A new video shows the evolution of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory captured over more than two and a half decades. Kepler’s Supernova Remnant, named …
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NASA’s Second ESCAPADE Spacecraft Completes Trajectory Maneuver
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauOn Jan. 6, the mission operations team for NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) successfully completed the second trajectory correction maneuver for one of the two spacecraft, …
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Space Station Research Informs New FDA-Approved Cancer Therapy
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNASA opens the International Space Station for scientists and researchers, inviting them to use the benefits of microgravity for commercial and public research, technology demonstrations, and more. Today, a portion …
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Scientists Identify ‘Astronomy’s Platypus’ with NASA’s Webb Telescope
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAfter combing through NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of astronomers at the University of Missouri says they have identified a sample …
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NASA Hubble Helps Detect ‘Wake’ of Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauUsing new observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, astronomers tracked the influence of a recently discovered companion star, Siwarha, on the gas around Betelgeuse. The research, from scientists at …
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Life Science Fills Day as Expedition 74 Nears Thursday Spacewalk
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauExercise research and biomedical science promoting healthy humans on and off Earth topped the schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. Meanwhile, two NASA astronauts are preparing for the year’s first …
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NASA’s IXPE Measures White Dwarf Star for First Time
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauFor the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. Using IXPE’s unique X-ray polarization capability, astronomers examined a star called …
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NASA-French SWOT Satellite Provides Global Estimate of River Discharge
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauScience teams at NASA and the French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales) have released the first-ever global estimate of river discharge and suspended sediment, as observed from space, …
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NASA’s Chandra Rings in New Year With Champagne Cluster
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauCelebrate the New Year with the “Champagne Cluster,” a galaxy cluster seen in this new image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical telescopes. Astronomers discovered this galaxy cluster Dec. …
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NASA to Preview US Spacewalks at Space Station in January
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks in January outside of the International Space Station to prepare for the installation of a roll-out solar array and complete other tasks. …