Astrophysics

Astrophysics
Black Holes
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
Galaxy clusters
Marshall Space Flight Center
Science & Research
Supermassive Black Holes
The Universe
A team of astronomers have studied 16 supermassive black holes that are firing powerful beams into space, to track where these beams, or jets, are pointing now and where they were aimed in the past, as reported in our latest press release. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the U.S.
Posted May 22, 2024
Ames Research Center
Astrophysics
Exoplanets
Gas Giant Exoplanets
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Science & Research
The Universe
Why is the warm gas-giant exoplanet WASP-107 b so puffy? Two independent teams of researchers have an answer.
Posted May 20, 2024
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Galaxies
Hubble Space Telescope
Lenticular Galaxies
Missions
The Universe
Featured in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a nearly edge-on view of the lenticular galaxy NGC 4753. Lenticular galaxies have an elliptical shape and ill-defined spiral arms. This image is the object’s sharpest view to date, showcasing Hubble’s incredible resolving power and ability to reveal complex dust structures.
Posted May 17, 2024
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
Science Mission Directorate
Fifteen years ago, human hands touched NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope for the last time. As astronauts performed finishing tasks on the telescope during its final servicing mission in May 2009, they knew they had successfully concluded one of the most challenging and ambitious series of spacewalks ever conducted.
Posted May 10, 2024
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Galaxies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
The Universe
The celestial object showcased in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is the spiral galaxy UGC 9684, which lies around 240 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Boötes.
Posted May 10, 2024
Astrophysics
Black Holes
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
Marshall Space Flight Center
Science & Research
Supermassive Black Holes
The Universe
These images show evidence for an exhaust vent attached to a chimney releasing hot gas from a region around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, as reported in our latest press release.
Posted May 9, 2024
Astrophysics
Exoplanet Atmosphere
Exoplanet Science
Exoplanets
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Science & Research
Studying Exoplanets
Super-Earth Exoplanets
The Universe
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth.
Posted May 8, 2024
Active Galaxies
Astrophysics
Galaxies
Goddard Space Flight Center
The Universe
XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission)
After starting science operations in February, Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) studied the monster black hole at the center of galaxy NGC 4151.
Posted May 8, 2024
Astrophysics
Exoplanet Science
Exoplanets
Science-enabling Technology
Studying Exoplanets
Technology Highlights
The Universe
When imaging faint objects such as distant stars or exoplanets, capturing every last bit of light is crucial to get the most out of a scientific mission.
Posted May 7, 2024
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Astrophysics
Black Holes
Dark Matter
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
General
Goddard Space Flight Center
Missions
Origin & Evolution of the Universe
Science & Research
The Big Bang
The Universe
Astronomers have discovered black holes ranging from a few times the Sun’s mass to tens of billions. Now a group of scientists has predicted that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could find a class of “featherweight” black holes that has so far eluded detection. Today, black holes form either when a massive star collapses […]
Posted May 7, 2024
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