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The black hole at the center of our galaxy is the subject of a groundbreaking new image from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration. .
May 12, 2022
With help from a cryocooler, the Mid-Infrared Instrument has dropped down to just a few degrees above the lowest temperature matter can reach and is ready for calibration. .
April 13, 2022
The SPHEREx mission will have some similarities with the James Webb Space Telescope. But the two observatories will take dramatically different approaches to studying the sky. .
March 24, 2022
Major smashups between rocky bodies shaped our solar system. Observations of a similar crash give clues about how frequent these events are around other stars. .
March 18, 2022
A design quirk in the X-ray observatory has made it possible for astronomers to use previously unwanted light to study even more cosmic objects than before. .
March 1, 2022
A supermassive black hole 9 billion light-years away appears to have a companion black hole orbiting around it. As the orbit shrinks, the pair gets closer to merging. .
Feb. 24, 2022
Before the MIRI instrument – one of four scientific instruments aboard the observatory – can operate, it has to be cooled down to almost the coldest temperature matter can reach. .
Dec. 14, 2021
Just like clouds on Earth, clouds of gas and dust in space can sometimes resemble familiar objects, or even popular movie creatures. .
Oct. 25, 2021
A new NASA instrument will look for planets by detecting subtle wobbles from their parent stars. To prepare, it will study the Sun. .
Oct. 20, 2021
The DSN is being upgraded to communicate with more spacecraft than ever before and to accommodate evolving mission needs. .
Sept. 1, 2021
Brown dwarfs aren’t quite stars and aren’t quite planets, and a new study suggests there might be more of them lurking in our galaxy than scientists previously thought. .
Aug. 31, 2021
The program includes a panel discussion moderated by Rod Roddenberry, son of Gene Roddenberry, with Star Trek actor George Takei participating. .
Aug. 18, 2021
