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Astrophysics
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Goddard Space Flight Center
Neutron Stars
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Stars
The Universe
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XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission)
Using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star’s outflow, called a stellar wind, being captured by its compact companion and providing the power source for strong X-ray flares.
Posted September 18, 2026
Exoplanet Detection Methods
Exoplanet Discoveries
Exoplanet Transits
Exoplanets
Gas Giant Exoplanets
Stars
The Universe
Astronomers have confirmed a world that’s less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using data from NASA-funded archives. Called Elias 2-24 b, the baby planet is still whirling in its natal disk of dust and gas. “Our planet-formation models already struggled to explain the previous record holders for the youngest known […]
Posted September 16, 2026
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Brown Dwarfs
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Nebulae
Reflection Nebulae
Science & Research
Stars
The Universe
This starry view of the nearby star-forming region IC 348 is one of the largest images released to date from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Using Webb, astronomers searched IC 348 for brown dwarfs, which are less massive than the smallest stars. The researchers discovered brown dwarfs just twice the mass of Jupiter, bringing the […]
Posted September 15, 2026
Black Holes
Dark Energy
Dark Matter
Exoplanets
Galaxies
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Stars
The Universe
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch at 7:26 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 30. While you wait to watch the launch, brush up on some key facts about this wide-view mission.
Posted August 27, 2026
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Astrophysics
Black Holes
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
Goddard Space Flight Center
Science & Research
Stars
The Universe
Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. How do black holes at the center of galaxies form and grow over time? To answer this question, scientists need to detect and study supermassive black holes at great distances, which existed much earlier in the universe’s history. New research suggests NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which […]
Posted July 14, 2026
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Black Holes
Globular Clusters
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Stars
Astronomers using archival data from Hubble and supportive observations from Webb have located their first stellar-mass black hole in the star cluster Omega Centauri.
Posted July 13, 2026
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Globular Clusters
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Star Clusters
Stars
The Universe
Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
Posted July 4, 2026
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Magellanic Clouds
Nebulae
Stars
The Universe
Blue and white stars shine brightly against crimson gas in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
Posted July 3, 2026
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Globular Clusters
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Star Clusters
Stars
More than 500,000 stars blaze red, white, and blue in this NASA Hubble image of the globular cluster Messier 3 (M3).
Posted July 3, 2026
Astrophysics
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Protostars
Science & Research
Stars
The Universe
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared light of numerous features that previously were impossible to see beyond the thick dust of the FS Tau star system. In addition to myriad background galaxies that burst into view like fireworks for the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations, this image flickers with a number of […]
Posted July 2, 2026
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