Powerful, nearby black holes could help to explain universe's origins By Doris Elin Salazar published 25 January 22 Nearby galaxies and their black holes could hold the answers to the existential questions that remain unanswered about the beginning of the universe.
Watch a supermassive black hole feast in mesmerizing new simulation (video) By Doris Elin Salazar published 1 September 21 There's no consensus yet on how supermassive black holes form, but a new mesmerizing simulation is taking a crack at that question like never before.
Look up! Saturn shines bright, shows off rings as it reaches opposition. By Doris Elin Salazar published 1 August 21 Starting Monday (Aug. 2), you can find Saturn shining in the sky as part of a celestial phenomenon called opposition.
Venus has a gooey flowing mantle jostling crust chunks on its surface By Doris Elin Salazar published 23 June 21 Venus may still be geologically active today, which could mean that Earth's planetary sibling is a good place for scientists to learn about early Earth and faraway worlds.
Without gravity, the fluid around an astronaut's brain moves in weird ways By Doris Elin Salazar published 20 October 20 The fluid that cushions the human brain redistributes in the skull during spaceflight, according to a new study.
NASA to stop using racist nicknames for cosmic objects By Doris Elin Salazar published 13 August 20 NASA will discontinue the use of certain nicknames for astronomical objects that are considered to be racist, the space agency said Aug. 5.
Subsurface vortexes may have created Saturn's mysterious hexagon By Doris Elin Salazar published 16 June 20 Two researchers investigated the dynamics of Saturn's churning atmosphere to figure out what sorts of planetary fluid dynamics are creating its mystifying hexagon.
'Vampire' star sparks brilliant 'super-outburst' while gorging on its neighbor By Doris Elin Salazar published 3 February 20 This rare finding was made by "accident," according to the research team that found the super-outburst.
Australia's Devastating Wildfires Seen from Space By Doris Elin Salazar published 4 January 20 Observations from NASA satellites show the effects the Australian wildfires are having across the land, the ocean and the air.
Why Today Is the 1st Day of Autumn in Earth's Northern Hemisphere By Doris Elin Salazar published 23 September 19 This morning (Sept. 23) at 3:49 a.m. EDT (0749 GMT) marked the official celestial beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.
Startup Hermeus Wants to Build a Hypersonic Jet That Flies at 5 Times the Speed of Sound By Doris Elin Salazar published 20 May 19 At Mach 5, flight times from New York to London would be reduced from 7 hours to 90 minutes.
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Rocket: By the Numbers By Doris Elin Salazar published 6 February 18 To gain a fuller understanding of Falcon Heavy's caliber and the ambitions behind the SpaceX launch, it is worthwhile to look at the numbers.
Wild 360-Degree Video Lets You See the Milky Way As a Giant Black Hole Would By Doris Elin Salazar published 14 January 18 A new 360-degree simulation that uses data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory is helping astronomers better understand more than 22 stellar giants found at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
New Cave-Dwelling Eyeless Creature Baited with Stinky Cheese By Doris Elin Salazar published 10 October 17 A pale, slender creature was found in a cave with the help of smelly cheese.
Monster Solar Flare Marks 7th Powerful Sun Storm in 7 Days By Doris Elin Salazar published 11 September 17 The sun fired off yet another powerful solar flare yesterday (Sept. 10), its seventh in seven days.
See Hurricane Irma in Motion in These NASA and NOAA GIFs By Doris Elin Salazar published 10 September 17 Space and weather agencies are sending data to the National Hurricane Center to issue warnings and forecasts about Irma's potential for destruction in the Caribbean Sea.
Harvey Response: NASA Lends Space-Based Eyes to Recovery By Doris Elin Salazar published 31 August 17 NASA is aiding the humanitarian response to Tropical Storm Harvey by surveying the storm's impact from above.
Stunning Satellite Photo Reveals Volcanic Eruption Near Alaska By Doris Elin Salazar published 24 August 17 Eruptions from one of the most active volcanic regions in the world sent plumes of ash and steam into the sky this week, as captured in a spectacular image by an Earth-monitoring satellite.
NASA Unveils New Maps of Pluto, Moon Charon for Flyby Anniversary By Doris Elin Salazar published 18 July 17 On the two-year anniversary of the New Horizons probe's flyby of Pluto, mission scientists unveiled two detailed global maps of the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon.
July Fourth Comes Early: NASA Sounding Rocket Releases Colorful Morning Cloud Show (Photos, Video) By Doris Elin Salazar published 29 June 17 A NASA sounding rocket launched early this morning and lit up the skies over the U.S. East Coast with colorful clouds, ringing in an early July Fourth celebration.
