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Famous black hole has jet pushing cosmic speed limit
The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration released the first image of a black hole with observations of the massive, dark object at the center of Messier 87, or M87, last April....
David Shih: Then and Now
David Shih is an associate professor in the New High Energy Theory Center of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
SpaceX launches third batch of Starlink satellites
SpaceX on Monday launched its third batch of 60 mini-satellites into orbit, part of its plans to build a giant constellation of thousands of spacecraft that will form a global...
TESS mission uncovers its first world with two stars
In 2019, when Wolf Cukier finished his junior year at Scarsdale High School in New York, he joined NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, as a summer intern....
NASA contractor settles whistleblower complaint for $375,000
A NASA contractor on Monday agreed to pay $375,000 in order to settle a whistleblower complaint that accused the company of falsely certifying that ground support equipment for a rocket...
SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites, Nails Rocket Landing in Record-Breaking Flight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink broadband internet satellites into orbit and landed back on Earth, making SpaceX the operator of a record-breaking 180 satellites in orbit today.
SpaceX sends 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit
The California company's latest mission makes it the world's largest commercial satellite operator.
NASA's TESS Planet Hunter Finds Its 1st Earth-Size World in 'Habitable Zone'
For the first time, the agency's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered a roughly Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of its host star, the zone of orbital distances...
SpaceX launches first rocket of 2020 from Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch Monday night from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., carrying the third batch of about 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband...
NASA planet hunter finds Earth-size habitable-zone world
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star's habitable zone, the range of distances where conditions may be just right to allow the...
Media Meet NASA's Mars 2020 Rover and Builders
The clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory was open to the media to see NASA's next Mars explorer before it leaves for Florida in preparation for a summertime launch.
Which Missions Get Emblems on JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility's Wall?
The Wall of Fame in High Bay 1 of JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility features emblems from some of JPL's most famous missions. A lot goes into getting onto the wall,...
NASA Planet Hunter Finds Earth-Size Habitable-Zone World
The planet, TOI 700d, is the first Earth-size habitable-zone planet discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. It was confirmed by the Spitzer Space Telescope.
Gravitational-Wave Discovery Reveals Spectacular Crash of Neutron Stars, the 2nd Known
For the second time ever, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has spotted two ultradense stellar remnants known as neutron stars violently crashing together.
FBI investigating mysterious drones over Colorado
The FBI, FAA and U.S. Air Force are investigating a mystery in the skies of Colorado and Nebraska: swarms of drones have been spotted, sometimes in formation. Janet Shamlian reports.
Watch live: SpaceX plans first launch of 2020 in Florida on Monday
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch Monday night from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., carrying the third batch of about 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband...
Astronauts Spot Australia's Deadly Wildfires from Space Station as Satellites Keep Watch
The horrific wildfires blanketing much of southeastern Australia right now came under scrutiny from space.
NASA Loses Contact with Tiny Exoplanet-Hunting Satellite
NASA lost touch with a small planet-hunting satellite in December while the telescope was in its third mission extension.
Fast Radio Burst Observations Deepen Astronomical Mystery
Observations with the 8-meter Gemini North telescope, a program of the NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, have allowed astronomers to pinpoint the location of a Fast Radio Burst in...
In a nearby galaxy, a fast radio burst unravels more questions than answers
For more than a decade, astronomers across the globe have wrestled with the perplexities of fast radio bursts—intense, unexplained cosmic flashes of energy, light years away, that pop for mere...
Astronomers spot distant galaxy group driving ancient cosmic makeover
Astronomers have found the farthest galaxy group identified to date. Called EGS77, the trio of galaxies dates to a time when the universe was only 680 million years old, or...
Astronomers Spot Distant Galaxy Group Driving Ancient Cosmic Makeover
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A fast radio burst tracked down to a nearby galaxy
Astronomers have pinpointed the location of a repeating fast radio burst. The breakthrough is only the second time that scientists have determined the precise location of a repeating source of...
NASA's Hubble surveys gigantic galaxy
This majestic spiral galaxy might earn the nickname the 'Godzilla galaxy' because it may be the largest known in the local universe. The galaxy, UGC 2885, is 2.5 times wider...
SpaceX Will Launch 60 Starlink Satellites into Orbit Tonight. Here's How to Watch It Live.
The private spaceflight company SpaceX will launch 60 Starlink internet satellites to join its growing megaconstellation in orbit today (Jan. 6), and you can watch it live online.
You Can Watch a SpaceX Dragon Cargo Ship Return to Earth Tuesday. Here's How.
A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station today (Jan. 5) to begin a 5-hour journey back to Earth, and you can watch its departure...
'Pin'-nacle Achievement: The Story Behind NASA's Astronaut Pin
They have completed years of training, but before NASA's newest group of space men and women can call themselves astronauts, they need one more thing: a small lapel pin with...
Repeating fast radio burst tracked to its galactic source
For only the second time, scientists have tracked a fast radio burst to its source. This time, researchers traced the signal to a nearby spiral galaxy.