NASA Selects Mission to Study Causes of Giant Solar Particle Storms
NASA has selected a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather storms – known as solar particle storms – into planetary space. Not only…
Eagle Nebula’s Pillars of Creation in Infrared
Human eyes can see only a small portion of the range of radiation given off by the objects around us. We call this wide array of radiation the electromagnetic spectrum,…
Quasar Tsunamis Rip Across Galaxies
Using the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered the most energetic outflows ever witnessed in the universe. They emanate from quasars and tear…
Thousands Apply to Join NASA’s Artemis Generation, #BeAnAstronaut
More than 12,000 people have applied to join NASA’s next class of astronauts, demonstrating strong national interest to take part in America’s plans to explore the Moon and take humanity’s…
Viewing Our Galactic Center
The central region of our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains an exotic collection of objects, including a supermassive black hole weighing about 4 million times the mass of the Sun…