NASA Laser Communications Terminal Delivered for Artemis II Moon Mission

The laser communications system for NASA’s Artemis II mission arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in…

NASA’s Webb Proves Galaxies Transformed the Early Universe

In the early universe, the gas between stars and galaxies was opaque – energetic starlight could…

NICER Status Update

Sunlight ‘Leak’ Impacting NASA’s NICER Telescope, Science Continues Click here for original story, NICER…

Deedee Healey: Striving for Mission Safety and Success

Deirdre “DeeDee” Healey is the director of safety and mission assurance at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight…

NASA’s New Detectors Could Improve Views of Gamma-Ray Events

NASA scientists are developing upgraded sensors to reveal more details about black hole outbursts and exploding…

Early Universe Crackled With Bursts of Star Formation, Webb Shows

Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form?…

Hubble Gazes at a Hazy Galaxy

This moody image shows a galaxy named Messier 85, captured in all its delicate, hazy glory…

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Peers Behind Bars

A delicate tracery of dust and bright star clusters threads across this image from the James…

NASA Looks Back at 50 Years of Gamma-Ray Burst Science

Fifty years ago, on June 1, 1973, astronomers around the world were introduced to a powerful…

Webb Maps Surprisingly Large Plume Jetting From Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

A water vapor plume from Saturn’s moon Enceladus spanning more than 6,000 miles – nearly the…