Science

Red Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Seen by Hubble to Be Slowly Recovering After Blowing Its Top

Analyzing data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and several other observatories, astronomers have concluded that the bright red supergiant star Betelgeuse quite literally blew...

Perseid Meteor Shower – Watch It Live

If you missed out on last night's opportunity to see the Perseid meteor shower, it not too late. In fact this year the peak...

NASA’s Webb Sheds Light on Galaxy Evolution, Black Holes

In an enormous new image, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals never-before-seen details of galaxy group “Stephan’s Quintet”The close proximity of Stephan’s Quintet gives...

Hubble Spots a Merging Galactic Gem

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observation has captured the galaxy CGCG 396-2, an unusual multi-armed galaxy merger which lies around 520 million light-years from...

Meet Gorgosaurus: Sotheby’s to Offer First of Its Kind Dinosaur in Natural History Auction this Month

“In my career, I have had the privilege of handling and selling many exceptional and unique objects, but few have the capacity to inspire...

Chandra Shows Giant Black Hole Spins Slower Than Its Peers

H1821+643 is a quasar powered by a supermassive black hole, located about 3.4 billion light years from Earth. Astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to determine the spin of...

To Infinity and Beyond: NASA Collaborates on New Lightyear Film

NASA assets have a far-reaching audience including those beyond scientists and engineers. Visual resources including imagery and other video footage, filming at NASA centers...

New Spacewalking, Moonwalking Services

NASA has selected Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to advance spacewalking capabilities in low-Earth orbit and at the Moon, by buying services that provide...