In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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'X-ray Magnifying Glass' Enhances View of Distant Black Holes
A new technique using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has allowed astronomers to obtain an unprecedented look at a black hole system in the early universe. Learn more about the technique, which is providing a way for astronomers to look at faint and distant X-ray objects in more detail than had previously been possible.
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Completes Testing
After successful completion of its final tests, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is being prepped for shipment to its launch site. Webb’s many tests and checkpoints were designed to ensure that the world’s most complex space science observatory will operate as designed once in space.
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Researchers Successfully Biomine Vanadium Aboard Space Station
The process of biomining has become common as a cost efficient and environmentally friendly way to obtain the metals around us in nature. As humans plan expeditions deeper into space, biomining offers a way to obtain needed materials for use on other planetary bodies rather than transporting them from Earth.
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An Accidental Discovery Hints at Hidden Population of Cosmic Objects
A new study offers a tantalizing explanation for how a peculiar cosmic object, nicknamed “The Accident,” came to be. The Accident is a brown dwarf. Though they form like stars, these objects don’t have enough mass to kick-start nuclear fusion, the process that causes stars to shine. And while brown dwarfs sometimes defy characterization, astronomers have a good grasp on their general characteristics. Or they did, until they found this one.
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NASA’s Deep Space Network Looks to the Future
When NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover touched down on the Red Planet, the agency’s Deep Space Network was there, enabling the mission to send and receive the data that helped make the event possible. When OSIRIS-REx took samples of asteroid Bennu this past year, the network played a crucial role. The team behind the network is working hard to increase capacity, making a number of improvements to the network that will help advance future space exploration.
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