Just Like Stars, Open Clusters Can Form Binary Pairs
Reported by Universe Today
Open star clusters are prevalent stellar structures in the Milky Way. Astronomers think their could be 100,000 of them. But they're not all the same: some are binary clusters, and within those, there's a hierarchy based on how they form. Recent research ex...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Thu, 28 May 2026 17:53 +0000
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Poster
Reported by NASA
NASA/Jenny Mottar Downloads Print high resolution PDF May 28, 2026 PDF (144.47 MB) Print high resolution image May 28, 2026 PNG (45.60 MB) Smaller image for web view May 28, 2026 PNG (3.75 MB)...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 28 May 2026 17:26 +0000
Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Kenny Heckle
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Kenny Heckle grew up in Orlando, just west of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. An 80s child, he comes from a long line of union pipefitters and fabricators. Heckle recalls the day 42 years ago at KARS Park, which is a NASA Exchange–run recreatio...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 28 May 2026 16:58 +0000
NASA Astronaut Andrew Morgan Retires
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May 28, 2026 After a 12-year career at NASA, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Andrew R. Morgan has retired from the agency to continue his military service. Morgan spent 272 days in space aboard the International Space Station. NASA selected Morgan to join its 21st as...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 28 May 2026 16:47 +0000
Going Low and Slow in Testing
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on April 28, 2026, during testing focused on lower-speed and altitude flight conditions in support of NASA’s Quesst mission. Th...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 28 May 2026 16:01 +0000
NASA’s Roman Mission Preps to Unveil New Populations of Faraway Worlds
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to make a major leap in the hunt for worlds outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. Scientists expect the mission to reveal around 100,000 worlds — a staggering leap compared to the nearly 6,300...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 28 May 2026 14:40 +0000