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Revealing the Hidden Universe with Full-shell X-ray Optics at NASA MSFC

October 15, 2024

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The study of X-ray emission from astronomical objects reveals secrets about the Universe at the largest and smallest spatial scales. Celestial X-rays are produced by black holes consuming nearby stars, emitted by the million-degree gas that traces the structure between galaxies, and can be used to predict whether stars may be able to host planets…
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astrophysics, Astrophysics Division, galaxies, goddard space flight center, Hubble Space Telescope, Spiral Galaxies, Tech Industry, Tech News, The Universe

Hubble Spots a Grand Spiral of Starbursts

October 11, 2024

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The sparkling scene depicted in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is of the spiral galaxy NGC 5248, located 42 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Boötes. It is also known as Caldwell 45. The Caldwell catalog holds visually interesting celestial objects that are not as commonly observed by amateur astronomers as the more…
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NASA’s Hubble, New Horizons Team Up for a Simultaneous Look at Uranus

October 9, 2024

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from two very different viewpoints. The results inform future plans to study like types of planets around other stars. Astronomers used Uranus as a proxy for similar planets beyond our…
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NASA’s Hubble Watches Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress Ball

October 9, 2024

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Astronomers have observed Jupiter’s legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises – especially when NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope takes a close-up look at it. Hubble’s new observations of the famous red storm, collected 90 days between December 2023 to…
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Hubble Observes a Peculiar Galaxy Shape

October 4, 2024

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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the galaxy, NGC 4694. Most galaxies fall into one of two basic types. Spiral galaxies are young and energetic, filled with the gas needed to form new stars and sporting spiral arms that host these hot, bright youths. Elliptical galaxies have a much more pedestrian look, and their…
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NASA Establishes New Class of Astrophysics Missions, Selects Studies

October 3, 2024

Jessica Taveau

Two proposals for missions to observe X-ray and far-infrared wavelengths of light from space were selected by NASA for additional review, the agency announced Thursday. Each proposal team will receive $5 million to conduct a 12-month mission concept study. After detailed evaluation of those studies, NASA expects to select one concept in 2026 to proceed…
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Hubble Captures Steller Nurseries in a Majestic Spiral

September 27, 2024

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This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy IC 1954, located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Horologium. It sports a glowing bar in its core, majestically winding spiral arms, and clouds of dark dust across it. Numerous glowing, pink spots across the disc of the galaxy are H-alpha…
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astrophysics, Astrophysics Division, galaxies, Hubble Space Telescope, Spiral Galaxies, stars, Tech Industry, Tech News

Hubble Captures Steller Nurseries in a Majestic Spiral

September 27, 2024

NASA

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy IC 1954, located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Horologium. It sports a glowing bar in its core, majestically winding spiral arms, and clouds of dark dust across it. Numerous glowing, pink spots across the disc of the galaxy are H-alpha…
Read more: Hubble Captures Steller Nurseries in a Majestic Spiral
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NASA’s Hubble Finds that a Black Hole Beam Promotes Stellar Eruptions

September 26, 2024

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In a surprise finding, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to erupt along its trajectory. The stars, called novae, are not caught inside the jet, but apparently in a dangerous neighborhood nearby. The…
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Women in Astronomy Citizen Science Webinar This Thursday

September 23, 2024

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Women hold up half the sky… but participation numbers for NASA-sponsored citizen science projects don’t always reflect that. Why? And what can we do to welcome people of all genders to participate? During this week’s NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series webinar on Thursday, September 26, 2024 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EDT, we will…
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Category: Astrophysics Division

Revealing the Hidden Universe with Full-shell X-ray Optics at NASA MSFC

Hubble Spots a Grand Spiral of Starbursts

NASA’s Hubble, New Horizons Team Up for a Simultaneous Look at Uranus

NASA’s Hubble Watches Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress Ball

Hubble Observes a Peculiar Galaxy Shape

NASA Establishes New Class of Astrophysics Missions, Selects Studies

Hubble Captures Steller Nurseries in a Majestic Spiral

Hubble Captures Steller Nurseries in a Majestic Spiral

NASA’s Hubble Finds that a Black Hole Beam Promotes Stellar Eruptions

Women in Astronomy Citizen Science Webinar This Thursday

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