4 months ago
AstroViz: Iconic Pillars of Creation Star in NASA’s New 3D Visualization
NASAs Universe of Learning a partnership among the Space Telescope Science Institute STScI, CaltechIPAC, the Center for Astrophysics 124; Harvard 038; Smithsonian, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and part of the NASA Science Activation program portfolio recently released a new 3D visualization of the towering clouds of cosmic dust and gas at the . https://science.nasa.gov/l...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_for_educators #nasa_nebulae #nasa_science_activation #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_curiosity_ (rover) #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_missions #nasa_opportunity_ (rover) #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_robotics #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_iss_research #nasa_neowise #nasa_comets
4 months ago
NASA Trains Machine Learning Algorithm for Mars Sample Analysis
When a robotic rover lands on another world, scientists have a limited amount of time to collect data from the troves of explorable material, because of short mission durations and the length of time to complete complex experiments. Thats why researchers at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are investigating the use of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_technology #nasa_exomars #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_robotics #nasa_apollo #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_careers #nasa_dark_energy #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_tech_demo_missions #nasa_women_at_nasa
5 months ago
Sols 4236-4238: One More Time… for Contact Science at Mammoth Lakes
Earth planning date: Friday, July 5, 2024 Curiosity will drive away from the Mammoth Lakes drill location on the second sol of this three-sol weekend plan, but before she does, the team will take the opportunity for one last chance at contact science in this interesting region of the Gediz Vallis deposit. The team have . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense
5 months ago
The NASA Breath Diagnostics Challenge
The NASA Breath Diagnostics challenge tasks solvers to leverage their expertise to develop a classification model that can accurately discriminate between the breath of COVID-positive and COVID-negative individuals, using existing data. The ultimate goal is to improve the accuracy of the NASA E-Nose device as a potential clinical tool that would provide diagnostic results based 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_nasa_history
5 months ago
NASA Science Activation Teams Present at National Rural STEM Summit
NASA Science Activation SciAct teams participated in the National Rural STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, 038; Mathematics Summit held June 4-7, 2024 in Tucson, Arizona. Hosted by Kalman Mannis of the Rural Activation and Innovation Network Arizona Science Center and the SciTech Institute, the summit fostered learning and sharing among organizations dedicated to creating partnerships and . https://science.nasa.gov/l...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing
5 months ago
Eight CubeSats Lift Off for NASA on Firefly Aerospace Rocket!
As part of NASAs CubeSat Launch Initiative, Firefly Aerospace launched eight small satellites on July 3 aboard the companys Alpha rocket. Named Noise of Summer, the rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:04 p.m. PDT. The CubeSat missions were designed by universities and NASA 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_cubesats #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing
5 months ago
Sols 4234-4235: And That’s (Nearly) a Wrap on Mammoth Lakes!
Earth Planning Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024 We received the data from our SAM analysis of the Mammoth Lakes sample late Monday afternoon. After chewing over the results, the team declared we are very happy with all of the analyses weve done with this sample, and we are ready to move on to greener pastures . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_earth_science
5 months ago
The Marshall Star for July 3, 2024
11 Marshall Team Members, 5 Teams Awarded in Space Flight Awareness Ceremony By Jessica Barnett Sixteen individuals and groups from across NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center were recognized June 27 for going above and beyond in their support of the human space program. Marshall Deputy Director Rae Ann Meyer presented the awards during a special 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth #nasa_matthew_dominick #nasa_natural_disasters
5 months ago
Former NASA Chief Astronaut Patrick Forrester Retires
July 3, 2024 RELEASE: J24-011 NASA astronaut Patrick G. Forrester retired June 29, after a career spanning 31 years of service and three spaceflights. He went on to become chief of NASAs Astronaut Office, and most recently served as an advisor to the associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth #nasa_matthew_dominick #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_stennis_space_center
5 months ago
Orion on the Rise
Technicians lift NASAs Orion spacecraft out of the Final Assembly and System Testing cell on June 28, 2024. The integrated spacecraft, which will be used for the Artemis II mission to orbit the Moon, has been undergoing final rounds of testing and assembly, including end-to-end performance verification of its subsystems and checking for leaks in 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth #nasa_matthew_dominick #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_stennis_space_center
5 months ago
NASA Announces its Artemis II Backup Crew Member for Moon Mission
NASA has selected astronaut Andre Douglas as its backup crew member for the agencys Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under NASAs Artemis campaign. Douglas will train alongside NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen. In the event a NASA astronaut is unable 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth #nasa_matthew_dominick #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_stennis_space_center
5 months ago
NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close Approaches
The Deep Space Networks Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as they safely passed Earth. Scientists at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California recently tracked two asteroids as they flew by our planet. One turned out to have a little moon orbiting it, while the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/solar...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth #nasa_matthew_dominick #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_stennis_space_center
5 months ago
Fourth of July Holidays in Space
It may seem remarkable that no American spent the Fourth of July holiday in space for the first 21 years of human spaceflight. Not until 1982 and the 35th U.S. human spaceflight did Americans awaken in space on Independence Day, and then bring their spacecraft back to Earth later in the day to a rousing 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_andre_douglas #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_asteroids #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth #nasa_matthew_dominick #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_stennis_space_center
6 months ago
NASA “Wildfire Digital Twin” Pioneers New AI Models and Streaming Data Techniques for Forecasting Fire and Smoke
NASAs Wildfire Digital Twin project will equip firefighters and wildfire managers with a superior tool for monitoring wildfires and predicting harmful air pollution events and help researchers observe global wildfire trends more precisely.. https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth_science #nasa_technology #nasa_wildfires #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_day
7 months ago
By Their Powers Combined
This April 20, 2024, image shows a first: all six radio frequency antennas at the Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex, part of NASA8217;s Deep Space Network DSN, carried out a test to receive data from the agency8217;s Voyager 1 spacecraft at the same time. Combining the antennas receiving power, or arraying, lets the DSN collect 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_day #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_science_ &_research
7 months ago
NASA Selects Commercial Service Studies to Enable Mars Robotic Science
Nine companies have been selected to conduct early-stage studies of concepts for commercial services to support lower-cost, higher-frequency missions to the Red Planet. NASA has identified nine U.S. companies to perform a total of 12 concept studies of how commercial services can be applied to enable science missions to Mars. Each awardee will receive between 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/solar...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_day #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_science_ &_research
7 months ago
Big Science Drives Wallops’ Upgrades for NASA Suborbital Missions
Large amounts of data collected by todays sensitive science instruments present a data-handling challenge to small rocket and balloon mission computing systems. Just generally, science payloads are getting larger and more complex, said astrophysicist Alan Kogut, of NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Youre always pushing the limit of what can be done, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_day #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_science_ &_research
7 months ago
Tech Today: Stay Safe with Battery Testing for Space
NASA battery safety exams influence commercial product testing. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_day #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_science_ &_research
7 months ago
NASA’s ORCA, AirHARP Projects Paved Way for PACE to Reach Space
It took the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem PACE mission just 13 minutes to reach low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in February 2024. It took a network of scientists at NASA and research institutions around the world more than 20 years to carefully craft and test the novel instruments that allow PACE 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_day #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_science_ &_research
7 months ago
Our Beautiful Water World
This Jan. 30, 2012 image of Earth was created from photographs taken by the VisibleInfrared Imager Radiometer Suite VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite. Many features of North America and the Western Hemisphere are particularly visible. The composite was created from the data collected during four orbits of the robotic satellite taken earlier in 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_day #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_science_ &_research
7 months ago
‘Vast and Rich:’ Studying the Ocean With NASA Computer Simulations
Every time I help with visualizing ocean simulation data, I learn about an entirely new area of ocean or climate research, and Im reminded of how vast and rich this area of research is. Andthe real magic happens at the intersection and interaction of simulated and observed data. It is a great honor and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_day #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_science_ &_research
7 months ago
NASA Data Helps Beavers Build Back Streams
Humans arent the only mammals working to mitigate the effects of climate change in the Western United States. People there are also enlisting the aid of natures most prolific engineers beavers. Using NASA-provided grants, two open-source programs from Boise State University in Idaho and Utah State University in Logan are making it possible for 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_day #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_science_ &_research
7 months ago
NASA’s Near Space Network Enables PACE Climate Mission to ‘Phone Home’
The PACE Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission has delivered its first operational data back to researchers, a feat made possible in part by innovative, data-storing technology from NASAs Near Space Network, which introduced two key enhancements for PACE and other upcoming science missions. As a satellite orbits in space, its systems generate critical data 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_day #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_science_ &_research
