How do you name a black hole? It is actually pretty complicated

The first black hole ever directly imaged now has been nicknamed Pōwehi, but making the name…

Space Launch System Ascent Testing Advances Understanding of Cargo Configuration

Space Launch System Ascent Testing Advances Understanding of Cargo Configuration Source: NASA Image of the Day

How Katie Bouman Accidentally Became the Face of the Black Hole Project

The project included more than 200 researchers around the world, about 40 of them women, including…

Should That Minor Planet Be Named Gonggong? Astronomers Want the Public’s Help

Astronomers discovered the minor planet 2007 OR10 more than a decade ago. Now they’re asking the…

Getting ready to chart sea level

Records show that, on average, global sea level rose by 3.2 mm a year between 1993…

Watch our Galileo smartphone app award and vote for your winner

On Thursday 18 April, you are cordially invited to view the final presentations of ESA’s second…

Australian CubeSat to use 76 GHz

The IARU Satellite Coordination Panel has announced the amateur radio frequencies for the Australian 76 GHz…

Hubble Peers at Cosmic Blue Bauble

Messier 3: Containing an incredible half-million stars, this 8-billion-year-old cosmic bauble is one of the largest…

Picture Earth for Earth Day 2019

For Earth Day 2019, NASA invites you to celebrate the planet we call home with our…

NASA traced a meteorite back to its original home in deep space

An impact in the inner asteroid belt 22 million years ago was responsible for a meteorite…