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January 23rd, 2026

The Day the Sky Wouldn’t Stop Exploding: the Mystery of the Ultra-Long Gamma-Ray Burst

Most GRBs last seconds to minutes and are associated with the explosive death of a massive star. However, GRB 250702B in July 2025 lasted hours to days, confounding astronomers to understand what...

January 16th, 2026

NuSTAR at the 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

NuSTAR Weekly Highlight, January 16, 2026

January 9th, 2026

NuSTAR helps to identify the source of mysterious massive explosions

Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients may be caused by the violent destruction of a massive star by a black hole.
Now Observing: 1A_1118m61
RA: 11h 20m 57.2s
Dec: -61° 55′ 0.2″
Launched On: June 13th, 2012
Since Launch: 4,973 Days
About the Mission

NuSTAR (the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) is a NASA Small Explorer mission launched in 2012 and the first telescope in orbit to create images by focussing light in the high-energy X-ray (3 – 79 keV) region of the electromagnetic spectrum. NuSTAR is an active mission dedicated to guest observer programs, including coordination with other X-ray missions and responding to the rapidly changing X-ray sky. Its unique capabilities enable the study of a wide range of scientific targets, from supermassive black holes to our very own Sun.  

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