What Do We Know About Alpha Centauri?
This wide-field view of the sky around the bright star Alpha Centauri was created from photographic images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The star appears so big just because of the scattering of light by the telescope’s optics as well as in the photographic emulsion. Alpha Centauri is the closest star system […]
Fornax Cluster Hosts Galaxies Of 'All Shapes and Sizes' | Video
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Galaxy Cluster Gathers Inside a Cosmic 'Furnace' in New Video, Images
The Southern Hemisphere constellation of Fornax, which means “The Furnace,” contains a mass of galaxies known as the Fornax Cluster, which takes center stage in these striking views from a telescope in Chile. A new Fornax galaxy cluster video and image, which were unveiled today (April 13), were captured by astronomers with the European Southern Observatory […]
Sun's Giant 'Heart' Sunspot Faces Earth in New Video, Photos
The sun gives us life, and it might even love us, too. A huge, heart-shaped sunspot known as active region (AR) 2529 has rotated around to face Earth. AR 2529 is currently several times larger than our planet — big enough to be spotted by amateur astronomers here on Earth. The sun has a giant heart-shaped […]
'Rise of the Rocket Girls' Tells the Stories of NASA's Women Pioneers
“Rise of the Rocket Girls,” by Nathalia Holt, traces the lives of the female “computers” who formed the backbone of America’s space research at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Credit: Little, Brown and Co. Missile and rocket technology from the California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has propelled American spaceflight for decades, and from the beginning that […]
Spacecraft Powered by 'Green' Propellant to Launch in 2017
Spacecraft Powered by ‘Green’ Propellant to Launch in 2017 Credit: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. BOULDER, Colo. — A spacecraft that will test the unique attributes of a high-performance, nontoxic, “green” fuel on orbit is being prepped for launch in 2017. NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) is set to blast off from Florida’s Cape […]
Stephen Hawking's 'Starshot': 5 Fun Facts About Alpha Centauri
This artist’s concept shows the alien planet Alpha Centauri Bb, found in a three-star system just 4.3 light-years from Earth. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Earthlings may have left boot prints on the moon, but even nearby stars, such as the bright Alpha Centauri system, have long been out of reach. That may not be the case […]
[Special] Japan Plays an Important Role on the International Space Station
On August 24, 2015, the KOUNOTORI 5 cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station. KOUNOTORI 5 was captured by astronaut Kimiya Yui, who was on a long-duration mission on the ISS. On the ground, astronaut Koichi Wakata assisted the docking as lead CAPCOM (capsule communicator). It was the first time that the two roles […]
[Project Topics] Handout of press briefing (April. 8).
Topics List Apr. 13, 2016 UpdatedHandout of press briefing (April. 8). On April 8 (JST), JAXA held a press briefing to explain the status of the X-ray Astronomy Satellite “Hitomi” (ASTRO-H) and our activities to re-establish communications with “Hitomi.” Apr. 7, 2016 UpdatedHandout of press briefing (April. 1). On April 1 (JST), JAXA held a […]
'Bizarre' Group of Distant Black Holes are Mysteriously Aligned
This is an image of the deep radio map covering the ELAIS-N1 region, with aligned galaxy jets. The image on the left has white circles around the aligned galaxies; the image on the right is without the circles. Credit: Andrew Russ Taylor A highly sensitive radio telescope has seen something peculiar in the depths of […]
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Road to the stars
Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: ESA astronaut Tim Peake reading Yuri Gagarin’s biography in space for Cosmonaut day To source
Cepheids: Using Stars to Measure Extra-Galactic Distances | Video
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