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 JPL Scientists, Engineers Collaborate With Artists for Exhibition
Works in Blended Worlds: Experiments in Interplanetary Imagination, an exhibit in Glendale, California, help shrink the universe into something tangible. The universe is vast and filled with countless worlds, but a new exhibit at the Brand Library 38; Art Center in Glendale, California, aims to shrink time and space. For Blended Worlds: Experiments in Interplanetary 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #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 #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation
7 months ago
NASA Astronauts to Discuss Mission from Space Station
Media are invited to hear from NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams during an Earth to space call at 2:15 p.m. EDT, Friday, Sept. 13. The pair will participate in a news conference aboard the International Space Station in low Earth orbit. Coverage of the event will stream on NASA, the NASA app, and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #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 #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation
7 months ago
NASA Ames Fire Department to Conduct Live Aircraft Fire Training
The NASA Ames Fire Department will conduct emergency response fire trainingon the west ramp of the Moffett Federal Airfield between 8a.m. and 8 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Sept. 10 through Saturday, Sept. 14.The media and the public are advised that sirens may be audible and smoke plumes and flames may be visible from U.S. Highway 101 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #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 #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation
7 months ago
The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia
The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif, near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia, containing Brandberg Mountain, the African nation8217;s highest peak and ancient rock paintings going back at least 2,000 years, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above. Image Credit: NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
7 months ago
Public Affairs Manager Gary Jordan
Its 2 a.m. in the morning on a Sunday. You have your headset in your hand. You8217;re about to walk into Mission Control. And you understand in the darkness, the crickets chirping, the lights shining on the building you understand where you8217;re going and what you8217;re a part of. 8220;This is the building 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
7 months ago
Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at NASA Goddard
The public is invited to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 9 p.m. EDT at NASA Goddards Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. International Observe the Moon Night is a time to come together with fellow Moon enthusiasts and curious people around the world. The public is invited to 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
7 months ago
Like a Diamond in the Sky: How to Spot NASA’s Solar Sail Demo in Orbit
Now that its reflective sail has deployed fully open in orbit, the160;Advanced Composite Solar Sail System160;can be seen in the night sky from many locations across the world Stargazers can join NASAs SpotTheSail campaign by using the160;NASA app on mobile platforms to find out when the spacecraft will be visible at their location. The app, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
7 months ago
Find Me on the Moon: NASA Lunar Navigation Challenge
NASAs Artemis campaign is a series of lunar missions to further explore the lunar landscape to prepare for future missions to Mars. The Artemis missions will send humans to land on the moon and explore the lunar south pole. This will be NASA8217;s first human lunar landing since the Apollo missions over 50 years ago. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
7 months ago
NASA’s Hubble, Chandra Find Supermassive Black Hole Duo
Like two Sumo wrestlers squaring off, the closest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes have been observed in tight proximity. These are located approximately 300 light-years apart and were detected using NASAs Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. These black holes, buried deep within a pair of colliding galaxies, are fueled by infalling . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
7 months ago
NASA Science for Your Classroom: Opportunities for Educators
The summer season for educators can be a time of rest and rejuvenation, but it can also offer opportunities for professional learning with new colleagues beyond your own school. The following programs from NASAs Science Activation Program offer end-of-summerearly-fall curricular resources and connections with other educators that can help you bring new science ideas and . https://science.nasa.gov/l...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
7 months ago
NASA, Boeing Welcome Starliner Spacecraft to Earth, Close Mission
NASA and Boeing safely returned the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft following its landing at 10:01 p.m. MDT Sept. 6 at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, concluding a three-month flight test to the International Space Station. I am extremely proud of the work our collective team put into this entire flight test, and we are 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sea_level_rise #nasa_cubesats #nasa_technology
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
7 months ago
NASA Selects Langley Research Center Support Contractor
NASA has awarded the Center, Operations Maintenance, and Engineering II contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee, to support operations at the agencys Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of 973.7 million. Following a phase-in period that starts Tuesday, Oct. 1 and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#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
7 months ago
New Hardware for Future Artemis Moon Missions Arrive at NASA Kennedy
From across the Atlantic Ocean and through the Gulf of Mexico, two ships converged, delivering key spacecraft and rocket components of NASA8217;s Artemis campaign to the agency8217;s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On Sept. 3, ESA European Space Agency marked a milestone in the Artemis III mission as its European-built service module for NASAs Orion 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#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
7 months ago
NASA’s Boeing Starliner Mission Landing Criteria, Timeline
As NASA and Boeing prepare to return the companys Starliner spacecraft uncrewed from the International Space Station to Earth, safety and mission success remain as top priorities for the teams. Mission managers will complete a series of operational and weather checks before the spacecraft undocks from the orbital complex.160; The Starliner spacecraft is the first 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
7 months ago
Join the Eclipsing Binary Patrol and Spot Rare Stellar Pairs!
Eclipsing binaries are special pairs of stars that cross in front of one another as they orbitstars that take turns blocking one another from our view. AtEclipsing Binary Patrol,the newest NASA-funded citizen science project, youll have a chance to help discover these unusual pairs of objects. In Eclipsing Binary Patrol, youll work with real data . https://science.nasa.gov/g...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
7 months ago
Ames Wind Tunnel
Construction of the Ames wind tunnel and its original 40- by 80-foot test section. A later expansion created an additional 80- by 120-foot test section. A Navy blimp, which would have been based at Hangars 2 and 3 at Moffett Field, patrols in the background. Image Credit: NACA. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
7 months ago
NASA to Support DARPA Robotic Satellite Servicing Program
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA have signed an interagency agreement to collaborate on a satellite servicing demonstration in geosynchronous Earth orbit, where hundreds of satellites provide communications, meteorological, national security, and other vital functions. Under this agreement, NASA will provide subject matter expertise to DARPAs Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites RSGS 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
7 months ago
NASA’s Hubble, MAVEN Help Solve the Mystery of Mars’ Escaping Water
Mars was once a very wet planet as is evident in its surface geological features. Scientists know that over the last 3 billion years, at least some water went deep underground, but what happened to the rest Now, NASAs Hubble Space Telescope and MAVEN Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution missions are helping unlock that mystery. . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
7 months ago
Eclipses Create Atmospheric Gravity Waves, NASA Student Teams Confirm
Student teams from three U.S. universities became the first to measure what scientists have long predicted: eclipses can generate ripples in Earths atmosphere called atmospheric gravity waves. The waves telltale signature emerged in data captured during the North American annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, as part of the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project NEBP 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/learn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
