This luminous orb is the galaxy NGC 4621, better known as Messier 59. Located in the…
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NICER’s Night Moves Trace the X-ray Sky
This is a map of the entire sky in X-rays recorded by NASA’s Neutron star Interior…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Emerges Successfully from Final Thermal Vacuum Test
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has successfully cleared another critical testing milestone, taking this ambitious observatory…
NASA Mission to Study Earth’s Atmosphere by Forming Artificial Night-time Clouds over Marshall Islands
A NASA rocket mission to study disturbances in the upper atmosphere, which interfere with communication and…
A New View of Exoplanets With NASA’s Upcoming Webb Telescope
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope will open a new window on these exoplanets, observing them in…
Three Ways to Travel at (Nearly) the Speed of Light
Light travels at a blistering 670 million mph — a speed that’s immensely difficult to achieve…
First ICESat-2 Global Data Released: Ice, Forests and More
ICESat-2 data is available to the public to investigate questions related to Earth. Click…
First ICESat-2 Global Data Released: Ice, Forests and More
ICESat-2 data is available to the public to investigate questions related to Earth. Click…
NASA Navigation Tech Shows Timing Really Is Everything
Without accurate timekeeping, space navigation would be impossible. As NASA goes forward to the Moon with…
Hubble Spies Curious Galaxy Moving a Little Closer
This Hubble image stars Messier 90, a beautiful spiral galaxy located roughly 60 million light-years from…