From Dead Galaxies to Mysterious Dots: 10 Amazing NASA Discoveries

From Dead Galaxies to Mysterious Dots: 10 Amazing NASA Discoveries

By Sheetal Kumari | December 31, 2024

Dead Galaxies

On February 10, 2020, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a “dead” galaxy, devoid of star formation.

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Water on Mars

 In December 2015, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter found evidence of liquid water on Mars, a groundbreaking discovery.

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 Exoplanets

On February 22, 2017, NASA announced the discovery of thousands of exoplanets, potentially hosting life, thanks to the Kepler space telescope.

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 Mysterious Dots

 In May 2019, Hubble spotted mysterious dots in space, sparking theories about dark matter and its role in the universe.

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Supernovae

On October 31, 2013, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope witnessed a supernova, the explosive death of a star, in a distant galaxy.

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Asteroid Belt

 In June 2015, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft explored the asteroid belt, revealing insights into the solar system’s formation and evolution.

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Dead Galaxies

On February 10, 2020, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a “dead” galaxy, devoid of star formation.

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Black Hole

On April 10, 2019, NASA’s Event Horizon Telescope captured the first-ever image of a black hole, a historic moment in astrophysics.

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Cosmic Microwave Background

On April 23, 1992, NASA’s COBE satellite mapped the cosmic microwave background, the universe’s oldest light, providing clues to the universe’s origins.

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Organic Molecules in Space

On October 27, 2008, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope discovered complex organic molecules in space, building blocks of life, in a distant star-forming region.

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