Viewing Our Galactic Center
The central region of our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains an exotic collection of objects, including a supermassive black hole weighing about 4 million times the mass of the Sun…
Denman Glacier in East Antarctica
This photograph shows ripples in the surface of Denman Glacier in East Antarctica that throw shadows against the ice. The glacier is melting at a faster rate now than it…
Jupiter’s Equator
Thick white clouds are present in this JunoCam image of Jupiter’s equatorial zone. These clouds complicate the interpretation of infrared measurements of water. At microwave frequencies, the same clouds are…
‘Reinventing’ Aviation Requires Research Refresh
The future of aviation doesn’t look the same as it did just five years ago. In fact, it looks more exciting and promising than ever before. During that time companies…
A Cosmic Jekyll and Hyde
A double star system has been flipping between two alter egos, according to observations with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the National Science Foundation’s Karl F. Jansky Very Large Array…