5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
6 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
6 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
6 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
6 months ago
Students Celebrate Rockets, Environment at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
At NASAs Kennedy Space Center, sustainability and preservation efforts here on Earth are as much of a priority as rocket launches, spacecraft, and the exploration of worlds beyond our own. In celebration of Earth Day 2024, nearly 100 students from Andrew Jackson Middle School in Titusville, Florida, and a virtual audience of students across the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/earth...#nasa #space #news #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_earth_day #nasa_orion_program #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_burstcube #nasa_cubesats #nasa_iss_research #nasa_europa #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions
6 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
6 months ago
NASA Technology Helps Guard Against Lunar Dust
Defeating dust may be a small concern for most people on Earth, but for astronauts and spacecraft destined for the Moon or Mars, it is a significant hazard that must be mitigated. Thats why researchers at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida are seeking innovative ways to use Electrodynamic Dust Shield EDS technology.160;160; Using transparent 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_earth_day #nasa_orion_program #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_burstcube #nasa_cubesats #nasa_iss_research #nasa_europa #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions
6 months ago
NASA, Partners Select Universities for CubeSat Summer Program
Eight university teams have been selected to work with NASA and the U.S. military to improve their small satellite proposals, ultimately increasing the possibility of flying their technology in space, and potentially launching their own careers in the space industry. NASAs CSLI CubeSat Launch Initiative is partnering with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_earth_day #nasa_orion_program #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_burstcube #nasa_cubesats #nasa_iss_research #nasa_europa #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions
7 months ago
Meet the Women Launching, Recovering Artemis Missions
In celebration of Womens History Month, NASA highlights the multifaceted group of women behind the launch and recovery efforts for Artemis missions. They are a driving force in preparing and planning for crewed missions and are helping inspire the next generation of space explorers the Artemis Generation.160; On the left is Artemis Launch Director 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_earth_day #nasa_orion_program #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_burstcube #nasa_cubesats #nasa_iss_research #nasa_europa #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions
7 months ago
NASA Selects New Round of Candidates for CubeSat Missions to Station
Editor8217;s Note: This article was updated March 26, 2024, to remove International Space Station as the destination for the CubeSats. NASA selected 10 small research satellites across eight states to fly to the space as part of the agencys efforts to expand education and science opportunities, support technology advancement, and provide for workforce development. These 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_earth_day #nasa_orion_program #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_burstcube #nasa_cubesats #nasa_iss_research #nasa_europa #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions
7 months ago
NASA’s Europa Clipper Solar Arrays Successfully Deploy at Kennedy Space Center
On March 6, technicians working inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida unfolded and fully extended the first of two five-panel solar arrays for the agencys Europa Clipper spacecraft. Each solar array measures 46.5 feet in length. For the operation, the team suspended the solar array on a gravity 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_earth_day #nasa_orion_program #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_burstcube #nasa_cubesats #nasa_iss_research #nasa_europa #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions
7 months ago
Statement from NASA’s Janet Petro on Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request
The rollout of the Presidents 2025 budget offers the opportunity to highlight some of the exciting happenings that are helping launch humanitys future at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Every dollar spent on the agency goes toward U.S. prosperity and improving life on Earth. In the state of Florida, more than 27,000 jobs can 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_earth_day #nasa_orion_program #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_burstcube #nasa_cubesats #nasa_iss_research #nasa_europa #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions
