1 month ago
Talented Teams Tackle Toasty Planet
Exoplanets, look out Two NASA-funded teams of amateur astronomers are tracking you with their backyard telescopes. These two teams, calledUNITEUNISTELLAR Network Investigating TESS Exoplanets andExoplanet Watch, have combined forces to confirm a newplanetary discoverya toasty warm Jupiter. I pinch myself every day when I recall that I have made a meaningful scientific contribution to astronomy . https://science.nasa.gov/g...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_black_holes #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system
1 month ago
August 2024 Supermoon Rises Near NASA Marshall
A super blue Moon rises over Huntsville, Alabama, home to NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Aug. 19. Visible through Wednesday, Aug. 21, the full Moon is both a supermoon and a Blue Moon. As the Moon reaches its closest approach to Earth, the Moon looks larger in the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_black_holes #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system
1 month ago
How Students Learn to Fly NASA’s IXPE Spacecraft
The large wall monitor displaying a countdown shows 17 seconds when Amelia Mia De Herrera-Schnering tells her teammates We have AOS, meaning acquisition of signal. Copy that, thank you, Alexander Pichler replies. The two are now in contact with NASAs IXPE Imaging X-Ray Polarimeter Explorer spacecraft, transmitting science data from IXPE to a ground station . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_black_holes #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system
1 month ago
Hubble Peers Into the Center of a Star-forming Powerhouse
This view from NASAs Hubble Space Telescope plunges into the center of spiral galaxy Messier 33 M33, also known as the Triangulum Galaxy. Located within the triangle-shaped constellation Triangulum and about half the size of our Milky Way galaxy, M33 is the third-largest member of our Local Group of galaxies after the Andromeda galaxy M31 . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_black_holes #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system
2 months ago
NASA Awards 15 Grants to Support Open-Source Science
NASA awarded 1.4 million to 15 teams developing new technologies that advance and streamline the open sharing of scientific information. High Priority Open-Source Science HPOSS awards fund projects that aim to increase the accessibility, inclusivity, or reproducibility of NASAs Science Mission Directorate SMD research. Projects include open-source tools, software, frameworks, data formats, or libraries that . https://science.nasa.gov/o...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_blogs #nasa_earth_science #nasa_uncategorized
2 months ago
NASA Marshall Names Roger Baird Associate Director
Roger Baird has been selected as associate director of NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In this role, Baird will lead execution and integration of the center8217;s business operations, mission support enterprise functions, and budget management. In addition, he will be a senior adviser in advancing the direction of the center8217;s future. Baird 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_blogs #nasa_earth_science #nasa_uncategorized
2 months ago
2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition
The agriculture industry faces several challenges, including limited resources and growing demands to reduce agricultures environmental impact while increasing its climate resilience. NASA Aeronautics is dedicated to expanding its efforts to assist commercial, industry, and government partners in advancing aviation systems that could modernize capabilities in agriculture. In NASA8217;s 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition: 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_blogs #nasa_earth_science #nasa_uncategorized
2 months ago
Tortoise Takes a Leisurely Stroll
A NASA photographer captured this gopher tortoise walking on the Launch Pad 39B beach road at NASA8217;s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 4, 2014. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge provides a habitat for 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_blogs #nasa_earth_science #nasa_uncategorized
2 months ago
Tyler Parsotan Takes a Long Look at the Transient Universe with NASA’s Swift
Through a nonlinear path to success, research astrophysicist Tyler Parsotan discovers transformational science using Swifts observations.160; Name:160;Tyler ParsotanFormal Job Classification: Research astrophysicistOrganization: Astroparticle Physics Laboratory Code 661, Astrophysics Science Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate160; What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard160; I help operate the Burst Alert 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/peopl...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_blogs #nasa_earth_science #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_skywatching #nasa_general #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_missions
2 months ago
Danish Instrument Helps NASA’s Juno Spacecraft See Radiation
Using cameras designed for navigation, scientists count fireflies to determine the amount of radiation the spacecraft receives during each orbit of Jupiter. Scientists with NASAs Juno mission have developed the first complete 3D radiation map of the Jupiter system. Along with characterizing the intensity of the high-energy particles near the orbit of the icy moon 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_blogs #nasa_earth_science #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_skywatching #nasa_general #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_missions
2 months ago
FAQ: NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Return Status
Editors note: This article was updated Aug. 20, 2024, to reflect the latest information from NASA8217;s Office of Communications. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the orbiting laboratory on June 6 aboard the Boeing Starliner after lifting off on June 5 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_blogs #nasa_earth_science #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_skywatching #nasa_general #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_missions
2 months ago
55 Years Ago: Apollo 11 Astronauts End Quarantine, Feted from Coast to Coast
On Aug. 10, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin completed their 21-day quarantine after returning from the Moon. The historic nature of their mission resulted in a very busy postflight schedule for Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin, starting with celebrations in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Houston. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_blogs #nasa_earth_science #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_skywatching #nasa_general #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_missions
2 months ago
Sols 4280-4281: Last Call at Kings Canyon
Earth planning date: Monday, Aug. 19, 2024 Curiositysuccessfullycompleted the drill sequence at the Kings Canyon site within the Gediz Vallis channel. Today was a smooth planning day as we decided to stay put for sols 4280 and 4281 to obtain APXS data of the drill tailings the crushed rock removed from the drill hole before . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_blogs #nasa_earth_science #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_skywatching #nasa_general #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_missions
2 months ago
Entrepreneurs Challenge Prize Winner Uses Artificial Intelligence to Identify Methane Emissions
The NASA Science Mission Directorate SMD instituted the Entrepreneurs Challenge to identify innovative ideas and technologies from small business start-ups with the potential to advance the agencys science goals. Geolabea prize winner in the latest Entrepreneurs Challengehas developed a way to use artificial intelligence to identify global methane emissions. Methane is a greenhouse gas that . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_blogs #nasa_earth_science #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_skywatching #nasa_general #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_missions
2 months ago
Hubble Examines a Possible Relic
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the dwarf irregular galaxy UGC 4879 or VV124. As this image illustrates, Hubbles high resolution can detect individual stars, even in the densest parts of the galaxy. This allows astronomers to better determine the galaxys distance, and the composition and age of its stars. UGC 4879 is an . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_blogs #nasa_earth_science #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_skywatching #nasa_general #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_missions
2 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
2 months ago
Ground Antenna Trio to Give NASA’s Artemis Campaign ‘LEGS’ to Stand On
Main Takeaways: Background: NASA8217;s LEGS can do more than help Earthlings move about the planet. Three Lunar Exploration Ground Sites, or LEGS, will enhance the Near Space Networks communications services and support of NASAs Artemis campaign. NASAs Space Communications and Navigation SCaN program maintains the agencys two primary communications networks the Deep Space Network 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_eileen_m ._collins #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -93 #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_advanced_space_suits #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_people_of_marshall #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_buzz_aldrin #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth
2 months ago
Eileen Collins Broke Barriers as America’s First Female Space Shuttle Commander
At the end of February 1998, Johnson Space Center Deputy Director James D. Wetherbee called Astronaut Eileen Collins to his office in Building 1. He told her she had been assigned to command STS-93 and went with her to speak with Center Director George W.S. Abbey who informed her that she would be going to 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/human...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_eileen_m ._collins #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -93 #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_advanced_space_suits #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_people_of_marshall #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_buzz_aldrin #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth
2 months ago
NASA Research Volunteers to Begin Next Simulated Mission to Mars
NASA selected a new team of four research volunteers to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within HERA Human Exploration Research Analog at the agencys Johnson Space Center in Houston. Erin Anderson, Sergii Iakymov, Brandon Kent, and Sarah Elizabeth McCandless will begin their simulated trek to Mars on Friday, Aug. 9. The volunteer crew 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/human...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_eileen_m ._collins #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_sts -93 #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_advanced_space_suits #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_people_of_marshall #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_buzz_aldrin #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth
3 months ago
LIVE: NASA is with you from Oshkosh
NASA Aeronautics Returns to Oshkosh Sunday, July 21 at 8:30 p.m. EDT NASA will appear at Oshkosh with a full slate of interactive exhibits, informative activities, and fascinating people to meet. But if you can8217;t make it we8217;ve got you covered. Enjoy the show virtually right here on this page. John Gould will be onsite 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/aeron...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_advanced_space_suits #nasa_artemis #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_people_of_marshall #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_buzz_aldrin #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_irregular_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe
3 months ago
NASA to Host Panels, Forums, and More at Oshkosh 2024
Each summer, aviation enthusiasts and experts from around the planet including NASAs aeronautical innovators descend into a regional airport near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to attend the Experimental Aviation Associations AirVenture Oshkosh. The weeklong airshow and fly-in, where droves of pilots arrive in their own aircraft, draws hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts to enjoy 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/aeron...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_advanced_space_suits #nasa_artemis #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_people_of_marshall #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_buzz_aldrin #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_irregular_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis_2
3 months ago
Exploring the Moon: Episode Previews
Discover. Learn. Explore. NASA8217;s video series, Exploring the Moon, takes a 8220;behind-the-scenes8221; look at humanity8217;s next steps on the Moon. Here is your first look at some of the key moments from the upcoming series Scroll down or navigate through CONTENTS, to the side, to explore Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How8230; How many 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/human...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_advanced_space_suits #nasa_artemis #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_people_of_marshall #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_buzz_aldrin #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_irregular_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis_2
3 months ago
I am Artemis: John Campbell
How do you move NASAs SLS Space Launch System rockets massive 212-foot-long core stage across the country You do it with a 300-foot-long barge. However, NASAs Pegasus barge isnt just any barge. It8217;s a vessel with a history, and John Campbell, a logistics engineer for the agency based at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_advanced_space_suits #nasa_artemis #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_people_of_marshall #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_buzz_aldrin #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_irregular_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis_2
3 months ago
NASA’s Juno Mission Captures the Colorful and Chaotic Clouds of Jupiter
During its 61st close flyby of Jupiter on May 12, 2024, NASA8217;s Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of the giant planet8217;s northern hemisphere. It provides a detailed view of chaotic clouds and cyclonic storms in an area known to scientists as a folded filamentary region. In these regions, the zonal jets that create the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_advanced_space_suits #nasa_artemis #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_spacesuits #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_people_of_marshall #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_buzz_aldrin #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_earth_science #nasa_earth #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_irregular_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis_2
3 months ago
The Marshall Star for June 26, 2024
Blasting into Summer: Thousands Enjoy NASA in the Park By Wayne Smith It was a super Saturday in the park to celebrate space and the Rocket City. NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center joined Downtown Huntsville Inc. and other community partners to host NASA in the Park, a public outreach event that attracted thousands to Big 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_earth #nasa_space_weather #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_astromaterials #nasa_bennu #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe
3 months ago
NASA Selects International Space Station US Deorbit Vehicle
NASA is fostering continued scientific, educational, and technological developments in low Earth orbit to benefit humanity, while also supporting deep space exploration at the Moon and Mars. As the agency transitions to commercially owned space destinations closer to home, it is crucial to prepare for the safe and responsible deorbit of the International Space Station 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_earth #nasa_space_weather #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_astromaterials #nasa_bennu #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe
3 months ago
40 Years Ago: STS-41D – First Space Shuttle Launch Pad Abort
In 1983, NASA received delivery of Discovery, the third space qualified vehicle in the agencys space shuttle fleet. During the launch attempt for the STS-41D mission on June 26, 1984, Discoverys onboard computers halted the countdown four seconds before liftoff, and after two of its main engines had already ignited. The six astronauts safely egressed 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_earth #nasa_space_weather #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_astromaterials #nasa_bennu #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe
3 months ago
Detective Work Enables Perseverance Team to Revive SHERLOC Instrument
After six months of effort, an instrument that helps the Mars rover look for potential signs of ancient microbial life has come back online. The SHERLOC Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman 38; Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals instrument aboard NASAs Perseverance Mars rover has analyzed a rock target with its spectrometer and camera for the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_earth #nasa_space_weather #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_astromaterials #nasa_bennu #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe
3 months ago
NOAA’s GOES-U Satellite Launches
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations GOES-U Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellitesatellite lifts off from NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 25, 2024. GOES-U is the fourth and final satellite in the current series of advanced weather satellites; it will provide continuous coverage of weather and hazardous environmental 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_earth #nasa_space_weather #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_astromaterials #nasa_bennu #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe
3 months ago
NASA Advances Research to Grow Habitats in Space from Fungi
As NASA160;prepares for long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars for the benefit of all, a habitat-growing concept selected Wednesday by the agency could help grow homes using fungi for future explorers. A team of researchers at NASA Ames Research Center in Californias Silicon Valley will receive new funding under the NASAs Innovative Advanced Concepts 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_earth #nasa_space_weather #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_astromaterials #nasa_bennu #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe
