Hubble Sees a Familiar Sight
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows IC 4653, a galaxy just over 80 million light-years from Earth. That may sound like quite a distance, but it’s not…
NASA’s X-59 QueSST Airplane Takes Shape at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
In the high desert of California, some of the most important aircraft in aviation history have been built and flown. NASA’s X-59 QueSST (short for Quiet SuperSonic Technology) is an…
Revealing the Milky Way’s Center
The center of our Milky Way galaxy is hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes by clouds of obscuring dust and gas. But in this stunning vista, the Spitzer…
NASA’s X-59 QueSST Airplane Takes Shape at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
In the high desert of California, some of the most important aircraft in aviation history have been built and flown. NASA’s X-59 QueSST (short for Quiet SuperSonic Technology) is an…
Why the Sun Won’t Become a Black Hole
Will the Sun become a black hole? No, it’s too small for that! The Sun would need to be about 20 times more massive to end its life as a…