NASA’s Webb to Unlock the Mysteries of Comets and the Early Solar System
Since ancient times, comets have fascinated sky-watchers, who often considered them divine omens. A Chinese historian recorded an apparition of Comet Halley as far back as 240 BC, describing it…
NASA Visualization Shows a Black Hole’s Warped World
This new visualization of a black hole illustrates how its gravity distorts our view, warping its surroundings as if seen in a carnival mirror. The visualization simulates the appearance of…
Brad Pitt to Speak with NASA Astronaut on Space Station about Artemis Program
As NASA prepares to send the first woman and next man to the Moon by 2024 under the Artemis program, Brad Pitt is playing an astronaut in his latest film.…
NASA’s TESS Mission Spots Its 1st Star-shredding Black Hole
For the first time, NASA’s planet-hunting Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) watched a black hole tear apart a star in a cataclysmic phenomenon called a tidal disruption event. Follow-up observations…
NASA and Uber Test System for Future Urban Air Transport
A new future for city transport is in the works at NASA – a future where both people and packages will take to the air. And, this week, the agency…