NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program and aeronautics and space research.
It was established in 1958. NASA’s Headquarters is in Washington, D.C.
Since its establishment, most U.S. space exploration efforts have been led by NASA, including the Apollo Moon landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle.
Moon shrinking causes moonquakes and faults near lunar south pole
Shallow moonquakes capable of producing strong ground shaking in the south polar region.
Hubble Telescope detects water vapour in the atmosphere of smallest exoplanet GJ 9827d
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have made a groundbreaking discovery in their search for exoplanets. For the first time, they have detected...
Galaxy Mergers unveil the mystery of inexplicable hydrogen emission in early Universe
Astronomers have long been puzzled by the detection of light from hydrogen atoms in the very early universe. According to theory, the abundant Lyman-α...
New discovery in Beta Pictoris System reveals unseen structure
Scientists have made a new discovery in the Beta Pictoris planetary system, located just 63 light-years away. This system has been studied for decades...
Scientists discovered X-ray activity that sheds light on the evolution of galaxies
A novel galactic fossil.
Webb found a brown dwarf with auroras
Infrared emission from methane suggests atmospheric heating by auroral processes.
Stunning new images reveal the real looks of Neptune and Uranus
The two ice giants are actually far closer in colour.
International team of astronomers observe changing weather patterns on exoplanet
An international team of astronomers has assembled and reprocessed observations of the exoplanet WASP-121 b that were collected with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope...
NASA’s Chandra offers evidence for at least two explosions tied to the supernova remnant
A new image of 30 Doradus B contains X-rays, optical, and infrared data.