NASA Astrophysics Division

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astrophysics research organization space science division

The NASA Astrophysics Division is the branch of NASA responsible for planning, funding, and overseeing space- and air-based astrophysics missions and research to study the universe beyond our solar system.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astrophysics research organization → space science division →
abbreviation	NASA APD →
country	United States of America →
field	astronomy → astrophysics →
focusArea	cosmology → exoplanet science → galaxy evolution → high-energy astrophysics → interstellar medium → stellar astrophysics →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
mission	to explore the universe beyond the solar system → to investigate the formation of stars and galaxies → to search for and characterize exoplanets → to study the nature of black holes, dark matter, and dark energy → to understand the origin and evolution of the universe →
overseesMission	Chandra X-ray Observatory → Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope → GALEX Galaxy Evolution Explorer → Hubble Space Telescope → IXPE X-ray Polarimetry Explorer → James Webb Space Telescope → K2 mission → Kepler Space Telescope → NICER Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer → Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope → Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory → NuSTAR Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array → Spitzer Space Telescope → Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite →
overseesProgram	NASA Astrophysics Archives → NASA Astrophysics Data Analysis Program → NASA Astrophysics Explorers Program → NASA Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program → NASA Astrophysics Technology Program → NASA Astrophysics Theory Program →
parentOrganization	National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
partOf	NASA Science Mission Directorate →
responsibleFor	funding astrophysics research → overseeing NASA astrophysics missions → planning astrophysics space missions → supporting astrophysics data analysis and archiving →
supportsCommunity	U.S. astrophysics research community → international astrophysics collaborations →
supportsFacility	High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center → Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes → NASA Exoplanet Archive → NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NASA Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program → NASA Astrophysics Theory Program →	administeredBy
NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive → SOFIA airborne observatory operations →	fundedBy
Great Observatories program →	agency
NASA APD →	fullName
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite →	fundingAgency
NASA Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program →	operatedBy
NASA Astrophysics Technology Program →	operator
NASA Science Mission Directorate →	oversees
NASA Astrophysics Explorers Program →	parentDivision
Spitzer Space Telescope →	partOf
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope →	program