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Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes

How Big is Space? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode: 61
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How big is space? Space is really big. Thinking about our solar system, let’s imagine you could get in a…

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NASA Telescopes Tune Into a Black Hole Prelude, Fugue
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NASA released three new pieces of cosmic sound Thursday that are associated with the densest and darkest members of our…

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Hubble Focus: Black Holes – Into the Vortex
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This NASA Hubble Space Telescope downloadable e-book, Black Holes: Into the Vortex is the sixth edition in the Hubble Focus…

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NASA’s NICER Maps Debris From Recurring Cosmic Crashes
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Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating…

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Swift’s Science
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Originally designed as a satellite dedicated to studying GRBs — gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the cosmos —…

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NASA Webb Explores Effect of Strong Magnetic Fields on Star Formation
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Follow-up research on a 2023 image of the Sagittarius C stellar nursery in the heart of our Milky Way galaxy,…

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Finding Clues in Ruins of Ancient Dead Star With NASA’s Chandra
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People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has shown…

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NASA’s Webb Sees Galaxy Mysteriously Clearing Fog of Early Universe
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Using the unique infrared sensitivity of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, researchers can examine ancient galaxies to probe secrets of…

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ESA Previews Euclid Mission’s Deep View of ‘Dark Universe’
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With contributions from NASA, the mission is looking back into the universe’s history to understand how the universe’s expansion has…

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