Astronomers have no evidence that a distant black hole estimated to weigh between 3 billion and 100 billion times the mass of the Sun is anywhere to be found.
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Georgia HUNCH Students 3D Print Parts for Space Station
The HUNCH – High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware – Program empowers and inspire students to launch their careers through the participation in the design and fabrication of real world products for NASA.
Read MoreSpaceX Demo 2 Mission Launches into History
In this black and white infrared image, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission.
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman’s Cygnus Space Freighter Departs Space Station
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
Read MoreNASA, NSF Sign Agreement to Advance Space, Earth, Biological, Physical Sciences
NASA and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have signed a memorandum of understanding affirming the agencies’ intent to continue their longstanding partnership in mutually beneficial research activities advancing space, Earth, biological, and physical sciences to further U.S. national space policy and promote the progress of science.
Read MoreBehold: The City of Boston at Night!
The lights of the city of Boston seemingly spread from a central point in this image taken by the crew of the International Space Station.
Read MoreLucy Mission to Study Trojan Asteroids
Slated to launch in October 2021, NASA’s Lucy mission will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids.
Read MorePareidolia: Seeing Shapes in the Cosmos
What is pareidolia? It is the psychological phenomenon where we see recognizable shapes in clouds, rock formations, or otherwise unrelated objects or data.
Read MoreTending the Plant Habitat-02
NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins tends to radish plants growing for the Plant Habitat-02 experiment.
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