Hubble Spots Stretching Spiral
This sparkling spiral galaxy looks almost stretched across the sky in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Known as NGC 4100, the galaxy boasts a neat spiral structure…
Star Survives Close Call with a Black Hole
Astronomers may have discovered a new kind of survival story: a star that had a brush with a giant black hole and lived to tell the tale through exclamations of…
NASA Reports Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Hit Record Low in March
Ozone levels above the Arctic reached a record low for March, NASA researchers report. An analysis of satellite observations show that ozone levels reached their lowest point on March 12…
NASA Earth Data Powers Energy-Saving Decisions
NASA’s long-term, global view of Earth from space includes data on sunlight, wind, temperature and precipitation, all key elements in understanding how our planet works. That same, information is also…
No Blue Skies for Super-Hot Planet WASP-79b
The weather forecast for the giant, super-hot, Jupiter-size planet WASP-79b is steamy humidity, scattered clouds, iron rain and yellow skies. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope teamed up with the Magellan Consortium’s Magellan…