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Citizen Scientists Help Create 3D Map of Cosmic Neighborhood

Scientists tapped into the worldwide network of volunteers using Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 to map dozens of new brown dwarfs, or balls gas not heavy enough to be stars. .

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Gravitational Wave Search Finds Tantalizing New Clue

An international team of scientists may be close to detecting faint ripples in space-time that fill the universe. .

Jan 11, 2021

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A New NASA Space Telescope, SPHEREx, Is Moving Ahead

The observatory will map the entire sky to study the rapid expansion of the universe after the big bang, the composition of young planetary systems, and the history of galaxies. .

Jan 5, 2021

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NASA Missions Help Pinpoint the Source of a Unique X-ray, Radio Burst

This is the first time one of these mysterious, repeating radio burst has been identified in our own galaxy, and the first identification of an object that caused one. .

Nov 4, 2020

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'Echo Mapping' in Faraway Galaxies Could Measure Vast Cosmic Distances

Matter swirling around supermassive black holes creates bursts of light that "echo" in nearby dust clouds. These traveling signals could serve as a new cosmic yardstick. .

Oct 1, 2020

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Where Are Stars Made? NASA's Spitzer Spies a Hot Spot

The most massive stars in the universe are born inside cosmic clouds of gas and dust, where they leave behind clues about their lives for astronomers to decode. .

Aug 25, 2020

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Runaway Star Might Explain Black Hole's Disappearing Act

The telltale sign that the black hole was feeding vanished, perhaps when a star interrupted the feast. The event could lend new insight into these mysterious objects. .

Jul 16, 2020

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Black Hole Collision May Have Exploded With Light

In a first, astronomers may have seen light from the merger of two black holes, providing opportunities to learn about these mysterious dark objects. .

Jun 25, 2020

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NASA Extends Deep Space Atomic Clock Mission

Smart phone apps provide nearly instantaneous navigation on Earth; the Deep Space Atomic Clock could do the same for future robotic and human explorers. .

Jun 24, 2020

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15 Years in Space for NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

Initially scheduled for a minimum 2.5-year primary mission, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has gone far beyond its expected lifetime and is still going strong after 15 years. .

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Citizen Scientists Help Create 3D Map of Cosmic Neighborhood

Gravitational Wave Search Finds Tantalizing New Clue

A New NASA Space Telescope, SPHEREx, Is Moving Ahead

NASA Missions Help Pinpoint the Source of a Unique X-ray, Radio Burst

'Echo Mapping' in Faraway Galaxies Could Measure Vast Cosmic Distances

Where Are Stars Made? NASA's Spitzer Spies a Hot Spot

Runaway Star Might Explain Black Hole's Disappearing Act

Black Hole Collision May Have Exploded With Light

NASA Extends Deep Space Atomic Clock Mission

15 Years in Space for NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope