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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
NASA Astrophysics Division canonical	21
astrophysics division of NASA Science Mission Directorate	1

Statements (50)

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 ⓘ surface form: 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	Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes ⓘ surface form: NASA Astrophysics Archives NASA Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program ⓘ surface form: NASA Astrophysics Data Analysis Program NASA Astrophysics Explorers Program ⓘ NASA Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program ⓘ NASA Astrophysics Technology Program ⓘ NASA Astrophysics Theory Program ⓘ
parentOrganization	NASA ⓘ surface form: 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 (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SOFIA airborne observatory operations → fundedBy → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

NASA Science Mission Directorate → oversees → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

Spitzer Space Telescope → partOf → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

Great Observatories program → agency → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

NASA APD → fullName → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

NASA Astrophysics Theory Program → administeredBy → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive → fundedBy → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite → fundingAgency → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

NASA Astrophysics Technology Program → operator → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

NASA Astrophysics Explorers Program → parentDivision → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

NASA Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program → operatedBy → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

NASA Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program → administeredBy → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope → program → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

MAST → operatedFor → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

NASA Astrophysics Archives → operatedBy → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

NASA Explorer program (beyond-Explorer class) → scienceDiscipline → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: astrophysics division of NASA Science Mission Directorate

IPAC → sponsor → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

NASA Extragalactic Database → sponsor → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

Medium Explorer (MIDEX) → administeredBy → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

subject surface form: Medium Explorer

Missions of Opportunity → administeredBy → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

NASA astrophysics observatories → sponsoredBy → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ

Coronagraph Instrument → fundingAgency → NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ