Science Projects
The dedicated team at the Science Projects Branch provides oversight and support to numerous, cutting-edge, research projects and science teams across the Division. In addition to the projects listed below, they also manage the Chandra X-ray Observatory Program.
Earth Science
- SERVIR
Astrophysics
- Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
- Lynx X-ray Observatory
Optical Telescopes
- Predictive Thermal Control (PTC)
- Segmented Mirror Technology Program (SMPT)
Heliophysics
- Full sun Ultraviolet Rocket Spectrometer (FURST),
- Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrometer, (MaGIXS)
- Hinode
- Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT)
- Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha Spectro-Polarimeter (CLASP)
- Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha Spectro-Polarimeter (CLASP 2)
On 1/20/23 the Chandra X-ray Observatory Outreach Team joined the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center community relations team and manned exhibits during the Huntsville Havoc hockey team’s “Space Night”. Over 2500 spectators attended the game with several hundred stopping by …
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NASA’s most recent image release entitled “The Enduring Stellar Lifecycle in 30 Doradus” was released on 1/9/23. The “Tarantula Nebula” (officially known as 30 Doradus) is available in a composite image of Chandra and JWST data for the first time. …
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The most recent Chandra press and image release “Astronomers Dig Out Buried Black Holes with NASA’s Chandra” was released on 1/11/23. Hundreds of black holes previously hidden, or buried, have been found using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result helps …
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The most recent Chandra image release “Astronomers See Stellar Self-Control in Action” was released on 11/29/22. A new study shows how some stars can demonstrate “self-control” when forming in groups. By expelling most of the gas from the system, the …
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A GSFC-submitted JWST telescope paper has been accepted to the (Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s JWST Overview Special Issue. MSFC co-authors listed on the paper include Phil Stahl (ST10), Jeff Kegley (ST15), and Helen Cole (ST10). The …