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  • W3 is an enormous stellar nursery about 6,200 light-years away in the Perseus Arm

    Hunting Massive Stars with Herschel

    03.28.13 - In a new view of a vast star-forming cloud called W3, the Herschel space observatory tells the story of how massive stars are born.

  • The central portion of this spiral galaxy is the only part visible, giving it an asymmetric form with a tail

    Hubble Digs Up Galactic Glow Worm

    03.22.13 - The twisted, wormlike structure of this galaxy is most likely the result of a collision and subsequent merger of two galaxies. Such interactions are quite common.

  • Planck's super-duper computer

    Supercomputer Helps Planck Mission Expose Ancient Light

    03.21.13 - How do scientists extract ancient light from the sky? Like archeologists digging for fossils, they carefully sift through foreground material to reveal their prize.

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    Planck Mission Brings Universe Into Sharp Focus

    03.21.13 - The Planck space mission has released the most accurate and detailed map ever made of the oldest light in the universe, revealing new information about its age, contents and origins.

  • A surrogate mirror segment is being carefully attached to the a test structure that will hold 18 of those mirrors on the Webb telescope.

    Practice Makes Perfect With Webb Telescope Mirror Placement

    03.19.13 - NASA issued a video and photos showing the practice run of the James Webb Space Telescope in the giant clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

  • Infant Stars Peek Out from Dusty Cradles

    Herschel Discovers Some of the Youngest Stars Ever Seen

    03.19.13 - Astronomers have found some of the youngest stars ever seen, thanks to the Herschel space observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important NASA contributions.

  • This is an artist's concept of the Planck spacecraft

    NASA News Telecon: Planck Cosmology Findings (Update)

    03.19.13 - NASA will host a news teleconference at 8 a.m. PDT (11 a.m. EDT), Thursday, March 21, to discuss the first cosmology results from Planck.

  • Kepler supernova remnant

    Famous Supernova Reveals Cosmic Clues

    03.18.13 - A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory points to the origin of a famous supernova.

  • This is an artist's concept of the Planck spacecraft

    NASA TV News Conference to Discuss Planck Cosmology Findings

    03.15.13 - NASA will host a news conference at 8 a.m. PDT (11 a.m. EDT) Thursday, March 21, to discuss the first cosmology results from Planck, a European Space Agency mission with significant NASA participation.

  • A white circular structure ringed with pink clusters of old stars

    Hubble Gazes on a Rosy Ring Galaxy

    03.15.13 - Ring galaxies are mysterious objects. They are thought to form when one galaxy slices through the disk of another, larger, one.

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