7 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
7 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
7 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
7 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
7 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
7 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
7 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
7 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
7 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
7 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
7 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
7 months ago
Margin’ up the Crater Rim!
To conclude its exploration of the mysterious margin unit before it ascends the rim of Jezero Crater, Perseverance made one last stop this past week to investigate these strange rocks at Eremita Mesa. Since beginning its steep drive up the crater rim, Perseverance has been traversing along the edge of the margin unit the margin . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_heliosphere #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_sun #nasa_voyager_1 #nasa_voyager_2 #nasa_voyager_program #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -64 #nasa_scientific_balloons
7 months ago
Astronaut Frank Culbertson Letter from September 11, 2001
Editor8217;s Note:The following is the text of a letter from Expedition Three Commander Frank L. Culbertson Captain, USN Retired, reflecting on the events of September 11. September 12, 2001; 7:34 p.m. I haven8217;t written very much about specifics of this mission during the month I8217;ve been here, mainly for two reasons: the first being that 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_heliosphere #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_sun #nasa_voyager_1 #nasa_voyager_2 #nasa_voyager_program #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_sts -64 #nasa_scientific_balloons
7 months ago
Starship Super Heavy Breezes Through Wind Tunnel Testing at NASA Ames
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 commercial Human Landing System HLS provider for Artemis III and Artemis IV, recently tested a 1.2 scale model of the Super Heavy rocket, or booster, in the transonic 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_heliosphere #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_sun #nasa_voyager_1 #nasa_voyager_2 #nasa_voyager_program #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_sts -64 #nasa_scientific_balloons
7 months ago
A Starry View
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has infrared vision that lets us peer through the dusty veil of nearby star-forming region NGC 1333. We can see planetary mass objects, newborn stars, and brown dwarfs; some of the faintest stars in this mosaic image are in fact newly born free-floating brown dwarfs with masses comparable to those 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_heliosphere #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_sun #nasa_voyager_1 #nasa_voyager_2 #nasa_voyager_program #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_sts -64 #nasa_scientific_balloons
7 months ago
Voyager 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap
The spacecraft uses its thrusters to stay pointed at Earth, but after 47 years in space some of the fuel tubes have become clogged. Engineers working on NASAs Voyager 1 probe have successfully mitigated an issue with the spacecrafts thrusters, which keep the distant explorer pointed at Earth so that it can receive commands, send . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_heliosphere #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_sun #nasa_voyager_1 #nasa_voyager_2 #nasa_voyager_program #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_sts -64 #nasa_scientific_balloons
7 months ago
Childhood Snow Days Transformed Linette Boisvert into a Sea Ice Scientist
Linette Boisvert turned a childhood love of snow into a career as a sea ice scientist studying climate change. Name:160;Linette BoisvertTitle: Assistant Lab Chief, Cryospheric Sciences Branch, and160;Deputy Project Scientist for the Aqua SatelliteFormal Job Classification: Sea Ice ScientistOrganization: Cryospheric Science Branch, Science Directorate Code 615 What do you do and what is most interesting 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/peopl...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_heliosphere #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_sun #nasa_voyager_1 #nasa_voyager_2 #nasa_voyager_program #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_sts -64 #nasa_scientific_balloons
7 months ago
15 Years Ago: Japan launches HTV-1, its First Resupply Mission to the Space Station
On Sept. 10, 2009, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA launched its first cargo delivery spacecraft, the H-II Transfer Vehicle-1 HTV-1, to the International Space Station. The HTV cargo vehicles, also called Kounotori, meaning white stork in Japanese, not only maintained the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo but also resupplied the space station in general with 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_heliosphere #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_sun #nasa_voyager_1 #nasa_voyager_2 #nasa_voyager_program #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_sts -64 #nasa_scientific_balloons
7 months ago
Sols 4300-4301: Rippled Pages
Earth planning date: Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 With todays plan, Curiosity completes its most southerly planned exploration of the Gediz Vallis channel. From here, our rover will head north and climb out of the channel to explore terrain to the west. Our planned drive to the Tungsten Hills rocks, named for a famous mining district . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_heliosphere #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_sun #nasa_voyager_1 #nasa_voyager_2 #nasa_voyager_program #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_sts -64 #nasa_scientific_balloons
7 months ago
30 Years Ago: STS-64 Astronauts Test a Spacewalk Rescue Aid
On Sept. 9, 1994, space shuttle Discovery took to the skies on its 19th trip into space. During their 11-day mission, the STS-64 crew of Commander Richard Dick N. Richards, Pilot L. Blaine Hammond, and Mission Specialists Jerry M. Linenger, Susan J. Helms, Carl J. Meade, and Mark C. Lee demonstrated many of the space 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -64 #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_blogs #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_earth 's_moon
7 months ago
Kyle Helson Finds EXCITE-ment in Exoplanet Exploration
Almost a decade ago, then-grad student Kyle Helson contributed to early paperwork for NASAs EXCITE mission. As a scientist at Goddard, Helson helped make this balloon-based telescope a reality: EXCITE launched successfully on Aug. 31. Name: Kyle HelsonTitle: Assistant Research ScientistOrganization: Observational Cosmology Lab Code 665, via UMBC and the GESTAR II cooperative agreement with 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/peopl...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -64 #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_blogs #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_earth 's_moon
7 months ago
NASA to Test Telemedicine, Gather Essential Health Data with Polaris Dawn Crew
NASA researchers will soon benefit from a suite of experiments flying aboard a new fully-commercial human spaceflight mission, strengthening future agency science as we venture to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The experiments are flying as part of the Polaris Dawn mission which launched aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket earlier today. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/human...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -64 #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_blogs #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_earth 's_moon
7 months ago
Sols 4297-4299: This Way to Tungsten Hills
Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 Contact science in our immediate workspace includes a joint effort by MAHLI and APXS to characterize a gray rock with two targets named Big Baldy and Big Bird Lake. ChemCam focused its Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy LIBS instrument on a rock with a reddish coating, Purple Creek, and . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe
7 months ago
NASA Invites Media to Discuss Europa Clipper Mission
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 9, to provide an update on Europa Clipper, a mission that will study whether Jupiters moon Europa could be hospitable to life. The teleconference will occur after a key decision point meeting earlier that day regarding next steps for the mission. Audio of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sea_level_rise #nasa_cubesats #nasa_technology #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew
7 months ago
NASA Summer Camp Inspires Future Climate Leaders
From July 15-19, 2024, the Coastal Equity and Resilience Hub at the Georgia Institute of Technology collaborated with the University of Georgia UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant to host a week-long NASA Sea Level Changemakers Summer Camp. The camp introduced 14 rising 7th-8th graders to how coastal areas are changing due to sea . https://science.nasa.gov/l...#nasa #space #news #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sea_level_rise #nasa_cubesats #nasa_technology #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew
7 months ago
CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit
Tiny satellites, also known as CubeSats, are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the International Space Station8217;s Kibo laboratory module. The CubeSats were delivered aboard the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter and will serve a variety of educational and research purposes for public and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sea_level_rise #nasa_cubesats #nasa_technology #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew
7 months ago
OSAM-1 Partnership Opportunity: Request for Information
NASA is exploring potential partnerships for alternate use cases for the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 OSAM-1 flight hardware, test facilities, and experienced personnel. Through a Request for Information for OSAM-1 Partnerships released Sept. 5, 2024, NASA seeks interest from U.S. organizations that will benefit commercial, civil, and national objectives, thereby advancing domestic leadership 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sea_level_rise #nasa_cubesats #nasa_technology #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew
7 months ago
Hubble Examines a Busy Galactic Center
This NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy IC 4709a located around 240 million light-years away in the southern constellation Telescopium. Hubble beautifully captures its faint halo and swirling disk filled with stars and dust bands. The compact region at its core might be the most remarkable sight. It holds an active galactic . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system
7 months ago
Persevering Through the Storm
Its dust-storm season on Mars Over the past couple of weeks, as we ascended the Jezero Crater rim, our science team has monitored increasing dust in the atmosphere typically highest around this time of the Martian year.. https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant
7 months ago
Sols 4295-4296: A Martian Moon and Planet Earth
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 Todays two-sol plan contains the usual science blocks filled with contact science and remote science to observe and assess the geology surrounding us. However, the Mastcam team is hoping to capture a special celestial event above the Martian skyline as one of Mars moons, Phobos, will be in . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history
