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Latest Features

NASA's Fermi Telescope Detects Gamma-Ray From 'Star ...

M82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, lies 12 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

11.02.09

Two 'starburst' galaxies, plus a satellite of our own Milky Way galaxy, represent a new category of gamma-ray-emitting objects detected both by Fermi and ground-based observatories.

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Exoplanet House of Horrors

10.29.09

Not all planets are as friendly as ours...

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New Celestial Map Gives Directions for GPS

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10.29.09

Using the most distant objects in the Universe to find your way home

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Astronomers Do It Again: Find Organic Molecules Around Gas Planet

Peering far beyond our solar system, NASA researchers have detected the basic chemistry for life in a second hot gas planet, advancing astronomers toward the goal of being able to characterize planets where life could exist.
Spitzer Discovers Largest Ring Around Saturn

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings.
Herschel's Multi-Hued View of the Sky

A new image from the Herschel Observatory shows off the observatory's talents for seeing multiple wavelengths of light.
Spitzer Spots Clump Of Swirling Planetary Material

Astronomers have witnessed odd behavior around a young star. Something, perhaps another star or a planet, appears to be pushing a clump of planet-forming material around.
Engineers to Practice on Webb Telescope Simulator

The huge assembly standing in Northrop Grumman's high bay looks a lot like NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, but it's an impostor.

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MESSENGER Spacecraft Reveals More Hidden Territory on Mercury

11.03.09 - A NASA spacecraft's third and final flyby of the planet Mercury gives scientists new scientific findings about this relatively unknown planet.
NASA to Release New Images and Findings from Third Mercury Flyby

10.29.09 - NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to announce scientific findings and release new images from the third and final flyby of Mercury by MESSENGER.