11 months ago
Aurorasaurus Roars During Historic Solar Storm
Thelargest geomagnetic stormin 21 years lit up the sky last weekend, andNASAs volunteers were ready. Between May 10thand 12th 2024, NASAsAurorasaurus projectreceived an unprecedented number of reports from around the world. It also helpedeageraurora chasers get a better view.. https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_general #nasa_iss_research #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_apollo_10 #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer
11 months ago
Hubble Views the Dawn of a Sun-like Star
Looking like a glittering cosmic geode, a trio of dazzling stars blaze from the hollowed-out cavity of a reflection nebula in this new image from NASAsHubble Space Telescope. The triple-star system is made up of the variable star HP Tau, HP Tau G2, and HP Tau G3. HP Tau is known as a T Tauri 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_stars #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_blogs #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_lenticular_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_exomars #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_auroras #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_mesosphere #nasa_science_ &_research
11 months ago
NASA Awards Contracts for Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition Services
NASA has selected four companies to provide spacecraft and related services, including acquiring spacecraft components and equipment, in support of NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The multiple awards, indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity base contracts, are firm-fixed-price with a total combined value of 6 billion. These multi-agency contracts may support other NASA centers and federal agencies. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_stars #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_blogs #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_lenticular_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_exomars #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_auroras #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_mesosphere #nasa_science_ &_research
11 months ago
Dr. Lori Glaze to begin six-month Detail as Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for ESDMD
Agency leadership has chosen Dr. Lori Glaze to begin a six-month detail as the Acting Deputy AA for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate ESDMD.. https://science.nasa.gov/d...#nasa #space #news #nasa_stars #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_blogs #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_lenticular_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_exomars #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_auroras #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_mesosphere #nasa_science_ &_research
11 months ago
NASA Around the World: Interns Teach Virtual Lessons in Kenya
Video Credit: NASADennis Brown, TechLit Africa When it comes to inspiring the next generation, NASA interns know no bounds. Interns at NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland taught students 7,600 miles away in Mogotio, Kenya, but thanks to technology, they didnt travel a single mile. Collaborating with TechLit Africa a non-profit organization that teaches 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_blogs #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_lenticular_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_exomars #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_auroras #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_mesosphere #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_jeanette_j ._epps
11 months ago
Sols 4186-4188: Almost there…
Earth planning day: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 The rover planning engineers yet again did a great job navigating through the large bedrock blocks that litter the terrain in front of us. We are getting ever closer to being able to cross the Gediz Vallis channel and associated deposits, a feature we identified long before landing . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_blogs #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_lenticular_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_exomars #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_auroras #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_mesosphere #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_jeanette_j ._epps
11 months ago
Hubble Views Cosmic Dust Lanes
Featured in this new image from the NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope is a nearly edge-on view of the lenticular galaxy NGC 4753. Lenticular galaxies have an elliptical shape and ill-defined spiral arms. This image is the objects sharpest view to date, showcasing Hubbles incredible resolving power and ability to reveal complex dust structures. NGC 4753 . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_blogs #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_lenticular_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_exomars #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_auroras #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_mesosphere #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_jeanette_j ._epps
11 months ago
Aviary: A New NASA Software Platform for Aircraft Modelling
NASA has created a new digital modelling tool for aeronautical engineers to innovate new aircraft designs, building on decades of experience using highly advanced computer code for aviation. Using this tool, researchers can create simulations of conceptual aircraft featuring never-flown technology and receive detailed data about how it would work. Named Aviary for enclosures where 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/aeron...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_missions #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_exomars #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_auroras #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_mesosphere #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_jeanette_j ._epps #nasa_learning_resources
11 months ago
NASA Earns Best Place to Work in Government for 12 Straight Years
NASA was named Thursday as the 2023 Best Place to Work in the Federal Government large agency for the 12th year in a row by the Partnership for Public Service. The title serves as a reflection of employee satisfaction with the workplace and functioning of the overall agency as NASA explores the unknown 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_missions #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_exomars #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_auroras #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_mesosphere #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_jeanette_j ._epps #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_goes -u
11 months ago
NASA, European Space Agency Unite to Land Europe’s Rover on Mars
NASA and ESA European Space Agency announced Thursday they signed an agreement to expand NASAs work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, an ESA-led mission launching in 2028 that will search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. With this memorandum of understanding, the NASA Launch Services Program will procure a U.S. commercial 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_missions #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_exomars #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_auroras #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_mesosphere #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_jeanette_j ._epps #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_goes -u
11 months ago
How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades
May 2024 has already proven to be a particularly stormy month for our Sun. During the first full week of May, a barrage of large solar flares and coronal mass ejections CMEs launched clouds of charged particles and magnetic fields toward Earth, creating the strongest solar storm to reach Earth in two decades and . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_missions #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_exomars #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_auroras #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_mesosphere #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_jeanette_j ._epps #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_goes -u
11 months ago
Mission Manager Update: VIPER Rover Approved to Move into Environmental Testing!
While NASAs VIPER team has been focused on building the flight rover that will go to the South Pole of the Moon, the team has also been making preparations for environmental testing of the rover.160; In April, the VIPER team passed a System Test Readiness Review, exploring the readiness of the facilities, procedures, and staff 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kathleen_rubins #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth_science #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_general #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_missions #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares
11 months ago
NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert
To prepare for exploring the Moon during NASAs Artemis campaign, the agency is conducting a week-long field test in the lunar-like landscape of San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona to practice moonwalk scenarios. NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas are serving as the crewmembers and wearing mockup spacesuit systems as they traverse through 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/human...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kathleen_rubins #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth_science #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_general #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_missions #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares
11 months ago
How ‘Glowing’ Plants Could Help Scientists Predict Flash Drought
An unusual boost in plant productivity can foreshadow severe soil water loss. NASA satellites are following the clues. Flaring up rapidly and with little warning, the drought that gripped much of the United States in the summer of 2012 was one of the most extensive the country had seen since the yearslong Dust Bowl of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/earth...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kathleen_rubins #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth_science #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_general #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_missions #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares
11 months ago
NASA’s DC-8 to Fly Low Altitude Over Pocatello, Idaho, for Final Flight
NASAs DC-8 aircraft will fly at low altitude over Pocatello, Idaho, and surrounding areas during its final flight from NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to Idaho State University. After 37 years of successful airborne science missions, the DC-8 aircraft is retiring at Idaho State University, where it will be used to train 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kathleen_rubins #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth_science #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_general #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_missions #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares
11 months ago
NASA’s DC-8 to Fly Low Altitude Over San Jose, California, for Final Flight
NASAs DC-8 aircraft will fly at low altitude over San Jose and surrounding areas during its final flight from NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. After 37 years of successful airborne science missions, the DC-8 aircraft is retiring at Idaho State University, where it will be 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kathleen_rubins #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth_science #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_general #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_missions #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares
11 months ago
NASA’s DC-8 to Fly Low Altitude Over Palmdale, California, for Final Flight
NASAs DC-8 aircraft will fly at low altitude over Palmdale, California, and surrounding areas during its final flight from NASAs Armstrongs Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. After 37 years of successful airborne science missions, the DC-8 aircraft is retiring at Idaho State University, where it will be 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kathleen_rubins #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth_science #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_general #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_missions #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares
11 months ago
NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory
After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains. NASA8217;s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory will make its final flight May 15 to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, where it will be used to train future aircraft technicians by providing real-world experience in the colleges Aircraft Maintenance Technology Program. Before 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kathleen_rubins #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth_science #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_general #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_missions #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares
11 months ago
NASA Names Deputy Station Manager, Operations Integration Manager
NASA selected Dina Contella as the deputy program manager and Bill Spetch as the operations integration manager for the agencys International Space Station Program, effective Sunday, June 2. Dinas depth of experience with the complex and dynamic aspects of the space station mission will be instrumental for leading through future challenges, said Dana Weigel, program 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kathleen_rubins #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth_science #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_general #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_missions #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares
11 months ago
What Is… Earth’s Atmosphere?
When we talk about the Earth8217;s Atmosphere, what do we mean Imagine a layer cake, wrapping around the Earth. That is essentially what the Earths atmosphere is like: layers upon layers of gas surrounding the Earth, working to protect the planet. We asked Rei Ueyama, an atmospheric scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, to explain 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_iss_research #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_science_for_everyone #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -125
11 months ago
Aurora over Idaho
The aurora paints the sky near Malad City, Idaho, red, purple, and green in this May 11, 2024, image. This aurora was sparked by multiple eruptions of solar materialcalled coronal mass ejectionscolliding with Earth8217;s magnetic field. This interaction with Earths magnetic field can spark a geomagnetic storm and send particles from space rocketing down magnetic 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_science_for_everyone #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -125
11 months ago
Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory
NASAs DC-8 aircraft the worlds largest flying science laboratory began its science missions in 1987 and since then, has flown in service of the science community over places like Antarctica, Greenland, and Thailand. Aircraft like the DC-8 have enabled scientists to ask questions about life on Earth and explore them in a way 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_science_for_everyone #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -125
11 months ago
Tech Today: A NASA-Inspired Bike Helmet with Aerodynamics of a Jet
Before the U.S. Cycling Federation adopted a requirement for all bike racers to wear helmets in 1986, most people rode without one. The only helmet options at the time drew rider complaints for being too hot and heavy. But, with a bit inspiration from a NASA aircraft wing design used during World War II, more 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_science_for_everyone #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -125
11 months ago
NASA to Discuss New Polar Climate Mission During Media Teleconference
NASA is hosting a media call at 3 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 15, to discuss the agencys PREFIRE Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment mission, which aims to improve life on Earth by studying heat loss from Earths polar regions and provide information on our changing climate. The first of two shoebox-sized satellites is 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_science_for_everyone #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -125
11 months ago
Station Science 101 | Research in Microgravity: Higher, Faster, Longer
The International Space Station provides unique features that enable innovative research, including microgravity, exposure to space, a unique orbit, and hands-on operation by crew members. Microgravity The space station provides consistent, long-term access to microgravity. Eliminating the effects of Earths gravity on experiments is a game-changer across many disciplines, including research on living things and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_auroras #nasa_solar_flares #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_science_for_everyone #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -125
