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NASA Looks Back at 50 Years of Gamma-Ray Burst Science

NASA Looks Back at 50 Years of Gamma-Ray Burst Science

06.01.2023
Fifty years ago, on June 1, 1973, astronomers around the world were introduced to a powerful and perplexing new phenomenon called gamma-ray bursts, now seen somewhere in the sky about once a day on average. Astronomers think the bursts arise from catastrophic occurrences involving stars in distant galaxies, events thought to produce new black holes
Photo of mountains and village in Nepal

NASA Supercomputer Enables Seasonal Forecasts for High Mountain Asia

05.31.2023
Using forecasts run on a our Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) supercomputer, scientists from US agencies and universities; and the Korea National University of Transportation assessed the ability of the GEOS-S2S-2 forecasting system to predict atmospheric and land surface conditions throughout the High Mountain Asia region.
Natural-color Aqua satellite image of Typhoon Mawar

Mawar Churns in the Pacific

05.31.2023
After strengthening rapidly and grazing the Philippines and Taiwan, the storm headed north toward the Sakishima Islands.
Webb Maps Surprisingly Large Plume Jetting From Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

Webb Maps Surprisingly Large Plume Jetting From Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

05.30.2023
A water vapor plume from Saturn’s moon Enceladus spanning more than 6,000 miles – nearly the distance from Los Angeles, California to Buenos Aires, Argentina – has been detected by researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
Astronomers Discover Planets in NASA Kepler's Final Days of Observations

Astronomers Discover Planets in NASA Kepler's Final Days of Observations

05.30.2023
A team of astrophysicists and citizen scientists have identified what may be some of the last planets NASA’s retired Kepler space telescope observed during its nearly decade-long mission.
Global map of coastal phytoplankton bloom change (2003-2020)

Coastal Phytoplankton on the Rise

05.30.2023
Blooms of the plant-like organisms near coastal areas have become more frequent in the 21st century.
Hubble Captures a Drifting Galaxy

Hubble Captures a Drifting Galaxy

05.26.2023
The jellyfish galaxy JW39 hangs serenely in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Photo of final pair of TROPICS launching from New Zealand

NASA, Rocket Lab Complete Launch of TROPICS CubeSat Constellation

05.26.2023
The final pair of NASA’s TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) are in orbit after successfully launching at 11:46 p.m. EDT, May 25, (3:46 p.m. NZST Friday, May 26th), completing the constellation.
NOAA-20 satellite image of Typhoon Mawar as it approaches Guam

Typhoon Mawar

05.25.2023
The category 4 storm was one of the strongest in decades to lash the U.S. territory of Guam.
NASA's Chandra, Webb Combine for Arresting Views

NASA's Chandra, Webb Combine for Arresting Views

05.23.2023
Four composite images deliver dazzling views from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope of two galaxies, a nebula, and a star cluster. Each image combines Chandra's X-rays — a form of high-energy light — with infrared data from previously released Webb images, both of which are invisible to the unaided eye.
NASA's Hubble Hunts for Intermediate-Sized Black Hole Close to Home

NASA's Hubble Hunts for Intermediate-Sized Black Hole Close to Home

05.23.2023
Astronomers using Hubble have come up with what they say is some of their best evidence yet for the presence of a rare class of "intermediate-sized" black hole that may be lurking in the heart of the closest globular star cluster to Earth.
Map of NDVI Anomaly indicating where vegetation on the Iberian Peninsula was less healthy than usual (brown) in spring 2023.

Spain Browned by Drought

05.23.2023
Unseasonable heat and meager rainfall parched the world’s largest olive oil producing region in spring 2023.
Sander Goossens: Exploring the Solar System From Here On Earth

Sander Goossens: Exploring the Solar System From Here On Earth

05.23.2023
Goddard planetary scientist Sander Goossens uses "remote learning" - that is, satellite data, like radio tracking data, image data, or altimetry - to study planetary bodies in our solar system.
NASA’s LRO Views Impact Site of HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Moon Lander

NASA’s LRO Views Impact Site of HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Moon Lander

05.23.2023
On April 26, 2023, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft acquired 10 images around HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander's landing site with its Narrow Angle Cameras.
Photo of high-altitude ice clouds as seen from the International Space Station in 2008.

NASA Mission to Study Ice Clouds, Help Observe Our Dynamic Atmosphere

05.22.2023
NASA has selected a new mission to help humanity better understand Earth’s dynamic atmosphere – specifically, ice clouds that form at high altitudes throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions. The PolSIR instrument – short for Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer – will study such ice clouds to determine how and why they change throughout
Terra satellite image of retreat of Petermann Glacier's floating ice tongue in August 2022

Retreat at Petermann Glacier

05.20.2023
Decades of retreat are visible from above, but harder-to-see changes below the waterline could also affect this iconic glacier’s future.
Hubble Peers into a Glistening Star Cluster

Hubble Peers into a Glistening Star Cluster

05.19.2023
The densely packed globular cluster NGC 6325 glistens in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA Goddard Hosts Third Cross-Agency Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

05.19.2023
To better prepare NASA to leap into an exciting future leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and Goddard's Engineering and Technology Directorate hosted the Third SMD and ETD Workshop on A.I. and Data Science: Leaping Toward Our Future Goals, on March 21–23 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Map of western United States map derived from the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) model depicting above average air temperatures at 2 meters

Summer Temperatures Arrive Early

05.18.2023
Record-breaking heat stifled western U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
NASA’s Spitzer, TESS Find Potentially Volcano-Covered Earth-Size World

NASA’s Spitzer, TESS Find Potentially Volcano-Covered Earth-Size World

05.17.2023
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, or world beyond our solar system, that may be carpeted with volcanoes.
Photo of Rocket Lab rocket lifting off with two TROPICS CubeSats

NASA, Rocket Lab Announce Coverage for Second TROPICS Launch

05.16.2023
After successfully launching the first pair of small satellites earlier this month from New Zealand, NASA and Rocket Lab are now targeting no earlier than 1:30 a.m. EDT Monday, May 22 (5:30 p.m. NZST), to launch the second pair of storm tracking CubeSats into orbit.
Aqua satellite natural-color image of the Cyclone Mocha as it neared landfall

Cyclone Mocha Strikes Myanmar

05.16.2023
The storm reached category 5 status before barreling into the state of Rakhine.
NASA Completes Heart of Roman Space Telescope’s Primary Instrument

NASA Completes Heart of Roman Space Telescope’s Primary Instrument

05.16.2023
The heart of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was recently delivered to Ball Aerospace for integration into the WFI (Wide Field Instrument). Called the FPS (Focal Plane System), it serves as the core of Roman’s camera.
NASA’s Webb Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt Comet

NASA’s Webb Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt Comet

05.15.2023
Using Webb’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapor – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water ice from the primordial solar system can be preserved in that region.
Maestro Piotr Gajewski conducts the National Philharmonic in the world premier performance of Henry Dehlinger’s “Cosmic Cycles,” Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Va. “Cosmic Cycles: A Space Symphony” is a collaboration between composer Henry Dehlinger, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and the National Philharmonic that features a fusion of music and video in seven multimedia works on the Sun, Earth, Moon, Planets, and Cosmos. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Goddard, National Philharmonic Explore Cosmos Through Imagery, Music Collaboration

05.15.2023
Awe-inspiring NASA visuals combined with the might of a live symphonic orchestra last week in “Cosmic Cycles,” a multimedia collaboration among the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the National Philharmonic, and composer Henry Dehlinger.

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