NASA’s budget proposal would basically axe the most powerful X-ray telescope in the world, and astronomers…
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Astronomers try to save NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescope from cuts : NPR
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the mission released…
Outer space changes the human body. NASA astronauts tell us how : Short Wave : NPR
Gemini IV spacewalk, June 3, 1965. NASA astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk…
Shortwave podcast explores Pluto's planetary demotion
In this except from “Space Camp,” a special series from NPR science podcast Short Wave, host…
Dark energy is everywhere in space and expanding our universe : Short Wave : NPR
NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope is set to launch in 2027. This innovative telescope is…
Astronomers spot a mysterious black hole nestled in a cluster of stars
A report from Nature shows that astronomers may have found a medium-sized black hole, a kind…
SpaceX rocket accident leaves the company’s Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit : NPR
This image from video provided by SpaceX shows the upper stage engine of a SpaceX Falcon…
2 galaxies, the Penguin and the Egg, get a family portrait thanks to Webb Telescope : NPR
Two interacting galaxies, dubbed the Penguin and the Egg, are seen in more clarity and detail…
Hubble Space Telescope finds elusive black hole in star cluster : NPR
The star cluster Omega Centauri contains millions of stars. The movement of some stars suggests that…
What is dark matter? What’s it made out of? How do we know it exists? : Short Wave : NPR
A simulation of the formation of dark matter structures from the early universe until today. Ralf…