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Hubble Snaps Stunning Barred Spiral Galaxy

Hubble Snaps Stunning Barred Spiral Galaxy

01.15.2021
First discovered in 1798 by German-English astronomer William Herschel, NGC 613 is a galaxy which lies in the southern constellation of Sculptor 67 million light-years away.
Full-disk image of the Sun captured at an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength

Heliophysics Hackweek 2020 Coronal Holes Team Publishes Results at NeurIPS 2020

01.14.2021
Helio Hackweek 2020 “Coronal Holes” team members and other hackweek participants continued their collaboration and published a paper and poster of their results at the 34th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems. “SEARCH: SEgmentation of polAR Coronal Holes,” was published at the Machine Learning and the Physical Sciences Workshop.
Global map of surface temperatures

2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record, NASA Analysis Shows

01.14.2021
Earth's global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record, according to an analysis by NASA.
Suomi NPP satellite image of smoke and wildfires in North America

The Climate Events of 2020 Show How Excess Heat is Expressed on Earth

01.14.2021
By most accounts, 2020 has been a rough year for the planet. It was the warmest year on record, just barely exceeding the record set in 2016 by less than a tenth of a degree according to NASA's analysis.
Researchers Rewind the Clock to Calculate Age and Site of Supernova Blast

Researchers Rewind the Clock to Calculate Age and Site of Supernova Blast

01.14.2021
Astronomers are winding back the clock on the expanding remains of a nearby, exploded star. By using NASA???s Hubble Space Telescope, they retraced the speedy shrapnel from the blast to calculate a more accurate estimate of the location and time of the stellar detonation.
NASA Missions Unmask Magnetar Eruptions in Nearby Galaxies

NASA Missions Unmask Magnetar Eruptions in Nearby Galaxies

01.13.2021
On April 15, 2020, a brief burst of high-energy light swept through the solar system, triggering instruments on many NASA spacecraft. Scientists think the blast came from a supermagnetized stellar remnant located in a neighboring galaxy.
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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.
Global temperature anomalies for 2019 from the NASA GISS analysis.

NASA, NOAA to Announce 2020 Global Temperatures, Climate Conditions

01.12.2021
Climate researchers from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release their annual assessment of global temperatures and discuss the major climate trends of 2020 during a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 14.
Roman Space Telescope Could Image 100 Hubble Ultra Deep Fields at Once

Roman Space Telescope Could Image 100 Hubble Ultra Deep Fields at Once

01.11.2021
Some of the Hubble Space Telescope???s most iconic images are the deep fields, which unveil myriad galaxies across the universe, stretching back to within a few hundred million years of the big bang. The galaxy tapestry was uncovered by Hubble peering at a single patch of seemingly empty sky for hundreds of hours.
Hubble Views a Dazzling 'Fireworks Galaxy'

Hubble Views a Dazzling 'Fireworks Galaxy'

01.08.2021
In the last century alone, NGC 6946 has experienced 10 observed supernovae, earning its nickname as the Fireworks Galaxy.
NASA Selects 4 Concepts for Small Missions to Study Universe???s Secrets

NASA Selects 4 Concepts for Small Missions to Study Universe's Secrets

01.07.2021
NASA has chosen four small-scale astrophysics missions for further concept development in a new program called Pioneers.
Map of Arctic Ocean Freeze Trend 1979-2019

The Long Decline of Arctic Sea Ice

01.06.2021
Forty years of satellite data show that 2020 was just the latest in a decades-long decline of Arctic sea ice.
21 Ways to Celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope Launch in 2021

21 Ways to Celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope Launch in 2021

01.06.2021
A new year brings hope, expectations, and promise. Related to the space science community, this year will also bring the much-anticipated launch of NASA???s James Webb Space Telescope.
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NCCS-Enabled Science Advances Being Presented at Online AMS Annual Meeting

01.06.2021
From more accurate hydrology forecasts to improved understanding of cyclone dynamics, science advances enabled by NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) resources are the subject of posters and virtual presentations at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS 101), being held online January 10–15, 2021.
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Professional Administrative, Alicia Jose, Shares Her Singer-Songwriter Prowess Outside Work

01.05.2021
Alicia Jose, a professional administrative for the Astrophysics and Science Division, graces local venues with her singing/songwriting prowess.
NASA's Webb Telescope Looks Back on 2020 Engineering Milestones

NASA's Webb Telescope Looks Back on 2020 Engineering Milestones

01.04.2021
2020 was a year of monumental progress for NASA???s James Webb Space Telescope. The world???s largest and most powerful space observatory advanced through a series of engineering milestones at Northrop Grumman???s facilities in Redondo Beach, California, in preparation for its launch in 2021.
Sea surface height measurements from the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (S6MF) satellite. The data show the ocean off the southern tip of Africa, with red colors indicating higher sea level relative to blue areas, which are lower.

NASA, US, European Partner Satellite Returns First Sea Level Measurements

12.30.2020
The Sentinel-6/Michael Freilich satellite reached its mapping orbit, and the radar altimeter returned its first measurements of sea surface height.
Schematic of ICESat-2 in orbit firing its green (532 nanometer) lasers to measure surface height.

Beyond Ice: NASA’s ICESat-2 Shows Hidden Talents

12.30.2020
The ICESat-2 laser altimeter data provide height measurements of every 2.3 feet (70 centimeters) along the ground path. The data provide precise measurements of the ice sheet height, ice floes, forest canopies, rivers and lakes and surface topography, and shallow water bathymetry.
Terra satellite natural-color image of greening inland delta in central Mali

An Inland Delta Flooded

12.21.2020
Seasonal floods on the Niger River reached unusual heights in Mali this year.
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.
At this year’s virtual American Geophysical Union meeting, NASA scientists will provide updates on a wide range of Earth and space science topics, including an update on Jupiter’s cyclones from the Juno mission

NASA Highlights New Findings, Upcoming Missions at Virtual AGU Meeting

12.21.2020
ASA and researchers from around the world will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Dec. 1-17, held virtually this year.
Landsat-8 false-color image of Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee

12.19.2020
A few wet years have helped reverse a decades-long decline in water levels on one of the world’s most cherished lakes.
Hubble Sees a 'Molten Ring'

Hubble Sees a 'Molten Ring'

12.18.2020
This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, depicts GAL-CLUS-022058s, located in the southern hemisphere constellation of Fornax (the Furnace).
Photo of tree-covered mountain

Land Ecosystems Are Becoming Less Efficient at Absorbing CO2

12.18.2020
Scientists have identified an unsettling trend — as levels of CO2 in the atmosphere increase, 86 percent of land ecosystems globally are becoming progressively less efficient at absorbing it.
NASA's Webb Sunshield Successfully Unfolds and Tensions in Final Tests

NASA's Webb Sunshield Successfully Unfolds and Tensions in Final Tests

12.18.2020
NASA's fully assembled James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed a final series of large-scale deployment and tensioning sunshield tests.
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