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Hubble Studies Small but Mighty Galaxy
Hubble Studies Small but Mighty Galaxy Hubble Space Telescope has released an image of NGC 4449, a small but mighty galaxy located 12.5 million light-years away. NGC 4449 is a starburst galaxy, meaning it’s forming new stars at a much faster rate than expected for its size, and this global burst of star formation is […]
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NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Begins Capturing Entire Sky
NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Begins Capturing Entire Sky NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope has begun its science mission, capturing the entire sky in 102 infrared colors to create a map of the cosmos like no other. The telescope takes about 3,600 unique images per day to chart the positions of hundreds of millions of galaxies in […]
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Understanding Cosmic Explosions: StarBurst Arrives at NASA for Testing
Understanding Cosmic Explosions: StarBurst Arrives at NASA for Testing From left to right, NASA Marshall engineers Carlos Diaz and John Luke Bili, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory mechanical engineer contractor Eloise Stump, and Marshall engineers Tomasz Liz, David Banks, and Elise Doan observe StarBurst in the cleanroom environment before it’s unboxed from its shipping container. The […]
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