NGC 261 is located within one of the Milky Way’s closest galactic companions, the Small Magellanic…
NASA Assigns Astronaut Jonny Kim to First Space Station Mission
During his first mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will serve as…
NASA Project in Puerto Rico Trains Students in Marine Biology
Tainaliz Marie Rodríguez Lugo took a deep breath, adjusted her snorkel mask, and plunged into the…
NASA, SpaceX Extend US Media Deadline for Crew-9 Launch to Station
NASA is extending U.S. media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ninth rotational mission of…
NASA Pilot Program Continues to Award Small Business Innovators
Earlier this month, nine small businesses received 2023 NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Ignite Phase…
Is Betelgeuse Actually a Binary Star?
Betel-gurz or Beetle-juice has been a favourite among amateur astronomers for many years. However you pronounce…
Research investigates variable star population of globular cluster NGC 1851
Identification chart of variable stars in the field of NGC 1851. Credit: Ferro et al., 2024.…
Work Is Under Way on NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Hunter
The mirrors for NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope are being installed and aligned, and work…
Study provides a more nuanced understanding of black hole thermodynamics
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A paper titled “Universality of the thermodynamics of a quantum-mechanically radiating black…
Hubble Traces Star Formation in a Nearby Nebula
NGC 261 blooms a brilliant ruby red against a myriad of stars in this new image…