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NASA’s Webb Spots Swirling, Gritty Clouds on Remote Planet

NASA’s Webb Spots Swirling, Gritty Clouds on Remote Planet

03.22.2023
Researchers observing with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed silicate cloud features in a distant planet’s atmosphere. The team, led by Brittany Miles of the University of Arizona, also made extraordinarily clear detections of water, methane and carbon monoxide with Webb’s data, and found evidence of carbon dioxide.
NASA’s Webb Telescope Captures Rarely Seen Prelude to Supernova

NASA’s Webb Telescope Captures Rarely Seen Prelude to Supernova

03.14.2023
The rare sight of a Wolf-Rayet star – among the most luminous, most massive, and most briefly detectable stars known – was one of the first observations made by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in June 2022.
Millions of Galaxies Emerge in New Simulated Images From NASA's Roman

Millions of Galaxies Emerge in New Simulated Images From NASA's Roman

03.08.2023
Scientists have created a gargantuan synthetic survey that shows what we can expect from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s future observations. Though it represents just a small chunk of the real future survey, this simulated version contains a staggering number of galaxies – 33 million, along with 200,000 foreground stars in our home galaxy.
How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Rewind the Universe

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Rewind the Universe

03.01.2023
A new simulation shows how NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will turn back the cosmic clock, unveiling the evolving universe in ways that have never been possible before.
NASA’s Webb Reveals Intricate Networks of Gas and Dust in Nearby Galaxies

NASA’s Webb Reveals Intricate Networks of Gas and Dust in Nearby Galaxies

02.16.2023
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are getting their first look at star formation, gas, and dust in nearby galaxies with unprecedented resolution at infrared wavelengths.
NASA’s Webb Uncovers New Details in Pandora’s Cluster

NASA’s Webb Uncovers New Details in Pandora’s Cluster

02.15.2023
Astronomers have revealed the latest deep field image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, featuring never-before-seen details in a region of space known as Pandora’s Cluster (Abell 2744).
NASA Scientist Jonathan Gardner Named AAS 2023 Fellow

NASA Scientist Jonathan Gardner Named AAS 2023 Fellow

02.09.2023
Jonathan Gardner of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, was selected as a 2023 Fellow of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) for extraordinary achievement and service.
Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid

Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid

02.06.2023
An asteroid roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum — between 300 to 650 feet (100 to 200 meters) in length — has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
High-Gain Antenna for NASA’s Roman Mission Clears Environmental Tests

High-Gain Antenna for NASA’s Roman Mission Clears Environmental Tests

02.06.2023
Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have finished testing the high-gain antenna for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. This antenna will provide the primary communication link between the Roman spacecraft and the ground.
Cover of Spinoff 2023

NASA Spinoffs Bolster Climate Resilience, Improve Medical Care, More

01.31.2023
The latest edition of NASA’s Spinoff publication features dozens of new commercialized technologies that use the agency’s technology, research, and/or expertise to benefit people around the globe. It also includes a section highlighting technologies of tomorrow.
Webb Unveils Dark Side of Pre-stellar Ice Chemistry

Webb Unveils Dark Side of Pre-stellar Ice Chemistry

01.23.2023
An international team of astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has obtained an in-depth inventory of the deepest, coldest ices measured to date in a molecular cloud.
NASA Recaps Webb Telescope Findings From AAS Meeting

NASA Recaps Webb Telescope Findings From AAS Meeting

01.18.2023
Scientists shared new findings and updates from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, also called “Webb” or “JWST,” at press conferences during the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Seattle, from Jan. 8 to 12.
NASA’s Webb Confirms Its First Exoplanet

NASA’s Webb Confirms Its First Exoplanet

01.11.2023
Researchers confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for the first time. Formally classified as LHS 475 b, the planet is almost exactly the same size as our own, clocking in at 99% of Earth’s diameter.
NASA’s Webb Uncovers Star Formation in Cluster’s Dusty Ribbons

NASA’s Webb Uncovers Star Formation in Cluster’s Dusty Ribbons

01.11.2023
NGC 346, one of the most dynamic star-forming regions in nearby galaxies, is full of mystery. Now, it is less mysterious with new findings from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
New Webb Image Reveals Dusty Disk Like Never Seen Before

New Webb Image Reveals Dusty Disk Like Never Seen Before

01.11.2023
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has imaged the inner workings of a dusty disk surrounding a nearby red dwarf star.
NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Links Between Galaxies Near and Far

NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Links Between Galaxies Near and Far

01.09.2023
A new analysis of distant galaxies imaged by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows that they are extremely young and share some remarkable similarities to “green peas,” a rare class of small galaxies in our cosmic backyard.
Hubble space telescope image of stars in cluster NGC 2024

NASA Science To Be Featured at American Astronomical Society Meeting

01.06.2023
Experts will discuss new research from NASA missions at the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), on topics ranging from the universe’s early galaxies to planets outside our solar system.
Assembly Begins on NASA’s Next Tool to Study Exoplanets

Assembly Begins on NASA’s Next Tool to Study Exoplanets

12.21.2022
The Coronagraph Instrument on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study planets around other stars. Putting it together will require a highly choreographed dance.
CISTO Chief and SMCE Government Manager Dr. Daniel Duffy presenting in front of the NASA hyperwall during Supercomputing 2022

NASA’s SMCE Team Helps Scientists Develop Collaborative Cloud Computing Projects

12.21.2022
An agile team of computer experts at NASA Goddard helps scientists collaborate and develop Open Science projects in astrophysics, Earth science, biology, and heliophysics by creating the SMCE managed cloud environment for science.
NASA’s Webb Unveils Young Stars in Early Stages of Formation

NASA’s Webb Unveils Young Stars in Early Stages of Formation

12.15.2022
Scientists taking a “deep dive” into one of Webb’s iconic first images, the Cosmic Cliffs region of the Carina Nebula, have discovered dozens of energetic jets and outflows from young stars previously hidden by dust clouds.
Image of moon over Earth's atmosphere

NASA Press Events at 2022 Fall AGU Meeting

12.08.2022
NASA researchers will be presenting findings on Earth and space sciences Dec.12-16 at the American Geophysical Union's 2022 Fall meeting, being held virtually and in Chicago this year.
NASA’s Webb Indicates Several Stars ‘Stirred Up’ Southern Ring Nebula

NASA’s Webb Indicates Several Stars ‘Stirred Up’ Southern Ring Nebula

12.08.2022
Some of the first data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has shown there were at least two, and possibly three, more unseen stars that crafted the oblong, curvy shapes of the Southern Ring Nebula.
NASA’s Roman Mission Completes Key Optical Components

NASA’s Roman Mission Completes Key Optical Components

12.05.2022
Engineers at Ball Aerospace, one of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's industrial partners, have installed and aligned the element wheel assembly into the observatory’s Wide Field Instrument. The assembly will help Roman solve some of the most profound mysteries in astrophysics.
NASA’s Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen Before

NASA’s Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen Before

11.22.2022
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world’s skies.
NASA’s Webb Draws Back Curtain on Universe’s Early Galaxies

NASA’s Webb Draws Back Curtain on Universe’s Early Galaxies

11.17.2022
A few days after officially starting science operations, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope propelled astronomers into a realm of early galaxies, previously hidden beyond the grasp of all other telescopes until now.

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