Tag: Interstellar Matter

Citizen Scientists Identify 1 Million Potential Debris DisksCitizen Scientists Identify 1 Million Potential Debris Disks

January 7, 2015| Gary| 0 Comment| 2:10 pm

A NASA-sponsored website designed to crowdsource analysis of data from the agency’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission has reached an impressive milestone. In less than a year, citizen scientists

The Dark Heart of a Cosmic Collision in Centaurus AThe Dark Heart of a Cosmic Collision in Centaurus A

April 6, 2012| Gary| 0 Comment| 1:41 pm

Two of ESA’s space observatories have combined to create a multi-wavelength view of violent events taking place within the giant galaxy of Centaurus A. The new observations strengthen the view

AAVSO Alert Notice 435: V5588 SGR = Nova Sagittarii 2011 No. 2AAVSO Alert Notice 435: V5588 SGR = Nova Sagittarii 2011 No. 2

April 4, 2011| Gary| 0 Comment| 10:05 am

AAVSO Alert Notice 435 V5588 SGR = Nova Sagittarii 2011 No. 2 April 3, 2011 Event: V5588 SGR = NOVA SAGITTARII 2011 No. 2 = PNV J18102135-2305306 Discovered by: Koichi Nishiyama, Kurume,

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4-Billion-Year-Old Relic From the Early Solar System Is Headed This Way
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. The […]
Hubble Space Telescope Finds the Most Distant Star Ever Seen
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has established an extraordinary new benchmark: detecting the light of a star that […]
The Lessons Learned From a Simulated Asteroid Strike Over Europe
In an alternate reality playing out at this year’s international Planetary Defense Conference, a fictional asteroid […]
Teachers: Apply Now to the ESA Teach With Space Online Conference
Register now for ESA’s first-ever virtual teacher conference! Over the course of three days, from 6 to 8 July 2021, ESA […]
First Panoramic View of Mars at Perseverance Rover Landing Site
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on Feb. 21, […]
NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Show Us More Stars at Higher Resolution
...And Here’s What That Means for Astronomy... Early observations of stars in the local universe will pave the way for […]
Animations of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Landing
This video depicts key events during entry, descent, and landing that will occur when NASA’s Perseverance rover lands […]
NASA Is Providing Spanish-Language Coverage for the Livestream of the December 14 Solar Eclipse
NASA will provide live coverage on Monday, Dec. 14, of a solar eclipse that will pass over South America, treating […]
NASA Names Artemis Team of Astronauts Eligible for Early Moon Missions
NASA has selected 18 astronauts from its corps to form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next astronaut […]

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