NASA’s IXPE May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory
A first of its kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way…
NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar
For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic…
NASA Announces Winners for 2026 Human Lander Challenge
NASA has announced the top student-developed solutions for environmental control and life support systems in future crewed lunar…
NASA’s Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions
The aftermath of a supernova, a stellar explosion, is usually a slowly fading cloud of hot gas. So…
NASA’s Chandra Discovers Possible Supernova Remnant in Galactic Center
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant in an intriguing neighborhood…
Solar Particles
Through NASA, a university-designed small spacecraft is paving the way to studying particles, known as neutrinos, that move…
NASA Connects Little Red Dots with Chandra, Webb
A newly discovered object may be a key to unlocking the true nature of a mysterious class of…
NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars
A prototype of a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster was tested in a special chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory…
Astrobotic’s Chakram engine aces record 300-second hot fire
Astrobotic put its Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) through its paces for the first time. During the…
NASA Finds Young Stars Dim in X-rays Surprisingly Quickly
Scientists have found that young stellar cousins of our Sun are calming down and dimming more quickly in…
Experience the Rollout of SLS Hardware for Artemis III
Digital creators and social media users are invited to register to attend the rollout of the third SLS…
NASA X-Ray Mission Gets Fresh Look at 2,000-Year-Old Supernova
NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission has taken a new observation of a supernova, RCW 86, helping…