7 days ago
NASA and Forest Service Use Balloon to Help Firefighters Communicate
NASA is participating in a collaborative effort to use high-altitude balloons to improve real-time communications among firefighters battling wildland fires. 160; The rugged and often remote locations where wildland fires burn mean cell phone service is often limited, making communication between firefighters and command posts difficult. 160; The flight testing of the Strategic Tactical Radio 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_irregular_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_carl_e ._walz #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_james_h ._newman #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_general #nasa_black_holes
7 days ago
NASA’s EMIT Will Explore Diverse Science Questions on Extended Mission
The imaging spectrometer measures the colors of light reflected from Earths surface to study fields such as agriculture, hydrology, and climate science. Observing our planet from the International Space Station since July 2022, NASAs EMIT Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation mission is beginning its next act. At first the imaging spectrometer was solely aimed 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_irregular_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_carl_e ._walz #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_james_h ._newman #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_general #nasa_black_holes #nasa_aerospace_frontiers
7 days ago
NASA Stennis Secures Grant for Clean Energy Project
NASAs Stennis Space Center has been awarded a highly competitive U.S. Department of Energy grant to transform its main administration building into a facility that produces as much renewable energy as it uses. Following an Oct. 29 announcement, NASA Stennis, located near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, will receive 1.95 million through the Assisting Federal Facilities 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_irregular_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_carl_e ._walz #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_james_h ._newman #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_general #nasa_black_holes #nasa_aerospace_frontiers
7 days ago
NASA Seeks Options for Future Headquarters Building
As the agency continues to explore for the benefit of all, NASA is in the process of searching for a new headquarters facility in Washington or the immediate surrounding area. The current NASA Headquarters lease expires in August 2028, and the agency already has evaluated multiple options including leasing or purchasing within the District of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_irregular_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_carl_e ._walz #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_james_h ._newman #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_general #nasa_black_holes #nasa_aerospace_frontiers
7 days ago
NASA’s Hubble Sees Aftermath of Galaxy’s Scrape with Milky Way
A story of survival is unfolding at the outer reaches of our galaxy, and NASAs Hubble Space Telescope is witnessing the saga. The Large Magellanic Cloud, also called the LMC, is one of the Milky Way galaxys nearest neighbors. This dwarf galaxy looms large on the southern nighttime sky at 20 times the apparent diameter . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_irregular_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_carl_e ._walz #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_james_h ._newman #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_general #nasa_black_holes #nasa_aerospace_frontiers
7 days ago
Telescope for NASA’s Roman Mission Complete, Delivered to Goddard
NASAs Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one giant step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. The mission has now received its final major delivery: the Optical Telescope Assembly, which includes a 7.9-foot 2.4-meter primary mirror, nine additional mirrors, and supporting structures and electronics. The assembly was delivered Nov. 7. to the largest 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_irregular_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_milky_way #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_carl_e ._walz #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_james_h ._newman #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_general #nasa_black_holes #nasa_aerospace_frontiers
7 days ago
NASA Administrator to Visit, Sign Agreement with Peru’s Space Agency
Continuing his engagement to deepen international collaboration and promote the peaceful use of space, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will travel to Lima on Wednesday. Nelson will meet with Maj. Gen. Roberto Melgar Sheen, director of Perus National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development CONIDA Thursday, Nov. 14, and sign a non-binding memorandum of understanding to 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_carl_e ._walz #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_james_h ._newman #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_general #nasa_earth_science #nasa_aerospace_frontiers #nasa_oceans #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_iss_research #nasa_humans_in_space
7 days ago
A Caribbean Spacewalk
In this photo taken on Sept. 16, 1993, NASA astronauts James H. Newman left, and Carl E. Walz evaluate procedures and gear for an upcoming Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission with the Caribbean Sea and part of the Bahama Islands chain in view. Newman and Walzs spacewalk, part of the STS-51 mission, lasted seven hours, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_carl_e ._walz #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_james_h ._newman #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_general #nasa_earth_science #nasa_aerospace_frontiers #nasa_oceans #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_iss_research #nasa_humans_in_space
