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Astronomers, using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have come up with what they say is some of their best evidence yet for the presence of a rare class of “intermediate-sized” black hole that may be lurking in the heart of the closest globular star cluster to Earth, located 6,000 light-years away. Like intense gravitational potholes in the fabric of space, virtually all black holes seem to come in two sizes: small and humongous. It’s estimated that our galaxy is littered with 100 million small black holes (several times the mass of our Sun) created from exploded stars. The universe at large is flooded with supermassive black holes, weighing millions or billions of times our Sun’s mass and found in the centers of galaxies. A long-sought missing link is an intermediate-mass black hole, weighing in somewhere between 199 and 10,000 solar masses. How would they form, where would they hang out, and why do they seem to be so rare? For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Paul Morris: Lead Producer Music Credit Tesseract by Cody Johnson [ASCAP] and Gina Kouyoumdjian [BMI] via Emperia Alpha Publishing [ASCAP], Emperia Beta Publishing [BMI], and Universal Production Music Animation Credit: Black Hole accreting material animation by Aurore Simmonet Computer Representation of the Stellar Motions in the Core of M4: Mattia Libralato (AURA/STScI for ESA)

From forest floor to space, NASA scientists and collaborators are advancing tools and methods to predict, remotely detect, and ultimately mitigate wildfires. That process starts with understanding fire behavior, tracking them with satellites, and getting that data in the hands of land managers and communities facing record-breaking fire seasons. Universal Production Music: Big Found by Ran Shir [BMI], Rotem Moav [BMI]; Swirling Blizzard by Laurent Dury [SACEM]; Dry Ice by Alessandro Rizzo [PRS], Elliot Greenway Ireland [PRS], Paper Boy [PRS]; Into Motion by Peter Larsen [PRS] Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Katie Jepson (KBRwyle): Lead Producer Katie Jepson (KBRwyle): Narrator Katie Jepson (KBRwyle): Editor Doug C. Morton (NASA/GSFC): Scientist Elizabeth Hoy (GST): Scientist Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Animator Alex Bodnar (None): Animator Jonathan North (KBRwyle): Animator

In October 2023, NASA is launching the Heliophysics Big Year – a global celebration of solar science and the Sun’s influence on Earth, our solar system, and beyond. Modeled after the “Big Year” concept from citizen scientists in the bird-watching community, the Heliophysics Big Year challenges everyone to get involved with fun Sun-related activities. Visit https://go.nasa.gov/HelioBigYear to learn more! Credits: Music: “Nanofiber” by Andrew Michael Britton [PRS], David Stephen Goldsmith [PRS]; “Climbing the Ladder” by Jose Tomas Novoa Espinosa [BMI] via Universal Production Music Video credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Producer: Beth Anthony (KBRwyle), Joy Ng (KBRwyle), Lacey Young (KBRwyle) Writer: Denise Hill (ADNET Systems) Editor: Beth Anthony (KBRwyle)

NASA's Near Space Network delivers critical communications and navigation services to missions observing the Earth, studying the Sun, and exploring the Moon and beyond. Through our network, spacecraft can send different types of data back to Earth, anything from an astronaut talking to mission control, a science image of a neutron star, and so much more. This Earth-space connection, known as Space Communications and Navigation, connects missions out to 2,000,000 kilometers away with scientists. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Producer: David Ryan Writers: Katherine Schauer and Mariah Pulver Voice Over: Heidi Leach

Want to view a solar eclipse but don’t have eclipse glasses? No problem! An easy way to safely view a solar eclipse is with a box pinhole projector. With a few simple supplies, you can create a safe and fun way to experience the magic of an eclipse from anywhere. Watch this how-to video to see just how easy it is! Except during the brief phase of totality during a total solar eclipse, you should never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection specially designed for solar viewing. Do not use standard binoculars or telescopes to watch a solar eclipse without safe solar filters attached to the front of the device. Regular sunglasses are NOT safe for attempting to look directly at the Sun. To learn more about eclipses and eclipse safety visit https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses... Credits: Music: “Happy Strut” by Dan Phillipson [PRS] via Universal Production Music Video credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Producer: Beth Anthony (KBRwyle) Writer: Beth Anthony (KBRwyle) Editor: Beth Anthony (KBRwyle) Videographer: Beth Anthony (KBRwyle) Additional graphics: Vecteezy, Motion Array

Recent observations from the Hubble Space Telescope show that Neptune's clouds are almost completely disappearing! Astronomers report that their continual monitoring of Neptune’s weather uncovered a link between its shifting cloud abundance and the 11-year solar cycle, where the Sun’s activity waxes and wanes under the driving force of its entangled magnetic field. At present, the cloud coverage seen on Neptune is extremely low, with the exception of some clouds hovering over the giant planet’s south pole. A team of astronomers discovered that the abundance of clouds normally seen at the icy giant’s mid-latitudes started to fade in 2019. For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Paul Morris: Lead Producer Music Credit: “Outer Rim” by Brandon Seliga [BMI] via Emperia Beta Publishing [BMI] and Universal Production Music Image Credit: Image of Lick Observatory, credit UC Santa Cruz

On the left side of the frame is the full circle of the Sun. It appears in a golden yellow color, but splotchy and with thin yellow wisps extending from the surface. Some areas are very bright and others almost black. The whole Sun rotates steadily, with one full rotation taking 12 minutes in this time lapse. There are usually only a few bright regions visible at a time and they shift and flash like small fires. From these regions there are wispy loops reaching up above the surface that rapidly change shape and size. On the right side of the frame are two white-outlined squares with enlargements of interesting regions of the Sun. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scott Wiessinger (PAO): Lead Producer Tom Bridgman (SVS): Lead Visualizer Scott Wiessinger (PAO): Editor