Falcon 9 launches NASA astrophysics and heliophysics missions
WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 launched a pair of NASA science missions March 11 that will explore the infrared universe ...
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NASA Launches Missions to Study Sun, Universe’s Beginning
NASA’s newest astrophysics observatory, SPHEREx, is on its way to study the origins of our universe and the history of ...
Read moreDetailsDiscovery Alert: ‘Super-Earth’ Swings from Super-Heated to Super-Chill
The Discovery A possible “super-Earth” orbits a relatively close, Sun-like star, and could be a habitable world – but one ...
Read moreDetailsNASA’s Webb Peers Deeper into Mysterious Flame Nebula
The Flame Nebula, located about 1,400 light-years away from Earth, is a hotbed of star formation less than 1 million ...
Read moreDetailsHubble Unveils a Glittering View of Sh2-284
A tiny fraction of the stellar nursery known as Sh2-284 is visible in this glittering, star-filled NASA Hubble Space Telescope ...
Read moreDetailsNASA Webb Wows With Incredible Detail in Actively Forming Star System
High-resolution near-infrared light captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows extraordinary new detail and structure in Lynds 483 (L483). ...
Read moreDetailsHubble Captures New View of Colorful Veil
In this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, Hubble once again lifts the veil on a famous — and frequently photographed ...
Read moreDetailsNASA’s Hubble Provides Bird’s-Eye View of Andromeda Galaxy’s Ecosystem
Located 2.5 million light-years away, the majestic Andromeda galaxy appears to the naked eye as a faint, spindle-shaped object roughly ...
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Underwater detector spots the most energetic neutrino yet
KM3NeT is a neutrino telescope consisting of strings of optical detectors placed deep beneath the ocean. Credit: KM3NeT On Feb. ...
Read moreDetailsHubble Spies a Spiral That May Be Hiding an Imposter
The sparkling spiral galaxy gracing this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is UGC 5460, which sits about 60 million light-years ...
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