Hubble Constant Discrepancies – Implications for Our Expanding Universe

Scientists discuss the differences in measuring the universe expansion rate.

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIOctober 4, 2019Deep Fields

Deep Fields: Chandra and Hubble Uncover the Growth of Early Galaxies

Researchers discuss what lies at the most distant reaches of the universe and the growth of the earliest galaxies.

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIAugust 6, 2019Deep Fields

Gazing into the Abyss: The Black Hole in M87

Researchers discuss what we can learn from the first image of a black hole, M87.

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIApril 24, 2019black holes

The Native American Sky

Native American speakers share their perspectives on astronomy and the natural world.

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIMarch 6, 2019Night Sky

Live! from AAS 2019

NASA’s Big Questions and the 233rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIJanuary 8, 2019AAS

The Visible and Invisible Night Sky: What Can All of the Colors Tell Us?

What does the sky look like in different wavelengths?

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIDecember 3, 2018Stellar Death

Deaths and Afterlives of Stars

The death of massive stars – studying high-energy outputs of gamma-ray bursts and the use of multi-messenger astronomy

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScISeptember 25, 2018Stellar Death

Understanding the Origins and Diversity of Planets

Learn about the formation and diversity of planets and how scientists study planetary systems.

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIJuly 25, 2018Solar System, Exoplanets, Planet Formation

Birth of Stars, Near and Far

Discover how astronomers penetrate stellar nurseries with wavelengths of light, gravitational lensing, spectroscopy, and deep-peering telescopes.

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIApril 24, 2018Star Birth

Visualizing the Universe with NASA Data

Science visualizers share their process of conveying scientific information

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIApril 10, 2018science visualization

NASA’s Exoplanet Detection: the Missions and Women Involved

In recognition of National Women’s History Month, women involved in NASA's Kepler/K2 and TESS missions share their experiences.

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIFebruary 22, 2018Exoplanets

A Window to the UV Universe: The Engineering and Science Helmed by Dr. George Carruthers

Recognition of Dr. George Carruthers and his contributions to UV astronomy

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIFebruary 5, 2018UV astronomy

Live! from AAS 2018: The Latest News from NASA Astrophysics

NASA’s Big Questions and the 231st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIDecember 13, 2017AAS

NASA’s Search for Water in the Universe

NASA is searching for water in both the atmospheres of exoplanets, and the interstellar medium where new stars and planets form.

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScINovember 16, 2017Are we alone

Multi-messenger Astronomy: A New Era in Space Science

Observing cosmic events in both light and gravitational waves opens a new era of multi-messenger astronomy, and provides insight into the workings of the universe.

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIOctober 25, 2017Multi-messenger Astronomy, Neutron Stars

What Lurks in the Dark? An Exploration of Dark Matter

Unseen mass – Dark Matter – is still a mystery for current detection methods, and relies on detection through its gravitational effects.

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScISeptember 26, 2017Dark Matter

Beyond the Solar System: Cosmic Disks

In honor of Cassini ending its 20-year exploration of Saturn, delve into debris disks existing outside our solar system.

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScISeptember 6, 2017Disks

Cosmic Beacons: 50 Years of Pulsar Discoveries

Learn of the history, research, and properties of pulsars over the past 50 years since their first radio detection.

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIJuly 21, 2017Pulsar

Connecting the 2017 Great American Eclipse to the Cosmos

Solar eclipses provide an opportunity for astrophysicists to further explore how the universe works; how mass bends space-time, and how coronagraphs are used to eclipse stars (not just our Sun).

Professional DevelopmentOutreach STScIApril 21, 2017Eclipse