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 Astrophysics Division (APD) of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) convened a 2022 Senior Review Panel and facilitated a review panel “visit”, via Google Meet, with the Chandra X-ray Observatory mission, from April 5-7, 2022; Chandra is one of many …
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On March 28, 2022, Kim Arcand of Chandra Outreach presented to the Veterans Affairs Southeastern Blind Rehab Center (via NASA Speaker Bureau request and MSFC event organization) a 1-hour webinar entitled “What Happens When Vision, Science and Technology Merge.” Arcand …
On March 25, 2022, the Chandra X-ray Observatory mission shared an exhibit booth with Stennis Space Center at the Columbus AFB & STEM Expo, “Wings Over Columbus Airshow” located in Columbus, MS. The booth was manned by the acting STEM …
Chandra issued an image and press release on March 14, 2022, “Tiny Star Unleashes Gargantuan Beam of Matter and Antimatter”. A city-sized collapsed star has generated a beam of matter and antimatter that stretches for trillions of miles. Data from …
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On March 10, 2022, a Chandra entitled “Create Your Own Homunculus Nebula with Chandra and Hubble” was released in the NASA STEM Newsletter. This newsletter was sent to 56,543 subscribers and shared with the office of STEM engagements social media tools …