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Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will see it. This preview will help scientists explore a myriad of Roman’s science goals. “We used a supercomputer to create a synthetic universe and simulated billions of years of evolution, tracing […]

Posted January 14, 2025

Astrophysics

Black Holes

Galaxies

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes

Goddard Space Flight Center

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Science & Research

Supermassive Black Holes

The Universe

Newfound Galaxy Class May Indicate Early Black Hole Growth, Webb Finds

In December 2022, less than six months after commencing science operations, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealed something never seen before: numerous red objects that appear small on the sky, which scientists soon called “little red dots” (LRDs).

Posted January 14, 2025

2024 Solar Eclipse

Heliophysics

Science Activation

NASA HEAT Student Activity Featured in TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2024

On April 8, 2024, tens of millions experienced a solar eclipse from Mexico through the United States and into Canada. Astronomers, educators, and organizations had been preparing the public for this grand celestial event.

Posted January 13, 2025

Apollo 16

Earth

Earth in Far-Ultraviolet

On April 21, 1972, NASA astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 mission, took a far-ultraviolet photo of Earth with an ultraviolet camera. Young’s original black-and-white picture was printed on Agfacontour professional film three times, with each exposure recording only one light level.

Posted January 13, 2025

Robert D. Cabana

Bill Nelson

Johnson Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

NASA Headquarters

Pamela A. Melroy

Space Shuttle

Stennis Space Center

Former NASA Official, Astronaut Bob Cabana Receives Top Civilian Award

Robert Cabana, who served as a NASA associate administrator, astronaut, and a colonel in the United States Marine Corps, received the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service, recognizing his exceptional achievements and public service to the nation.

Posted January 13, 2025

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Stars

NASA’s Hubble Tracks Down a ‘Blue Lurker’ Among Stars

The name “blue lurker” might sound like a villainous character from a superhero movie. But it is a rare class of star that NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope explored by looking deeply into the open star cluster M67, roughly 2,800 light-years away. Forensics with Hubble data show that the star has had a tumultuous life, mixing […]

Posted January 13, 2025

Astrophysics

Binary Stars

Goddard Space Flight Center

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Nebulae

Science & Research

Stars

The Milky Way

The Universe

Webb Watches Carbon-Rich Dust Shells Form, Expand in Star System

Astronomers have long tried to track down how elements like carbon, which is essential for life, become widely distributed across the universe. Now, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has examined one ongoing source of carbon-rich dust in our own Milky Way galaxy in greater detail: Wolf-Rayet 140, a system of two massive stars that follow […]

Posted January 13, 2025

Johnson Space Center

Earth

Earth Science

Extreme Weather Events

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

Science & Research

Station Science Top News: Jan. 10, 2025

Measurements from space support wildfire risk predictions Researchers demonstrated that data from the International Space Station’s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) instrument played a significant role in the ability of machine learning algorithms to predict wildfire susceptibility.

Posted January 13, 2025

SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)

Goddard Space Flight Center

Heliophysics

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Kennedy Space Center

Launch Services Program

Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Invites Media to Launch of Cosmic Origins, Solar Wind Missions

Media accreditation is open for the launch of two NASA missions that will explore the mysteries of our universe and Sun. The agency is targeting late February to launch its SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) observatory, a space telescope that will create a 3D map of […]

Posted January 13, 2025

Citizen Science

Newly Selected Citizen Science Proposals: A Peek at What’s Next

In 2024, NASA selected 25 new citizen science proposals for funding that will lead to new projects and new results to look forward to in 2025 and beyond. Here’s a roundup of those selections and the principal investigators (PIs) of each team—a sneak peek at what’s coming next in NASA citizen science!

Posted January 13, 2025