Spins Point to How Black Hole Binaries Formed
The Hanford (top) and Livingston (bottom) LIGO facilities, which work together to detect gravitational-wave signals.
Sun Is Less Magnetically Active Than Similar Stars
Not very active: comparison of the brightness variations of the Sun with those of a typical Sun-like star.
NASA Scientists Tapped to Mature More Rugged Seismometer System to Measure Moonquakes
A next-generation seismometer could be deployed autonomously, unlike the systems deployed in the past. In this photo, Apollo 12...
Newly Discovered Exoplanet Dethrones Former King Of Kepler-88 Planetary System
An artist’s illustration of the Kepler-88 planetary system.
New Insight Into Parker Solar Probe's Early Observations
Realignment of open and closed magnetic field lines on the Sun, called...
Hubble Captures Breakup of Comet ATLAS
Hubble Captures Breakup of Comet ATLAS
Spitzer Telescope Reveals the Precise Timing of a Black Hole Dance
This image shows two massive black holes in the OJ 287 galaxy. The smaller black hole orbits the larger one, which is also...
NASA CubeSat Will Shine a Laser Light on the Moon's Darkest Craters
This artist's concept shows the briefcase-sized Lunar Flashlight spacecraft using its near-infrared lasers to shine...
