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During restoration of the Sikorsky JRS-1, Museum staff discovered unexpected “meatball” roundels on the nose. Through archival research, photography, and conservation work, the team investigates this puzzling discovery and what it might reveal.
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The new observatory will complete three surveys of the universe in five years, although it’s designed to function at least twice as long. Its data could change scientists’ basic understanding of the cosmos.
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The speedster travels at up to 56 million miles per hour, or about 8 percent the speed of light. It also gets very close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
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Cascading knot structures of a historic supernova remnant are uncovered in new observations from the Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i
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In this episode, we sketch out the origin story of a space agency’s art program, explain where our museum enters the picture, and explore works within and beyond the NASA art scene.
In the fourth and final episode of our limited series “50 Years of Air + Space,” we discuss the history, intentions, and process of this project we call Transformation, and preview the exciting things in store for the decades ahead.
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During the peak, 96 percent of the moon will be within the darkest part of our planet’s shadow. The orb will take on an eerie glow because of how sunlight gets filtered through Earth’s atmosphere.
Galaxies are cosmic gems — each with characteristics including size and shape that make them distinct. This new gallery displays a collection of galactic images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.