6 months ago
Sols 4302-4303: West Side of Upper Gediz Vallis, From Tungsten Hills to the Next Rocky Waypoint
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 The rover is on its way from the Tungsten Hills site to the next priority site for Gediz Vallis channel exploration, in which we plan to get in close enough for arm science to one of the numerous large dark-toned float blocks in the channel and also to . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_apollo #nasa_astronauts #nasa_christina_h ._koch #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_g ._reid_wiseman #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_victor_j ._glover #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_iss_research
6 months ago
Waxing Gibbous Moon over Minnesota
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped this picture of the Moon as the station orbited 265 miles above the U.S. state of Minnesota on Dec. 17, 2021. Astronauts aboard the orbital lab take images using handheld digital cameras, usually through windows in the stations cupola, for Crew Earth Observations. Crew members have produced 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_apollo #nasa_astronauts #nasa_christina_h ._koch #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_g ._reid_wiseman #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_victor_j ._glover #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_iss_research
6 months ago
NASA Ames Selects Aeronautics and Exploration Support Contractor
NASA has awarded the NASA Academic Mission Services 2 NAMS-2 contract to Crown Consulting Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, to provide the agencys Ames Research Center in Californias Silicon Valley, aeronautics and exploration technology research and development support. NAMS-2 is a single award hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of 121 million. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_apollo #nasa_astronauts #nasa_christina_h ._koch #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_g ._reid_wiseman #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_victor_j ._glover #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_iss_research
6 months ago
Sols 4304-4006: 12 Years, 42 Drill Holes, and Now… 1 Million ChemCam Shots!
Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 Today, I need to talk about ChemCam, our laser and imaging instrument on the top of Curiositys mast. It one of the instruments in the head that gives Curiosity that cute look as if it were looking around tilting its head down to the rocks at the rovers . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_apollo #nasa_astronauts #nasa_christina_h ._koch #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_g ._reid_wiseman #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_victor_j ._glover #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_iss_research
6 months ago
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Uses Iceland Terrain for Lunar Training
At first glance, it seems like a scene from an excursion on the Moons surfaceexcept the people are in hiking gear, not spacesuits.. https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_apollo #nasa_astronauts #nasa_christina_h ._koch #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_g ._reid_wiseman #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_victor_j ._glover #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_iss_research #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_general #nasa_protostars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_milky_way
6 months ago
NASA Airport Throughput Prediction Challenge
The Digital Information Platform DIP Sub-Project of Air Traffic Management 8211; eXploration ATM-X is seeking to make available in the National Airspace System a variety of live data feeds and services built on that data. The goal is to allow external partners to build advanced, data-driven services using this data, and to make these services 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_apollo #nasa_astronauts #nasa_christina_h ._koch #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_g ._reid_wiseman #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_victor_j ._glover #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_iss_research #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_general #nasa_protostars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_milky_way
6 months ago
NASA’s Lunar Challenge Participants to Showcase Innovations During Awards
NASAs Watts on the Moon Challenge, designed to advance the nation8217;s lunar exploration goals under the Artemis campaign by challenging United States innovators to develop breakthrough power transmission and energy storage technologies that could enable long-duration Moon missions, concludes on Friday, Sept. 20, at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland. For astronauts to maintain 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_apollo #nasa_astronauts #nasa_christina_h ._koch #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_g ._reid_wiseman #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_victor_j ._glover #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_iss_research #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_general #nasa_protostars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_milky_way
6 months ago
Hubble Examines a Spiral Star Factory
This NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo named NGC 5668. It is relatively near to us at 90 million light-years from Earth and quite accessible for astronomers to study with both space- and ground-based telescopes. At first glance, it doesnt seem like a remarkable galaxy. It is around . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_get_involved #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_protostars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_astronauts
6 months ago
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Conduct Space Station Research
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are headed to the International Space Station for the agencys SpaceX Crew-9 mission in September. Once on station, these crew members will support scientific investigations that include studies of blood clotting, effects of moisture on plants grown in space, and vision changes in astronauts. Here are 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_get_involved #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_protostars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_the_universe #nasa_astronauts #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change
6 months ago
Testing Europa Clipper’s Solar Arrays
On Aug. 21, 2024, engineers and technicians deployed and tested NASA8217;s Europa Clipper giant solar arrays. Each array measures about 46.5 feet 14.2 meters long and about 13.5 feet 4.1 meters high. Europa Clipper is scheduled to launch Oct. 10, 2024, on the first mission to conduct a detailed science investigation of Jupiter8217;s moon Europa. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_get_involved #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_protostars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_the_universe #nasa_astronauts #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change
6 months ago
Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays
NASA's Europa Clipper is seen here on Aug. 21, 2024, in a clean room at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The photo was taken as engineers and technicians deployed and tested the spacecraft's giant solar arrays, each of which measures about 46.5 feet 14.2 meters long and about 13.5 feet 4.1 meters high.. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news
6 months ago
NASA’s Webb Peers into the Extreme Outer Galaxy
Astronomers have directed NASAs James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this region the Extreme Outer Galaxy due to its location more than 58,000 light-years away from the Galactic Center. For comparison, Earth is approximately 26,000 light-years from the center. A team of scientists used Webbs NIRCam . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_get_involved #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_protostars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_the_universe #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips
6 months ago
NASA to Develop Lunar Time Standard for Exploration Initiatives
NASA will coordinate with U.S. government stakeholders, partners, and international standards organizations to establish a Coordinated Lunar Time LTC following a policy directive from the White House in April. The agencys Space Communication and Navigation SCaN program is leading efforts on creating a coordinated time, which will enable a future lunar ecosystem that could be 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/solar...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_get_involved #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_protostars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_the_universe #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips
6 months ago
NASA Moon to Mars Architecture Art Challenge
NASA wants you to visualize the future of space exploration This art challenge is looking for creative, artistic images to represent NASA8217;s Moon to Mars Architecture, the agency8217;s roadmap for crewed exploration of deep space. With NASA8217;sMoon to Mars Objectivesin hand, the agency is developing an architecture for crewed exploration of the Moon, Mars, and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_get_involved #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_protostars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_the_universe #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips
6 months ago
Printed Engines Propel the Next Industrial Revolution
Efforts to 3D print engines produce significant savings in rocketry and beyond. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_get_involved #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_protostars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_the_universe #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips
6 months ago
Chile Flowers Bloom in Space
In July 2021, NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station started growing chile peppers in the Advanced Plant Habitat, as part of the Plant Habitat-04 PH-04 experiment. The astronauts and a team of researchers at Kennedy worked together to monitor the peppers growth before harvesting them. In this image from Sept. 30, 2021, chile flowers 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson
6 months ago
NASA Finds Summer 2024 Hottest to Date
The agency also shared new state-of-the-art datasets that allow scientists to track Earths temperature for any month and region going back to 1880 with greater certainty. August 2024 set a new monthly temperature record, capping Earths hottest summer since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASAs Goddard Institute for Space Studies GISS 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/earth...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson
6 months ago
NASA to Preview Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter Moon
NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the agencys Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to discuss the upcoming Europa Clipper mission to Jupiters icy moon Europa. The briefing will be open to media and will air live on NASA and the agencys website, plus Facebook, X, and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson
6 months ago
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, bringing its number of residents to 12 for the 13-day handover period. After a two-orbit, three-hour journey to the station, the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft automatically docked to the orbiting laboratorys Rassvet module at 3:32 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson
6 months ago
The Marshall Star for September 11, 2024
Starship Super Heavy Breezes Through Wind Tunnel Testing NASA and its industry partners continue to make progress toward Artemis III and beyond, the first crewed lunar landing missions under the agencys Artemis campaign. SpaceX, the commercial160;Human Landing System HLS160;provider for Artemis III and Artemis IV, recently tested a 1.2 scale model of the Super Heavy 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson
6 months ago
Chile Flowers Bloom in Space
Chile pepper plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station bore fruit in the late summer and fall of 2021. Overcoming the challenges of growing fruit in microgravity is important to NASA for long-duration missions during which crew members will need good sources of Vitamin C to supplement their diets.. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news
6 months ago
Gateway Space Station in 3D
Immerse yourself in the future of deep space science exploration and download a 3D model of Gateway. Click, drag, and explore the exterior of the lunar space station from multiple angles. International teams of astronauts will use Gateway, humanity8217;s first space station to orbit the Moon, to explore the scientific mysteries of deep space. Gateway 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
6 months ago
NASA Stennis Set to Continue ASTRA Mission with Sidus Space
NASAs Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, announced Wednesday it will continue its historic in-space autonomous systems payload mission aboard an orbiting satellite through a follow-on agreement with Sidus Space, Inc. We are excited to report the historic ASTRA Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications mission will continue, said Chris Carmichael, chief, Stennis 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
6 months ago
Inspiration Among the Stars: How Johnson’s Workforce Found Their Place in Space
For some people, working for NASA is a lifelong dream. For others, it is an interesting and perhaps unexpected opportunity that comes up at just the right time and place. Everything from family ties and influential teachers to witnessing human spaceflight history and enjoying sci-fi entertainment has helped bring people of all backgrounds together at 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
6 months ago
NASA Scientists Re-Create Mars ‘Spiders’ in a Lab for First Time
Tests on Earth appear to confirm how the Red Planets spider-shaped geologic formations are carved by carbon dioxide. Since discovering them in 2003 via images from orbiters, scientists have marveled at spider-like shapes sprawled across the southern hemisphere of Mars. No one is entirely sure how these geologic features are created. Each branched formation can 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/solar...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
6 months ago
9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole
Out-of-this-world phenomena NASA astronauts will experience at the Moons south polar region.. https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
6 months ago
NASA Remembers Sept. 11
The attacks of Sept.160;11, 2001 were a national tragedy that resulted in a staggering loss of life and a significant change in American culture. Each year, we pause and remember. Beyond160;honoring the Americans who died that day, NASA also assisted FEMA in New York in the days afterward, and remembered the victims by providing flags 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
6 months ago
The Next Full Moon is a Partial Lunar Eclipse; a Supermoon; the Corn Moon; and the Harvest Moon
The next full Moon will be Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 10:35 PM EDT. The Moon will appear full from Monday evening through Thursday morning.. https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
