astrophysics News


Mission Press Releases

  • South Africa's new radio telescope reveals giant outbursts from binary star system
    University of Southampton - Thursday, May 16, 2013
    Posted on: 5/16/2013 4:41:20 PM PDT

  • Orion's Hidden Fiery Ribbon
    European Southern Observatory - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
    Posted on: 5/15/2013 4:08:51 PM PDT

  • Ground-Breaking Science & Spectacular Cosmic Images from PAPER
    Square Kilometer Array South Africa - Saturday, May 11, 2013
    Posted on: 5/11/2013 3:22:24 PM PDT

  • Exotic Atoms Hold Clues to Unsolved Puzzle at Dawn of Universe
    University of Michigan - Saturday, May 11, 2013
    Posted on: 5/11/2013 3:10:14 PM PDT

  • NASA Astrophysicist Elected to National Academy of Sciences
    NASA HQ - Thursday, May 2, 2013
    Posted on: 5/2/2013 9:35:34 PM PDT

  • New Free App Measures Sky Brightness
    Leibniz-Institut fuer Astrophysik Potsdam - Wednesday, May 1, 2013
    Posted on: 5/2/2013 1:51:30 AM PDT

  • Novel Investigation of Effect of Gravity on Antimatter
    CERN - Wednesday, May 1, 2013
    Posted on: 5/2/2013 1:43:04 AM PDT

  • A Better View into the Heart of a Globular Cluster
    National Optical Astronomy Observatory - Wednesday, May 1, 2013
    Posted on: 5/2/2013 1:41:57 AM PDT

  • Valentin Pillet Selected as National Solar Observatory Director
    Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy - Monday, April 29, 2013
    Posted on: 4/29/2013 10:50:13 PM PDT

  • Valentin Pillet Selected as National Solar Observatory Director
    Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy - Monday, April 29, 2013
    Posted on: 4/29/2013 6:11:20 PM PDT

  • High-energy astrophysics puzzle
    Carnegie Institution - Thursday, April 25, 2013
    Posted on: 4/26/2013 1:56:03 AM PDT

  • LHCb Experiment Observes New Matter-Antimatter Difference
    CERN - Wednesday, April 24, 2013
    Posted on: 4/24/2013 5:43:49 PM PDT

  • Using Black Holes to Measure Rate of Cosmic Expansion
    American Friends of Tel Aviv University - Monday, April 22, 2013
    Posted on: 4/22/2013 4:53:17 PM PDT

  • Distant Blazar Is a High-Energy Astrophysics Puzzle
    University of California Santa Cruz - Thursday, April 18, 2013
    Posted on: 4/18/2013 5:22:58 PM PDT

  • Surprising Signs of Stars Close to Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole
    Northwestern University - Monday, April 8, 2013
    Posted on: 4/8/2013 4:12:10 PM PDT

  • Observationally Confirmed Supernova Explosion of a Yellow Supergiant Star
    Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe - Monday, April 8, 2013
    Posted on: 4/8/2013 4:10:34 PM PDT

  • Gravity-Bending Find Leads to Kepler Meeting Einstein
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Thursday, April 4, 2013
    Posted on: 4/4/2013 8:19:36 PM PDT

  • Hubble Breaks Record in Search for Farthest Supernova
    Space Telescope Science Institute - Thursday, April 4, 2013
    Posted on: 4/4/2013 7:22:39 PM PDT

  • NASA Administrator Statement on Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
    NASA HQ - Wednesday, April 3, 2013
    Posted on: 4/4/2013 12:13:31 AM PDT

  • First data released from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
    Department of Energy - Wednesday, April 3, 2013
    Posted on: 4/4/2013 12:13:00 AM PDT

    		• Mission Status Releases

  • NASA Advisory Council Astrophysics Subcommittee Letter 1 May 2013
    NASA Advisory Council - May 9, 2013
    Posted on: 5/10/2013 12:33:43 AM PDT

  • NASA Solicitation: Large Area Telescope Instrument Contract Extension With Stanford University
    Goddard Space Flight Center - May 9, 2013
    Posted on: 5/9/2013 8:12:56 PM PDT

  • Release of NASA SOFIA Cycle 2 Call for Proposals
    NASA Science Mission Directorate - April 30, 2013
    Posted on: 4/30/2013 9:36:21 PM PDT

  • SLOOH Space Camera to Broadcast Live Feed of the Partial Lunar Eclipse
    SLOOH - April 24, 2013
    Posted on: 4/24/2013 4:11:46 PM PDT

  • 2013 STScI Spring Symposium and Habitable Worlds across Time and Space Cancelled
    Space Telescope Science Institute - April 16, 2013
    Posted on: 4/17/2013 1:33:34 AM PDT

  • Media Invited to High-Energy Astrophysics Meeting, Apr. 7-11
    American Astronomical Society - March 6, 2013
    Posted on: 3/6/2013 6:24:40 PM PDT

  • ROSES-13 Amendment 1: Changes to ROSES-13 Appendix E.3, The Origins of Solar Systems Program
    NASA Science Mission Directorate - February 22, 2013
    Posted on: 2/22/2013 10:55:35 PM PDT

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee Meeting 1 March 2013
    National Science Foundation - February 18, 2013
    Posted on: 2/18/2013 4:20:43 PM PDT

  • Wide Field Imager Snaps Cosmic Gecko in Constellation of Sagittarius
    European Southern Observatory -
    Posted on: 2/13/2013 4:33:05 PM PDT

  • WISE Feels the Heat from Orion's Sword
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - February 5, 2013
    Posted on: 2/5/2013 11:42:55 PM PDT

  • Image: LL Ori and the Orion Nebula
    NASA HQ - February 4, 2013
    Posted on: 2/4/2013 4:51:14 PM PDT

  • Image: Clouds of Cosmic Dust in the Region of Orion
    European Southern Observatory - January 23, 2013
    Posted on: 1/23/2013 5:50:41 PM PDT

  • Photo: New Space Station Telescope Ready for Installation
    NASA HQ - January 19, 2013
    Posted on: 1/19/2013 8:38:30 PM PDT

  • NASA Advisory Council Science Committee; Astrophysics Subcommittee Meeting 14 Feb 2013
    NASA Advisory Council - January 10, 2013
    Posted on: 1/10/2013 5:38:04 PM PDT

  • An Image Gallery Gift from NASA's Swift
    NASA HQ - December 31, 2012
    Posted on: 12/31/2012 9:48:30 PM PDT

  • Image: A Wanderer Dances the Dance of Stars and Space
    NASA HQ - December 31, 2012
    Posted on: 12/31/2012 9:45:40 PM PDT

  • HEAT telescope heads to Antarctica's high country to observe star-making clouds
    The Antarctic Sun - December 28, 2012
    Posted on: 12/28/2012 4:26:48 PM PDT

  • Image: Giant Stellar Nursery
    NASA HQ - December 13, 2012
    Posted on: 12/13/2012 6:36:11 PM PDT

  • NASA SMD Amendment to Concepts for Applications of Large Space Optics
    NASA Science Mission Directorate - December 7, 2012
    Posted on: 12/8/2012 1:43:28 AM PDT

  • NASA Solicitation: Interstellar Boundary Explorer
    Goddard Space Flight Center - November 29, 2012
    Posted on: 11/30/2012 12:00:18 AM PDT

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