Astrophysics Branch
Marshall Space Flight Center's Astrophysics Branch uses space and ground-based observatories to peer back to the earliest epochs of the universe, unravel its mysteries, and study the most violent explosions in our galaxy and beyond. Our goal is to help discover how the universe works, explore how it began and evolved, and search for life on planets around other stars.
The Advanced Neutron Spectrometer on the ISS (ANS-ISS) completed neutron measurements through December 2023 and updated the Exposure Log Record. The ANS-ISS is approaching 6 months of exposure in USLab and will remain there until mid-April 2023 to monitor the …
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The most recent Chandra image release “Astronomers See Stellar Self-Control in Action” was released on 11/29/22. A new study shows how some stars can demonstrate “self-control” when forming in groups. By expelling most of the gas from the system, the …
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On 11/23/22 NASA issued a news release “NASA’s IXPE Helps Solve Black Hole Jet Mystery,” reporting on IXPE’s observation of the blazar Markarian 501. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-ixpe-helps-solve-black-hole-jet-mystery. Steven Ehlert (ST12) attended the 241st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (1/8-12/23, Seattle) and …
The X-ray Group submitted four APRA proposals on 12/15/22. The proposals were “Atomic Layer Deposition Coating Development for X-ray Optics”, submitted by Wayne Baumgartner, “Replicating Epoxy Optical Surfaces on Ceramic Shells to Produce High-Angular-Resolution, Lightweight Full-Shell X-ray Optics”, submitted by …
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A GSFC-submitted JWST telescope paper has been accepted to the (Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s JWST Overview Special Issue. MSFC co-authors listed on the paper include Phil Stahl (ST10), Jeff Kegley (ST15), and Helen Cole (ST10). The …