Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered a cluster of galaxies in the initial stages…
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NASA’s Fermi Space Telescope Explores New Energy Extremes
After more than three years in space, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is extending its view…
NASA’s RXTE Helps Pinpoint Launch of ‘Bullets’ in a Black Hole’s Jet
Using observations from NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite and the National Science Foundation's Very Long…
NASA’s Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer Completes Mission Operations
After 16 years in space, NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) has made its last observation.…
Exoplanets, Supernovae, High-Energy Sky, New Images Among NASA News Highlights at American Astronomical Society Meeting
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of space science topics during the…
Cryogenic Testing Completed For NASA’s Webb Telescope Mirrors
Cryogenic testing is complete for the final six primary mirror segments and a secondary mirror that…
NASA Discovers First Earth-Size Planets Beyond Our Solar System
NASA's Kepler mission has discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar…
SOFIA Observatory Peers Into Heart of Orion Nebula
A new image from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) shows a complex distribution of…
NASA’s Kepler Announcing Newly Confirmed Planets
NASA will host a news teleconference at 1 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Dec. 20, announcing new discoveries…
NASA’s RXTE Detects ‘Heartbeat’ of Smallest Black Hole Candidate
An international team of astronomers has identified a candidate for the smallest-known black hole using data…