In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8’ x…
This galaxy, called IC 3639, also contains an example of an obscured supermassive black hole.
NGC 1448, a galaxy with an active galactic nucleus hidden by gas and dust, is seen in this image.
This artist's concept shows a pulsar, which is like a lighthouse, as its light appears in regular pulses as it…
Here is a view of Earth and its moon, as seen from Mars. It combines two images acquired on Nov.…
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite collected this natural-color image which detected dozens of fires burning…
This graphic shows all the cosmic light sources in the sky that are included in the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED),…
Robert H. Goddard was, in many ways, ahead of his time. And, like most such people, his work was misunderstood…
Made with over 7 million seconds of Chandra observing time, this image is part of the Chandra Deep Field-South and…
Astronomers have discovered what happens when the eruption from a supermassive black hole is swept up by the collision and…
