NASA’s Fermi Spots Young Star Cluster Blowing Gamma-Ray Bubbles
For the first time, astronomers using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have traced a budding outflow of gas…
Scientists May Have Finally Seen Dark Matter
The universe has no shortage of mysteries, many of which have puzzled us for ages. One of the…
Astronomers Hope a Mysterious Glow in the Milky Way Is What They Think It Is
For all the discoveries we’re making of faraway galaxies, we’re still struggling to fully understand our own galaxy, the…
Australia’s first nanosatellite begins observing the universe’s most extreme events
When the SpIRIT CubeSat rode into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in December 2023, it carried a…
Astronomers Detect a Never-Before-Seen Gamma-Ray Burst
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the universe’s ultimate boom, brief, blazing explosions from dying stars or black holes feasting…
NASA Explores Industry Possibilities to Raise Swift Mission’s Orbit
To drive the development of key space-based capabilities for the United States, NASA is exploring an opportunity to…