NuSTAR Stories

NASA Telescopes Find New Clues About Mysterious Deep Space Signals

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Using two of the agency’s X-ray telescopes, researchers were able to zoom in on a dead star’s erratic behavior as it released a bright, brief burst of radio waves. What’s causing mysterious bursts of radio waves from deep space? Astronomers…

Article9 months ago

Brightest Cosmic Explosion Ever Detected Had Other Unique Features

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Observations by NASA’s NuSTAR X-ray telescope give astronomers new clues about the brightest and most energetic gamma-ray burst ever detected.

Article1 year ago

NASA’s TESS Celebrates Fifth Year Scanning the Sky for New Worlds

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Now in its fifth year in space, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) remains a rousing success. TESS’s cameras have mapped more than 93% of the entire sky, discovered 329 new worlds and thousands more candidates, and provided new insights…

Article2 years ago