Apollo Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II is Remembered by NASA Administrator
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson issued the following statement following the death of former NASA astronaut Rear Adm. (ret.) Thomas K. (TK) Mattingly II. “On October…
Astronomy
The Primordial Strands of the Cosmic Web
The cosmic web is a large-scale structure of the universe composed of a massive network of interconnected filaments and nodes made up of galaxies, galaxy…
New Evidence Supports the Rotation of Black Holes
A black hole’s spin is an important element that determines its interaction with matter and other things in its neighborhood. The supermassive black hole at…
Astronomers use the James Webb Space Telescope to Discover Newborn Galaxies
With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers can now see so far back in time that we are reaching the epoch when…
In the Heart of Our Galaxy, there is a Stellar Fountain of Youth with a Chaotic Formation History
The Milky Way galaxy’s center is believed to be home to a supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A*, which is surrounded by a zone…
The Moon is Actually 40 Million Years Older than Previously Supposed
For many years, scientists have studied and debated the age of the Moon, which has been believed to be around 4.5 billion years old, roughly…
An Underwater Robot Discovers a New Circulation Pattern On the Antarctic Ice Shelf
Crevasses, which are more than just cracks in the ice, play a significant role in circulating seawater beneath Antarctic ice shelves, potentially influencing their stability,…
Researchers Catch the First-ever afterglow of a Massive Planetary Collision in Space
Planetary impacts play an important role in the evolution of our solar system and other planetary systems. They have the potential to result in the…
The Cause of Mars’s Biggest Quake Ever Discovered
Scientists have released the findings of an unprecedented partnership to investigate the cause of the greatest seismic event ever recorded on Mars. The study eliminates…
Webb of NASA obtains an Ethereal Picture of NGC 346
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is an advanced space telescope developed by NASA in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian…
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