Tag: NASA

This detailed view highlights the star Earendel's position along a ripple in space-time (dotted line) that magnifies it and makes it possible for the star to be detected over such a great distanceânearly 13 billion light-years. Also indicated is a cluster of stars that is mirrored on either side of the line of magnification. The distortion and magnification are created by the mass of a huge galaxy cluster located in between Hubble and Earendel. The mass of the galaxy cluster is so great that it warps the fabric of space, and looking through that space is like looking through a magnifying glassâalong the edge of the glass or lens, the appearance of things on the other side are warped as well as magnified.

NASA telescope spots farthest star ever seen

Abigail Adcox · March 30, 2022 6:45 pm

US astronaut completes record-breaking mission alongside Russians

Christopher Hutton · March 30, 2022 2:12 pm

People at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., celebrate as the InSight lander touches down on Mars on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018.

Here’s why Europe won’t be going to Mars this year

Max Thornberry · March 17, 2022 11:07 pm

US astronaut to hitch ride on Russian capsule returning to Earth

Abigail Adcox · March 17, 2022 8:49 pm

NASA’s latest giant leap: Preferred pronouns for employees

Greg Wilson · March 10, 2022 8:09 pm

Moonstruck: Mystery rocket set to crash into lunar surface Friday, but whose is it?

Greg Wilson · March 4, 2022 3:13 pm

FILE - In this July 1969 file photo, Astronaut Edwin Aldrin walks by the footpad of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module.

Sorry, Candace Owens, but men really did walk on the moon

Mark Whittington · February 8, 2022 5:05 am

NASA plans to retire International Space Station in 2031 by crashing it into ocean

Christopher Hutton · February 2, 2022 2:21 pm

Webb telescope reaches orbital destination a million miles from Earth

Asher Notheis · January 24, 2022 10:19 pm

Bridge-sized asteroid passing by Earth on Tuesday

Asher Notheis · January 18, 2022 11:39 pm

Artist impression of planet WASP-103b and its host star.

Astronomers discover potato-shaped planet

Virginia Aabram · January 13, 2022 11:46 pm

Energy and Environment

Past eight years have been the warmest on record, NASA says

Jeremy Beaman · January 13, 2022 7:14 pm