Discovering the Treasures in Chandra’s Archives
Each year, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory helps celebrate American Archive Month by releasing a collection of images using X-ray data in its archive. The Chandra Data Archive is a sophisticated...
NASA: Two trillion galaxies in ‘observable’ Universe
There are a dizzying two trillion galaxies in the Universe, up to twenty times more than previously thought, astronomers reported Thursday. The surprising find, based on 3D modelling of images...
Making Human Settlement of Space a Reality
Today, President Obama outlined a vision to CNN for the future of space exploration. Echoing what he said in the 2015 State of the Union address, the President wrote, “We have set a clear goal...
NASA-Produced Maps Help Gauge Italy Earthquake Damage
A NASA-funded program provided valuable information for responders and groups supporting the recovery efforts for the Aug. 24, 2016, magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck central Italy. The...
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Begins Next Mars Chapter
After collecting drilled rock powder in arguably the most scenic landscape yet visited by a Mars rover, NASA’s Curiosity mobile laboratory is driving toward uphill destinations as part of its...
NASA’s Fermi Finds Record-breaking Binary in Galaxy Next Door
Using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and other facilities, an international team of scientists has found the first gamma-ray binary in another galaxy and the most luminous...
This Week in NASA History: Second Crewed Skylab Mission Returns to Earth — Sept. 25, 1973
This week in 1973, the second crewed Skylab crew splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, after a successful 59-day mission. Here, astronaut Jack R. Lousma participates in extravehicular activity during...
A Mechanical Harmony to NASA’s Webb Telescope Sunshield
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has a giant custom-built, kite-shaped sunshield driven by mechanics that will fold and unfold with a harmonious synchronicity 1 million miles from Earth. Like...
