Starvation Diet for Black Hole Dims Brilliant Galaxy Astronomers may have solved the mystery of the peculiar volatile behavior of a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. Combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other observatories suggest that the black hole is no longer being fed enough fuel to make its
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Know Thy Star, Know Thy Planet: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast A feature story from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on September 14, 2016.
Steve Howell, Senior Research Scientist on Astrophysics: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast A conversation with Steve Howell, NASA Senior Research Scientist on astrophysics.
Elisa Quintana, Kepler/K2 Mission: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast A conversation with Elissa Quintana, NASA research scientist for the Kepler and K2 mission at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Cloudy Nights, Sunny Days on Distant Hot Jupiters A new study finds clues to where clouds gather on hot Jupiters, and what they’re likely made of.
‘Heartbeat Stars’ Unlocked in New Study Heartbeat stars got their name because if you were to map out their brightness over time, the result looks like an electrocardiogram, a graph of the electrical activity of the heart.
Mission Manager Update: K2 Marching On With Campaign 11 The team has confirmed that Module 4 has failed but the K2 mission marches on with Campaign 11, observing the Galactic Center and Saturn’s moons Titan and Enceladus.
NASA Kepler Visionary Honored By American Association for the Advancement of Science William J. Borucki has been named a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for distinguished contributions to the field of astrophysics, with his leadership in the Kepler Mission leading to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets.
16 Years of Station Told in 16 Gifs 16 Years of Station Told in 16 Gifs
New Interactive Map Makes it Easier to Spot the Space Station New Interactive Map Makes it Easier to Spot the Space Station