.
The Triangulum galaxy, also known as Messier 33 or M33, as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope

Stars Pollute, but Galaxies Recycle

10.25.2019
The FORTIS sounding rocket will launch from the White Sands Missile to observe stars and supernovae as they pump gas into the circumgalactic medium. It's one part of a larger recycling process keeping galaxies alive.
NASA’s Mirror-Making Whiz, William Zhang, Wins Goddard Technology Award

NASA’s Mirror-Making Whiz, William Zhang, Wins Goddard Technology Award

10.22.2019
William Zhang won the Goddard Office of the Chief Technologist’s top prize — bestowed annually on those who demonstrate the best in innovation — for his foresight, perseverance, and leadership advancing state-of-the-art X-ray optics.
NASA’s New Lightweight X-ray Mirrors Ready for Try-outs in Space

NASA’s New Lightweight X-ray Mirrors Ready for Try-outs in Space

07.29.2019
Recent testing has shown that super-thin, lightweight X-ray mirrors made of a material commonly used to make computer chips can meet the stringent imaging requirements of next-generation X-ray observatories.
Photo of miniaturized X-ray source

Goddard X-Ray Technology Opens New Frontiers In Space And Here On Earth

07.22.2019
NASA has selected a breakthrough X-ray technology with diverse applications as the 2019 Government Invention of the Year.

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