Strange Magnetic Bubbles at the Edge of the Solar

A gem from NASA Heliophysics and the Science Visualization Studio. The sun’s magnetic field spins opposite directions on the north and south poles. These oppositely pointing magnetic fields are separated [...]

Where We Stand in the Cosmic Energy Continuum

This is an excerpt from Cosmic Journeys “Cold Sparks & Black Holes.” It’s the start of a journey through the incredible continuum of cosmic energy that produced us. Today, energy [...]

Unmasking Giant Black Holes

From the NASA Swift team, watch full screen 1080p! Most large galaxies contain a giant central black hole. In an active galaxy, matter falling toward the supermassive black hole powers [...]

Strange Rumblings of a Neutron Star

The Crab Nebula courtesy of NASA. Created by a supernova seen nearly a thousand years ago, it’s one of the sky’s most famous “star wrecks.” For decades, most astronomers have [...]

Gamma Ray Thunderstorms

in 1080p… A big surprise from the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope. It detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth, a phenomenon never seen before. Scientists think the [...]