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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Investigate Galactic Fossils

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The universe is a dynamic, ever-changing place where galaxies are dancing, merging together, and shifting appearance. Unfortunately, because these changes…

Article1 week ago

Primary Instrument for Roman Space Telescope Arrives at NASA Goddard

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The primary instrument for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a sophisticated camera that will survey the cosmos from…

Article4 weeks ago
Distant and nearby galaxies dot an inky-black background. Bright foreground stars hold four diffraction spikes.

NASA’s Hubble Traces Dark Matter in Dwarf Galaxy Using Stellar Motions

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The qualities and behavior of dark matter, the invisible “glue” of the universe, continue to be shrouded in mystery. Though…

Article2 months ago

NASA’s Roman Mission Gets Cosmic ‘Sneak Peek’ From Supercomputers

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Researchers are diving into a synthetic universe to help us better understand the real one. Using supercomputers at the U.S.…

Article3 months ago

How NASA’s Roman Mission Will Hunt for Primordial Black Holes

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Astronomers have discovered black holes ranging from a few times the Sun’s mass to tens of billions. Now a group…

Article4 months ago
Cover image of the Hubble Focus: Dark Universe e-book. Black background with a galaxy cluster that is superimposed with a blue-white haze that indicates the location of dark matter. Top of the image holds the phrase, "Hubble Focus." The "o" in focus is Hubble as we look down the tube of the telescope.

NASA’s New Hubble E-Book Spotlights Universe’s Best-Kept Dark Secrets

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope team has released a new downloadable e-book in the Hubble Focus series, called “Hubble Focus: The…

Article5 months ago