The Universe

Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Supernovae
The Universe
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LEDA 857074, located in the constellation Eridanus. LEDA 857074 is a barred spiral galaxy, with partially broken spiral arms. The image also captured a supernova, named SN 2022ADQZ, shining brightly on the right side of the galaxy’s bar.
Posted August 9, 2024
Astrobiology
Goddard Space Flight Center
The Search for Life
The Universe
One of NASA’s key priorities is understanding the potential for life elsewhere in the universe. NASA has not found any credible evidence of extraterrestrial life — but NASA is exploring the solar system and beyond to help us answer fundamental questions, including whether we are alone in the universe. For those who study the potential […]
Posted August 2, 2024
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Elliptical Galaxies
Galaxies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
Science Mission Directorate
The Universe
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the subtle glow of the galaxy named IC 3430, located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. This dwarf elliptical galaxy is part of the Virgo cluster, a rich collection of galaxies both large and small, many of which are very similar in type to this […]
Posted August 2, 2024
Astrophysics
Goddard Space Flight Center
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Neutron Stars
NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer)
Pulsars
The Universe
NASA will deliver a patch kit for NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, on the agency’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission. Astronauts will conduct a spacewalk to complete the repair.
Posted July 30, 2024
Black Holes
Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Gamma Rays
Gamma-Ray Bursts
Goddard Space Flight Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Stellar-mass Black Holes
The Universe
In October 2022, astronomers were stunned by what was quickly dubbed the BOAT — the brightest-of-all-time gamma-ray burst (GRB). Now an international science team reports that data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveals a feature never seen before.
Posted July 25, 2024
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Active Galaxies
Astrophysics
Black Holes
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Origin & Evolution of the Universe
Science & Research
Stars
Supermassive Black Holes
The Big Bang
The Universe
Today, enormous stretches of space are crystal clear, but that wasn’t always the case. During its infancy, the universe was filled with a “fog” that made it opaque, cloaking the first stars and galaxies. NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will probe the universe’s subsequent transition to the brilliant starscape we see today –– […]
Posted July 25, 2024
Astrophysics
Exoplanet Science
Exoplanets
Gas Giant Exoplanets
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Science & Research
Studying Exoplanets
The Universe
An international team of astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged an exoplanet roughly 12 light-years from Earth. The planet, Epsilon Indi Ab, is one of the coldest exoplanets observed to date. The planet is several times the mass of Jupiter and orbits the K-type star Epsilon Indi A (Eps Ind A), […]
Posted July 24, 2024
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Galaxies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Irregular Galaxies
Missions
The Universe
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 5238, located 14.5 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. Its unexciting, blob-like appearance seems to resemble an oversized star cluster more than a classic image of a galaxy.
Posted July 19, 2024
Astrophysics
Exoplanet Atmosphere
Exoplanet Science
Exoplanets
Gas Giant Exoplanets
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Science & Research
The Universe
Near-infrared spectral analysis of terminator confirms differences in morning and evening atmosphere Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have finally confirmed what models have previously predicted: An exoplanet has differences between its eternal morning and eternal evening atmosphere.
Posted July 15, 2024
Astrophysics
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Origin & Evolution of the Universe
Science & Research
The Universe
Two for two! A duo of interacting galaxies commemorates the second science anniversary of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which takes constant observations, including images and highly detailed data known as spectra. Its operations have led to a “parade” of discoveries by astronomers around the world.
Posted July 12, 2024
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