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James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Missions
Nebulae
Science Mission Directorate
Stars
Supernovae
The Universe
Mysterious features hide in near-infrared light Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. As part of the 2023 Holidays at the White House, First Lady of the United States […]
Posted December 11, 2023
Galaxies
Hubble Space Telescope
Star Clusters
Stars
This striking Hubble Space Telescope image shows the densely packed globular cluster known as NGC 2210, which is situated in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The LMC lies about 157,000 light-years from Earth and is a so-called satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, meaning that the two galaxies are gravitationally bound.
Posted December 8, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Exoplanets
Goddard Space Flight Center
Missions
Nebulae
Planetary Nebulae
Stars
Terrestrial Exoplanets
The Universe
An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to provide the first observation of water and other molecules in the highly irradiated inner, rocky-planet-forming regions of a disk in one of the most extreme environments in our galaxy.
Posted November 30, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Goddard Space Flight Center
Nebulae
Protostars
Stars
This new Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate details of the Herbig Haro object 797 (HH 797).
Posted November 28, 2023
Astrophysics
Binary Stars
Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
Gamma Rays
Goddard Space Flight Center
Neutron Stars
Pulsars
Stars
The Universe
A new catalog produced by a French-led international team of astronomers shows that NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered 294 gamma-ray-emitting pulsars, while another 34 suspects await confirmation. This is 27 times the number known before the mission launched in 2008.
Posted November 28, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Goddard Space Flight Center
Protostars
Stars
The Milky Way
The Universe
The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. The star-forming region, named Sagittarius C (Sgr C), is about 300 light-years from the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*.
Posted November 20, 2023
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Active Galaxies
Astrophysics
Black Holes
Dark Matter & Dark Energy
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
Goddard Space Flight Center
Missions
Origin & Evolution of the Universe
Science & Research
Stars
Supernovae
The Universe
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will pair space-based observations with a broad field of view to unveil the dynamic cosmos in ways that have never been possible before. “Roman will work in tandem with NASA observatories such as the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, which are designed to zoom in on […]
Posted November 14, 2023
Euclid
Astrophysics
Dark Matter & Dark Energy
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Stars
The Universe
The new images from the Euclid mission include a cluster of thousands of distant galaxies, demonstrating the spacecraft’s unique abilities.  The Euclid mission, which will investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, released its first five science images Tuesday, Nov.
Posted November 7, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
Goddard Space Flight Center
Neutron Stars
Origin & Evolution of the Universe
Stars
The Universe
Exquisite, never-before-seen details help unravel the supernova remnant’s puzzling history. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has gazed at the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.
Posted October 30, 2023
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