Science

NASA Missions Explore a "TIE Fighter" Active Galaxy

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TXS 0128+554, outlined in red here, is an elliptical galaxy located 500 million light-years away in the...

A Dizzying Show by Comet NEOWISE

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Comet NEOWISE Rotation Sequence.

Spinning Black Hole Powers Jet by Magnetic Flux

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The centre of quasar 3C279 emits flickering gamma radiation, which is characteristic of...

Hubble Snaps Close-Up of Celebrity Comet NEOWISE

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This image of comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was taken by the Hubble Space...

New Ground Station Brings Laser Communications Closer To Reality

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Illustration of the LCRD payload transmitting an optical signal to OGS-2 in Haleakala, Hawaii.

Pristine Space Rock Offers NASA Scientists Peek at Evolution of Life’s Building Blocks

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Animation inspired by the bright, burning glow of meteors as they enter Earth's atmosphere.

2D Electronics Get an Atomic Tuneup

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Electron microscopy experiments revealed meandering stripes formed by metal atoms of...

Debris from Stellar Explosion Not Slowed After 400 Years

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A new sequence of Chandra images, taken over nearly a decade and a half, captures motion in Kepler's supernova remnant....