Viewing Our Galactic Center
The central region of our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains an exotic collection of objects, including a supermassive black hole weighing about 4 million times the mass of the Sun…
NASA Selects New Instrument to Continue Key Climate Record
NASA has selected a new space-based instrument as an innovative and cost-effective approach to maintaining the 40-year data record of the balance between the solar radiation entering Earth’s atmosphere and…
Hubble Gazes at Fluffy-Looking Galaxy
This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy NGC 4237. Located about 60 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair), NGC 4237 is classified…
Jupiter’s Equator
Thick white clouds are present in this JunoCam image of Jupiter’s equatorial zone. These clouds complicate the interpretation of infrared measurements of water. At microwave frequencies, the same clouds are…
‘Reinventing’ Aviation Requires Research Refresh
The future of aviation doesn’t look the same as it did just five years ago. In fact, it looks more exciting and promising than ever before. During that time companies…