NASA Ames builds the future. What’s next?
Make American airplanes the best and fastest in the world. When a 16-foot wind tunnel was erected in Sunnyvale in the early days of World War II, that was the …
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Photographer’s Mind-Boggling 360 Image of Observatory Where World’s Largest Camera Will Live
While this surreal image looks like a planet floating in space, it is actually a 360-degree image of an astronomical observatory. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is still …
Webb Finds That Many Old, Distant Galaxies Look Like Surfboards
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Steve Finkelstein (UT Austin), Micaela Bagley (UT Austin), Rebecca Larson (UT Austin) While the James Webb Space Telescope has been busy helping scientists solve some …
This is the Sharpest Black Hole Image Yet
In a research paper published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics, scientists have released the sharpest image ever of a black hole. In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration shared …
Webb Answers One of the Early Universe’s Biggest Questions
This image shows the galaxy EGSY8p7, a bright galaxy in the early Universe. This galaxy emits light and excited hydrogen atoms, known as Lyman-α emission, among other things. This galaxy …
Stunning Supernova Remnant Leaves Beautiful Echoes in Space
“This image features a relatively small galaxy known as UGC 5189A, which is located about 150 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy was observed by Hubble to …
How “citizen astronomers” in Silicon Valley and around the globe helped NASA track a distant Saturn-sized world
Pointing a silver telescope toward the evening sky, Fadi Saibi prepared for a special observation session in the backyard of his Sunnyvale home. It took just a couple of taps …
Capture the Cosmos in Ultra HD With the Vaonis Vespera II Smart Telescope
Vaonis has announced the next-generation Vespera smart telescope. The aptly named Vespera II includes significant upgrades, including a longer focal length, higher resolution, and more expansive internal storage. It’s a …
Is The Universe Ripping Itself Apart? What A New Study On Dark Energy Shows
Remains of a Type Ia Supernova. NASA / CXC / U.Texas, CC BY Sydney, Australia: What is the universe made of? This question has driven astronomers for hundreds of years. …
Juno Captures Incredible Image of Jupiter’s Moon Io During Closest Flyby
A color view of Jupiter’s moon Io, captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on December 30, 2023. Additional images from the flyby are available on the Juno mission website. | Credits: …