Astrophysics
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Hubble Spots a Galaxy Hidden in a Dark Cloud
[ad_1] However, we can’t fully appreciate the features of this galaxy — at least in visible light — because it’s…
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NASA’s TESS Temporarily Pauses Science Observations
[ad_1] The TESS mission is a NASA Astrophysics Explorer operated by MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Launched in 2018, TESS has…
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Hubble Peers at Pair of Closely Interacting Galaxies
[ad_1] This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features Arp 72, a very selective galaxy group that only includes…
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NASA’s Webb Probes an Extreme Starburst Galaxy
[ad_1] On the left is the starburst galaxy M82 as observed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 2006. The small…
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NASA Awards Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2024
[ad_1] The class of 2024 NHFP Fellows are shown in this photo montage (top to bottom, left to right): The…
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Hubble Finds a Field of Stars
[ad_1] The reason that Hubble can observe objects of such wildly different sizes is two-fold. First, the distance to an…
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Three-Year Study of Young Stars with NASA’s Hubble Enters New Chapter
[ad_1] The ULLYSES program studied two types of young stars: super-hot, massive, blue stars and cooler, redder, less massive stars…
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Hubble Spots the Spider Galaxy
[ad_1] This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the gauzy-looking celestial body UGC 5829, an irregular galaxy that…
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NASA’s Tiny BurstCube Mission Launches to Study Cosmic Blasts
[ad_1] When a gamma ray enters one of BurstCube’s four detectors, it encounters a cesium iodide layer called a scintillator,…
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Hubble Views a Galaxy Under Pressure
[ad_1] The gas and dust that permeates space exerts pressure on a galaxy as it moves. This resistance, called ram…
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