4 months ago
NASA Mission Concludes After Years of Successful Asteroid Detections
Engineers on NASAs NEOWISE Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission commanded the spacecraft to turn its transmitter off for the last time Thursday. This concludes more than 10 years of its planetary defense mission to search for asteroids and comets, including those that could pose a threat to Earth. The final command was sent 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_neowise #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_get_involved #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_curiosity_ (rover) #nasa_mars
4 months ago
NASA Aircraft Gathers 150 Hours of Data to Better Understand Earth
Operating internationally over several countries this summer, NASAS C-20A aircraft completed more than 150 hours of science flights across two months in support of Earth science research and overcame several challenges throughout its missions. Based at NASAs Armstrong Flight Research in Edwards, California, the C-20A research aircraft has been modified to support the Uninhabited Aerial 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_neowise #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_get_involved #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_curiosity_ (rover) #nasa_mars
4 months ago
This Rocks! NASA is Sending Student Science to Space
NASA8217;s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to launch a sounding rocket carrying student-developed experiments for the RockSat-X mission on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The Terrier-Improved Malemute rocket is expected to reach an altitude of about 100 miles 162 kilometers before descending by parachute into the Atlantic Ocean to be recovered. The launch window for 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_neowise #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_get_involved #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_curiosity_ (rover) #nasa_mars
4 months ago
Interior of Vacuum Tank at the Electric Propulsion Laboratory
Interior of the 20-foot diameter vacuum tank at the NASA Lewis Research Centers Electric Propulsion Laboratory. The Electric Propulsion Laboratory, which began operation in 1961, contained two large vacuum tanks capable of simulating a space environment. The tanks were designed especially for testing ion and plasma thrusters and spacecraft. The larger 25-foot diameter tank included 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_neowise #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_get_involved #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_curiosity_ (rover) #nasa_mars
5 months ago
55 Years Ago: One Month Until the Moon Landing
With the dress rehearsal completed during Apollo 10 in May 1969, only a few weeks remained until Apollo 11, the actual Moon landing mission to meet President Kennedys goal set in 1961. Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin and their backups James A. Lovell, William A. Anders, and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_technology_transfer
5 months ago
Marshall Research Scientist Enables Large-Scale Open Science
By Jessica Barnett Most people use tools at work, whether its a hammer, a pencil, or a computer. Very few seek a doctorate degree in creating new tools for the job. Using that degree to make it easier for people around the world to access and use the vast amounts of data gathered by NASA . https://science.nasa.gov/o...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_technology_transfer
5 months ago
NASA Releases Updated Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience Plan
NASA joined more than 20 federal agencies in releasing its updated Climate Adaptation Plan Thursday, helping expand the Biden-Harris Administrations efforts to make federal operations increasingly resilient to the impacts of climate change for the benefit of all. The updated plans advance the administrations National Climate Resilience Framework, which helps align climate resilience investments across 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_technology_transfer
5 months ago
NASA, Partners Conduct Fifth Asteroid Impact Exercise, Release Summary
For the benefit of all, NASA released a summary Thursday of the fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise. NASAs Planetary Defense Coordination Office, in partnership with FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency and with the assistance of the U.S. Department of State Office of Space Affairs, convened the tabletop exercise to inform and assess our 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_technology_transfer
5 months ago
NASA’s Hubble Celebrates 21st Anniversary with “Rose” of Galaxies
To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope8217;s deployment into space, astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., pointed Hubble8217;s eye at an especially photogenic pair of interacting galaxies called Arp 273. The larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, has a disk that is distorted into a 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_technology_transfer
5 months ago
NASA Invites Media to ‘NASA in the Park’ June 22
Media are invited to attend a celebration of space and the Rocket City during160;NASA in the Park160;on Saturday, June 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CDT at Big Spring Park East in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA and partners will pack the park160;with exhibits, music, food vendors, and hands-on activities for all ages. This event is free 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_technology_transfer
5 months ago
Augmented Reality Speeds Spacecraft Construction at NASA Goddard
Technicians armed with advanced measuring equipment, augmented reality headsets, and QR codes virtually checked the fit of some Roman Space Telescope structures before building or moving them through facilities at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Weve been able to place sensors, mounting interfaces, and other spacecraft hardware in 3D space faster and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_technology_transfer
5 months ago
Why Scientists Are Intrigued by Air in NASA’s Mars Sample Tubes
Tucked away with each rock and soil sample collected by the agencys Perseverance rover is a potential boon for atmospheric scientists. Atmospheric scientists get a little more excited with every rock core NASAs Perseverance Mars rover seals in its titanium sample tubes, which are being gathered for eventual delivery to Earth as part of the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_technology_transfer
7 months ago
NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet
While the planet is too hot to be habitable, detecting its atmosphere could provide insights into the early conditions of Earth, Venus, and Mars. Researchers using NASAs James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date . https://science.nasa.gov/u...#nasa #space #news #nasa_55_cancri_e #nasa_exoplanet_atmosphere #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_glenn_history
7 months ago
Sols 4180-4182: Imaging fest!
Earth planning date: Wednesday,May 8, 2024 What a wonderful sight to see all the sedimentary structures. I am a geochemist, but I hear the excitement in the voices of my sediment-specialist colleagues, discussing all those textures and things to see. Generally, it is those features that allow us to determine what has happened in terms . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_55_cancri_e #nasa_exoplanet_atmosphere #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_glenn_history
7 months ago
Sols 4178-4179: The Pinnacle Ridge Scarp
Earth planning date: Monday, May 6, 2024 Curiositys set of complex activities and drive over the weekend executed perfectly and we started our planning today directly in front of a scarp, or wall, along a section of the upper Gediz Valis ridge known as Pinnacle Ridge. Theview along this scarpdid not disappoint Mastcam planned a . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_55_cancri_e #nasa_exoplanet_atmosphere #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_glenn_history
7 months ago
OTPS seeks input from the lunar community to inform a framework for further work on non-interference of lunar activities
Questionnaire responses due by June 7, 2024 NASAs Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy OTPS is asking members of the lunar community to respond to a new Lunar Non-Interference Questionnaire that will inform the development of a framework for further work on non-interference of lunar activities. There is no funding or solicitation expected to follow. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/organ...#nasa #space #news #nasa_55_cancri_e #nasa_exoplanet_atmosphere #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_glenn_history
7 months ago
The Marshall Star for May 8, 2024
New Flag is in the Stars for Marshalls Huntsville Operations Support Center By Wayne Smith A new flag is flying closer to the stars outside the Huntsville Operations Support Center at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center following a May 2 ceremony. The white flag features a blue logo of Boeings Starliner spacecraft and marks contributions 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_55_cancri_e #nasa_exoplanet_atmosphere #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_glenn_history
7 months ago
Sulaiman Mountain Haze
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this Dec. 17, 2023, photograph of the Sulaiman Mountains in central Pakistan.160;The Sulaiman Mountains form a natural barrier between the plateaus to the west and the Indus River Valley to the east. Winds blowing from the Indian Ocean and Indus floodplain carry moisture and particulates inland, causing160;a 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_55_cancri_e #nasa_exoplanet_atmosphere #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_glenn_history
7 months ago
NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet
Researchers using NASAs James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for the existence of any rocky planet atmosphere outside our solar system. Renyu Hu from NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL in Pasadena, California, is . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_55_cancri_e #nasa_exoplanet_atmosphere #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_glenn_history
7 months ago
Johnson Celebrates AA and NHPI Heritage Month: Kimia Seyedmadani
A quest for innovative ideas and development processes led biomedical engineer Kimia Seyedmadani to NASAs Human Research Program HRP in 2018. After working for several years to design and develop cutting-edge medical devices, Seyedmadani became frustrated with resistance to innovative ideas and 160;the regulatory processes with respect to a treatment for pancreatic cancer. I got 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_55_cancri_e #nasa_exoplanet_atmosphere #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_glenn_history
7 months ago
NASA, JAXA XRISM Spots Iron Fingerprints in Nearby Active Galaxy
After starting science operations in February, Japan-led XRISM X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission studied the monster black hole at the center of galaxy NGC 4151. XRISMs Resolve instrument captured a detailed spectrum of the area around the black hole, said Brian Williams, NASAs project scientist for the mission at the agencys Goddard Space Flight Center . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_55_cancri_e #nasa_exoplanet_atmosphere #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_glenn_history
7 months ago
1942: Engine Roars to Life in First Test at Future NASA Glenn
In a crowded control room on May 8, 1942, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA leaders George Lewis and John Victory pushed a button and spun a crank that activated a massive piston engine in the adjacent test cell of the Engine Propeller Research Building EPRB. This commenced the first test conducted at the NACAs 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_55_cancri_e #nasa_exoplanet_atmosphere #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_blogs #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_glenn_history
7 months ago
NASA Glenn Interactive Exhibit Earns Gold
The Ohio Museums Association OMA presented NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland with two OMA 2023 Visual Communications Awardsduring its annual meeting in Sandusky, Ohio, on April 14. NASA Glenn and contractor Impact Inc. received the Gold Award Level 2 and the Best in Show Award for the updated Science in Space: Interactive International Space 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_general #nasa_aerospace_frontiers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_technology #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_universe
7 months ago
NASA Participates in NCAA Women’s Championship Game
Just before tipoff at the live national broadcast of the NCAA Womens Final Four Championship Game on April 7, 31 women scientists, engineers, and leaders from NASA stood at center court inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland to hold a large American flag during the opening ceremony.160; 160; The crowd cheered as astronaut Jessica 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_general #nasa_aerospace_frontiers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_technology #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_universe
7 months ago
NASA Glenn Teams Up with Cleveland Monsters
NASAs Glenn Research Center joined the Cleveland Monsters to celebrate their total solar eclipse-themed game against the Rochester Americans at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on March 30. NASA Glenn staff were on hand to discuss the total solar eclipse and NASAs presence at Great Lakes Science Centers Total Eclipse Fest 2024, April 6-8. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_general #nasa_aerospace_frontiers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_technology #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_universe
7 months ago
NASA Glenn Joins Big Hoopla STEM Challenge
NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland joined in the adventure of the Big Hoopla STEM Challenge held at the Dayton Convention Center on March 17. The free family event for kids K-8 tied together the excitement of college basketball and the power of STEM education. NASA Glenn Deputy Center Director Dawn Schaible participated in the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_general #nasa_aerospace_frontiers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_technology #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_universe
7 months ago
Cleveland School Students Learn About STEM Careers
NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland opened its doors to Cleveland Metropolitan School District CMSD students to explore various Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics STEM careers.160;160; NASA Glenns Office of STEM Engagement invited high school students onsite to explore center facilities and talk to NASA experts during NASA Career Exploration Day. Students learned about NASA 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_general #nasa_aerospace_frontiers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_technology #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_universe
7 months ago
Going Through Changes: Total Eclipse Over NASA Hangar
This composite image shows the dazzling phases of the total solar eclipse, seen above the Flight Research Building at NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on April 8, 2024. Glenn was the only NASA center in the eclipse path of totality, plunging into darkness for nearly four minutes as the face of the Sun was 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_general #nasa_aerospace_frontiers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_technology #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_universe
8 months ago
NASA’s SERT II: ‘A Genuine Space Success Story’
A genuine space success story, is how Experiments Manager William Kerslake described NASAs second Space Electric Rocket Test SERT II, the first long-duration operation of ion thrusters in space. SERT II provided researchers with data for years beyond its expected lifetime and was a rare example of an entire mission including the launch, propulsion 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_general #nasa_aerospace_frontiers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_technology #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_universe
8 months ago
NASA Names Finalists of the Power to Explore Challenge
NASA has selected the nine finalists of the Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes. NASA selected nine finalists out of the 45 semifinalist student essays in the Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes. Contestants were 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_general #nasa_aerospace_frontiers #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_glenn_history #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_technology #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_universe