Astrophysics

By using new data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as well as ESA’s XMM-Newton, a team of researchers have made important headway in understanding how — and when — a supermassive black hole obtains and then consumes material, as described in our latest press release. This artist’s impression shows a […]

Posted August 14, 2024

Astrophysics

Earth Science

Science Activation

Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)

New TEMPO Cosmic Data Story Makes Air Quality Data Publicly Available

On May 30th, 2024, NASA and the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian announced the public release of “high-quality, near real-time air quality data” from NASA’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) mission.

Posted August 13, 2024

Astrophysics

Community Partners

Opportunities For Students to Get Involved

Planetary Science

Science Activation

Astro Campers SCoPE Out New Worlds

Teachers at Smokey Mountain Elementary School have collaborated with the NASA Science Activation (SciAct) program’s Smoky Mountains STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Collaborative (SMSC) and project coordinator, Randi Neff, to create a summer camp for students who are passionate about STEM topics.

Posted August 9, 2024

People of Goddard

Astrophysics

Goddard Space Flight Center

People of NASA

The Universe

Regina Caputo Charts the Future of High-Energy Astrophysics

Research astrophysicist Regina Caputo puzzles out how the universe works by studying the most extreme events in the cosmos. Name: Regina CaputoTitle: Research Astrophysicist Organization: Astroparticle Physics Laboratory (Code 661) What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard?

Posted August 9, 2024

Scientific Balloons

Astrophysics

Goddard Space Flight Center

Wallops Flight Facility

NASA to Launch 8 Scientific Balloons From New Mexico

NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has kicked off its annual fall balloon campaign at the agency’s balloon launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Eight balloon flights carrying scientific experiments and technology demonstrations are scheduled to launch from mid-August through mid-October.

Posted August 9, 2024

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Missions

Science & Research

Science Mission Directorate

Supernovae

The Universe

Hubble Spotlights a Supernova

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LEDA 857074, located in the constellation Eridanus. LEDA 857074 is a barred spiral galaxy, with partially broken spiral arms. The image also captured a supernova, named SN 2022ADQZ, shining brightly on the right side of the galaxy’s bar.

Posted August 9, 2024

Astrophysics

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

For Educators

Hubble Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Nebulae

Science Activation

Spitzer Space Telescope

AstroViz: Iconic Pillars of Creation Star in NASA’s New 3D Visualization

NASA’s Universe of Learning – a partnership among the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Caltech/IPAC, the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and part of the NASA Science Activation program portfolio – recently released a new 3D visualization of the towering clouds of cosmic dust and gas a

Posted August 5, 2024

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Elliptical Galaxies

Galaxies

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Missions

Science Mission Directorate

The Universe

Hubble Spies a Diminutive Galaxy

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the subtle glow of the galaxy named IC 3430, located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. This dwarf elliptical galaxy is part of the Virgo cluster, a rich collection of galaxies both large and small, many of which are very similar in type to this […]

Posted August 2, 2024

Astrophysics

Goddard Space Flight Center

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Johnson Space Center

Neutron Stars

NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer)

Pulsars

The Universe

Repair Kit for NASA’s NICER Mission Heading to Space Station

NASA will deliver a patch kit for NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, on the agency’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission. Astronauts will conduct a spacewalk to complete the repair.

Posted July 30, 2024

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Active Galaxies

Astrophysics

Black Holes

Galaxies

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research

Goddard Space Flight Center

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Origin & Evolution of the Universe

Science & Research

Stars

Supermassive Black Holes

The Big Bang

The Universe

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Illuminate Cosmic Dawn

Today, enormous stretches of space are crystal clear, but that wasn’t always the case. During its infancy, the universe was filled with a “fog” that made it opaque, cloaking the first stars and galaxies. NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will probe the universe’s subsequent transition to the brilliant starscape we see today –– […]

Posted July 25, 2024