Astrophysics

Black Holes

Galaxies

Galaxy Mergers

Goddard Space Flight Center

Gravitational Waves

LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)

Supermassive Black Holes

The Universe

NASA, Partners Advance LISA Prototype Hardware

Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a second early version of a key element of the upcoming LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission.

Posted January 27, 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Galaxies

Goddard Space Flight Center

Gravitational Lensing

Hubble Space Telescope

Irregular Galaxies

Origin & Evolution of the Universe

The Universe

AI Unlocks Hundreds of Cosmic Anomalies in Hubble Archive

A team of astronomers has employed a cutting-edge, artificial intelligence-assisted technique to uncover rare astronomical phenomena within archived data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The team analyzed nearly 100 million image cutouts from the Hubble Legacy Archive, each measuring just a few dozen pixels (7 to 8 arcseconds) on a side.

Posted January 27, 2026

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Astrophysics

Dark Matter

Dark Matter & Dark Energy

NASA Reveals New Details About Dark Matter’s Influence on Universe

With the Webb telescope’s unprecedented sensitivity, scientists are learning more about dark matter’s influence on stars, galaxies, and even planets like Earth. Scientists using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have made one of the most detailed, high-resolution maps of dark matter ever produced.

Posted January 26, 2026

Astrophysics

Exoplanets

Goddard Space Flight Center

Stars

TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)

The Universe

TESS Status Updates

Jan. 23, 2026 NASA’s TESS Returns to Science Observations NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) entered safe mode Jan. 15 and returned to normal science operations Jan. 18. The operations team determined the issue arose when TESS slewed to point at a target, but its solar panels did not rotate to remain pointed at the […]

Posted January 23, 2026

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Grades 5 - 8 for Educators

Grades 9-12 for Educators

Grades K - 4 for Educators

Science Activation

NASA’s Universe of Learning Unveils Fresh Facilitator Guides Inspired by Community Feedback

The goal of NASA’s Universe of Learning (UoL) is to connect the public to the data, discoveries, and experts that span NASA’s Astrophysics missions. To make this possible, the NASA’s UoL team creates engaging STEM experiences that let people explore data and discoveries from NASA’s Astrophysics missions and learn from the experts behind them.

Posted January 21, 2026

Astrophysics

Goddard Space Flight Center

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Protostars

Science & Research

Stars

The Universe

NASA Webb Finds Young Sun-Like Star Forging, Spewing Common Crystals

Astronomers have long sought evidence to explain why comets at the outskirts of our own solar system contain crystalline silicates, since crystals require intense heat to form and these “dirty snowballs” spend most of their time in the ultracold Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Now, looking outside our solar system, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope […]

Posted January 21, 2026

Astrophysics

Goddard Space Flight Center

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Planetary Nebulae

Science & Research

The Universe

Intricacies of Helix Nebula Revealed With NASA’s Webb

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed into the Helix Nebula to give an up-close view of the possible eventual fate of our own Sun and planetary system. In Webb’s high-resolution look, the structure of the gas being shed off by a dying star comes into full focus. The image reveals how stars recycle their […]

Posted January 20, 2026

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Protostars

Stars

The Universe

Hubble Snaps Stellar Baby Pictures

Newly developing stars shrouded in thick dust get their first baby pictures in these images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble took these infant star snapshots in an effort to learn how massive stars form. Protostars are shrouded in thick dust that blocks light, but Hubble can detect the near-infrared emission that shines through holes […]

Posted January 17, 2026

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Protostars

Stars

The Universe

Hubble’s Album of Planet-Forming Disks

This collection of new images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope showcases protoplanetary disks, the swirling masses of gas and dust that surround forming stars, in both visible and infrared wavelengths. Through observations of young stellar objects like these, Hubble helps scientists better understand how stars form.

Posted January 15, 2026

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Protostars

Stars

The Universe

Hubble Observes Stars Flaring to Life in Orion

Just-forming stars, called protostars, dazzle a cloudy landscape in the Orion Molecular Cloud complex (OMC). These three new images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope were taken as part of an effort to learn more about the envelopes of gas and dust surrounding the protostars, as well as the outflow cavities where stellar winds and jets […]

Posted January 14, 2026