NASA Visualization Shows a Black Hole’s Warped World
This new visualization of a black hole illustrates how its gravity distorts our view, warping its surroundings as if seen in a carnival mirror. The visualization simulates the appearance of…
Hubble Finds Medusa in the Sky
The galaxy pictured in this Hubble image has an especially evocative name: the Medusa merger. Often referred to by its somewhat drier New General Catalogue designation of NGC 4194, this…
Finding Intermediate-Sized Black Holes
In our vast universe, the heaviest black holes grew from seeds. Nourished by the gas and dust they consume, or by merging with other dense objects, these seeds grow in…
Rocket Team: Are Solar Eruptions Messy, or Neat?
First all appears quiet. Suddenly, a bright flash lights up the telescope. In an instant, jets of super-heated plasma bloom against the blackness of space. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured…
Space Station Downlink with Actor Brad Pitt
Actor Brad Pitt spoke with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, currently aboard the International Space Station, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 from the Space Operations Center at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Pitt,…