Hubble Views Galaxy Host to 2 Supernovae

Approximately 85 million light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Libra, is the beautiful galaxy NGC…

NASA Satellite Data Show Air Pollution Decreases over Southwest U.S. Cities

On March 19, California was one of the first states to set mandatory stay-at-home restrictions in…

NASA’s ICESat-2 Measures Arctic Ocean’s Sea Ice Thickness, Snow Cover

Initial results from NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite suggest that Arctic sea ice has thinned by as much…

Tiny NASA Satellite Captures First Image of Clouds and Aerosols

The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP) CubeSat achieved “first light” on April 17, 2020. The tiny satellite…

First Look: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Fully Stowed

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully folded and stowed into the same configuration it…

NASA Funds Four Research Projects on COVID-19 Impacts

NASA’s Earth Science Division is supporting the science community as it investigates the many changes this…

NASA’s TESS Enables Breakthrough Study of Perplexing Stellar Pulsations

Astronomers have detected elusive pulsation patterns in dozens of young, rapidly rotating stars thanks to data…

New Comet Discovered by ESA and NASA Solar Observatory

In late May and early June, Earthlings may be able to glimpse Comet SWAN. The comet…

Hubble Views a Galaxy Burning Bright

In the depths of the night sky lies a barred spiral galaxy called NGC 3583, seen…

Telescopes and Spacecraft Join Forces to Probe Deep into Jupiter's Atmosphere

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the ground-based Gemini Observatory in Hawaii have teamed up with the…