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Pasadena, CA - What’s causing mysterious bursts of radio waves from deep space? Astronomers may be a step closer to providing one answer to that question.

Recent observations by NASA’s X-ray telescopes have provided unprecedented insights into fast radio bursts (FRBs), powerful and brief cosmic events

Using two of the agency’s X-ray telescopes, researchers were able to zoom in on a dead star’s erratic behavior as it released a bright, brief burst of radio

For the first time astronomers have combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope to study the

In this illustration of an extremely bright X-ray source, two rivers of hot gas are being swept across the surface of a neutron star. Strong magnetic

Nesta ilustração de uma fonte de raios X extremamente brilhante, dois rios de gás quente estão sendo varridos pela superfície de uma estrela de nêutrons.

A 300kg spacecraft retired by NASA is expected to hit Earth anytime sooner.

The satellite was put into orbit 312 miles up. Data from the long-running mission helped scientists better understand the formation of these unique clouds, also called night-shining...

Recent observations of a black hole devouring a wandering star may help scientists understand more complex black hole feeding behaviors.

/PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission, the first...