NASA Missions Catch First Light from a Gravitational-Wave Event
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For the first time, NASA scientists have detected light tied to a gravitational-wave event, thanks to two merging neutron stars in the galaxy NGC 4993, located about 130 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Hydra.
NASA Selects Proposals to Study Galaxies, Stars, Planets
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NASA has selected six astrophysics Explorers Program proposals for concept studies. The proposed missions would study gamma-ray and X-ray emissions from clusters of galaxies and neutron star systems, as well as infrared emissions from galaxies in the early u
NASA Recommends Safety Tips to View the August Solar Eclipse
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More than 300 million people in the United States potentially could directly view the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, and NASA wants everyone who will witness this celestial phenomenon to do so safely.
NASA Prepares for Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse with Live Coverage, Safety Information
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For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will occur across the entire continental United States, and NASA is preparing to share this experience of a lifetime on Aug. 21.
Media Invited to June 21 Science, Safety Briefings on August Total Solar Eclipse
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For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will cross the entire nation Aug. 21. Representatives from NASA, other federal agencies, and science organizations, will provide important viewing safety, travel and science information during two briefing
James Webb Space Telescope Available for Media Viewing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center
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Media are invited to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to view the James Webb Space Telescope and talk to experts about upcoming cryogenic vacuum tests at 10:15 a.m. CDT Wednesday, May 31.
NASA Scientists Find Dynamo at Lunar Core May Have Formed Magnetic Field
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The moon no longer has a magnetic field, but NASA scientists are publishing new research that shows heat from crystallization of the lunar core may have driven its now-defunct magnetic field some 3 billion years ago.
NASA to Reveal New Discoveries in News Conference on Oceans Beyond Earth
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NASA will discuss new results about ocean worlds in our solar system from the agency’s Cassini spacecraft and the Hubble Space Telescope during a news briefing 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 13.
NASA Selects New Research Teams to Further Solar System Exploration Research
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In an effort to advance basic and applied research for lunar and planetary science, and advance human exploration of the solar system though scientific discovery, NASA created the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute or SSERVI.
NASA, Citizen Scientists Discover Potential New Hunting Ground for Exoplanets
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Via a NASA-led citizen science project, eight people with no formal training in astrophysics helped discover what could be a fruitful new place to search for planets outside our solar system – a large disk of gas and dust encircling a star known as a circum
NASA Scientist Presents "The Juno Mission to Jupiter” at the Library of Congress
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The public is invited to a free talk called “The Juno Mission to Jupiter,” presented by John (Jack) Connerney, at the Mary Pickford Theater (3rd Floor, James Madison Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) on Thursday, June 23, from 11:30 a.m. t
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft to Risk Jupiter’s Fireworks for Science
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On July 4, NASA will fly a solar-powered spacecraft the size of a basketball court within 2,900 miles (4,667 kilometers) of the cloud tops of our solar system’s largest planet.
NASA’s Hubble Telescope Makes First Atmospheric Study of Earth-Sized Exoplanets
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Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have conducted the first search for atmospheres around temperate, Earth-sized planets beyond our solar system and found indications that increase the chances of habitability on two exoplanets.
