Science Mission Directorate

General
Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
September 2023 Each month, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office releases a monthly update featuring the most recent figures on NASA’s planetary defense efforts, near-Earth object close approaches, and other timely facts about comets and asteroids that could pose an impact hazard with Earth. Here is the what we’ve found for September. 
Posted September 29, 2023
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
Nebulae
Science Mission Directorate
The Universe
Though a doomed star exploded some 20,000 years ago, its tattered remnants continue racing into space at breakneck speeds – and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has caught the action. The nebula, called the Cygnus Loop, forms a bubble-like shape that is about 120 light-years in diameter. The distance to its center is approximately 2,600 light-years.
Posted September 29, 2023
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
Nebulae
Science Mission Directorate
The Universe
Just in time for the fall foliage season, this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features a glistening scene in red. It reveals a small region of the nebula Westerhout 5, which lies about 7,000 light-years from Earth. Suffused with bright red light, this luminous image hosts a variety of interesting features, including a […]
Posted September 29, 2023
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