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- The Big Bang [100%] Last modified on March 25, 2008 01:56 PM
- The night sky presents the viewer with a picture of a calm and unchanging Universe. So the 1929 discovery by Edwin Hubble that the Universe is in fact ...
- Cosmic Origins [96%] Last modified on October 31, 2008 08:26 AM
- How do planets, stars, galaxies and cosmic structure come into being? [77%] Last modified on March 25, 2008 01:49 PM
- In order to understand how the Universe has changed from its initial simple state following the Big Bang (only cooling elementary particles like protons and ...
- Physics of the Cosmos [71%] Last modified on October 31, 2008 08:55 AM
- Missions within the Physics of the Cosmos Program measure and test the validity of Einstein's theories of relativity.
- What are the origin, evolution and fate of the Universe? [66%] Last modified on March 25, 2008 02:07 PM
- Two of the most profound questions that all cultures, both past and present, have asked are: where did we come from and what is our destiny? Throughout ...
- JWST [63%] Last modified on March 15, 2008 06:53 PM
- James Webb Space Telescope (formerly the Next Generation Space Telescope) is designed for observations in the far visible to the mid infrared part of the ...
- When and how did the elements of life in the Universe arise? [62%] Last modified on March 25, 2008 02:09 PM
- Following the Big Bang and the gradual cooling of the Universe the primary constituents of the cosmos were the elements hydrogen and helium. Even today, these ...
- WMAP [54%] Last modified on March 11, 2008 04:31 AM
- Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) produced the earliest “baby picture” of the universe, showing the minute temperature variations within the ...
- COBE [45%] Last modified on March 03, 2008 04:22 PM
- The COBE satellite was developed to measure the diffuse infrared and microwave radiation from the early universe, to the limits set by our astrophysical ...
- Space Science Explorers [41%] Last modified on December 22, 2008 12:15 PM
- Space Science Explorers is a monthly series that will introduce you to NASA Space Science Explorers, young and old, with a variety of backgrounds and interests.
- Planck [39%] Last modified on October 08, 2008 10:36 AM
- Planck is designed to image minor variations in the Cosmic Background Radiation over the whole sky, with unprecedented sensitivity and angular resolution. ...
- Astrophysics [39%] Last modified on January 08, 2009 04:47 PM
- Discovering the origin, structure, evolution and destiny of the Universe, and searching for Earth-like planets.
- Galaxies [29%] Last modified on March 14, 2008 08:18 AM
- Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is typical: it has hundreds of billions of stars, enough gas and dust to make billions more stars, and about six times as much dark ...
- FY 2004 Year in Review [22%] Last modified on February 13, 2008 03:07 PM
- Science Mission Directorate's highlights for fiscal year 2004
- FY 2006 Year in Review [12%] Last modified on January 30, 2008 05:25 PM
- Science Mission Directorate's highlights for fiscal year 2006
- Highlights [12%] Last modified on December 12, 2008 03:57 PM
- This page will be dedicated to a few of the outstanding science highlights generated through the use of NASA's R&A (including DA) funds.
- FY 2005 Year in Review [12%] Last modified on February 13, 2008 02:22 PM
- Science Mission Directorate's highlights for fiscal year 2005
- November 2008 Education Update [8%] Last modified on November 04, 2008 11:08 AM