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Science Mission Directorate

NASA studies the universe from the smallest particles of matter and energy to the biggest questions of the evolution and structure of the cosmos.

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NASA Launching Experiment to Examine the Beginnings of ...

Scientists seek to gain answers to questions about the formation of stars and galaxies with the launch of the CIBER sounding rocket on June 4 from ...

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A bright lens of galaxies in the center warps and distorts more distant galaxies like ripples in space

Hubble Peers Through a Spacetime Magnifying Glass

This Hubble image shows the galaxy cluster Abell S1077. The matter condensed in such clusters is so high their gravity warps the fabric of spacetime.

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Selected crew members for the one-year mission aboard the International Space Station, U.S. Astronaut Scott Kelly (pictured left) and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko (pictured right). (NASA)

The Joint US–Russian One-Year Mission

An international collaboration evaluates research protocols for candidate investigations during the planned American/Russian one year increment.

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Galaxy's Ring of Fire

05.16.13 - This ring of fire "burns, burns, burns" with young stars.
Hubble Tells a Tale of Galactic Collisions

05.10.13 - 2MASX is an ultraluminous infrared galaxy which emits a tremendous amount of light at infrared wavelengths. Scientists connect this to intense star formation.
Successful Launch of FORTIS on May 11

05.13.13 - NASA successfully launched the Far-ultraviolet Off Rowland-Circle for Imaging and Spectroscopy (FORTIS) experiment at 1 a.m. EDT, May 11, from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
NASA Develops Key to Cosmic Carbon's Evolution

05.14.2013 - Scientists now have the capability to systematically investigate the molecular evolution of cosmic carbon.
Hubble Finds Dead Stars 'Polluted with Planet Debris

05.09.13 - Hubble found the building blocks for Earth-sized planets in an unlikely place – the atmospheres of a pair of burned-out stars called white dwarfs.

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Latest News Releases

NASA Hosts Kepler Spacecraft Status Teleconference Today

05.15.13 - NASA will host a news teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, today, May 15, to discuss the status of the agency's Kepler Space Telescope.
NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars

05.15.13 - Scientists using images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have estimated that the planet is bombarded by more than 200 small asteroids or bits of comets per year forming craters at least 12.8 feet (3.9 meters) across.

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Galactic Wheels within Wheels

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Black Hole-Powered Jets Plow Into Galaxy

This composite image of a galaxy illustrates how the intense gravity of a supermassive black hole can be tapped to generate immense power.

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Interactive Features

Goddard Virtual Tour

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Life Cycle of a Goddard Mission

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Podcasts

NASACast: Universe

Audio and video podcasts on NASA missions looking for answers deep into the cosmos.