5 days ago
Hubble Spots a Grand Spiral of Starbursts
The sparkling scene depicted in this NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope image is of the spiral galaxy NGC 5248, located 42 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Botes. It is also known as Caldwell 45. The Caldwell catalog holds visually interesting celestial objects that are not as commonly observed by amateur astronomers as the more . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
5 days ago
Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation
NASA invites the public tovirtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail Systems space journey usingNASAs Eyes on the Solar Systemvisualization tool, a digital model of the solar system. This simulation shows the real-time positions of the planets, moons, and spacecraft including NASAs Advanced Composite Solar Sail System. Solar sails use the pressure . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
5 days ago
Igniting Inspiration: Jennifer Becerra’s STEM Legacy at Johnson
Jennifer Becerra has nearly three decades of experience in education, both in the classroom and within the NASA community. Leading a team dedicated to fostering a passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics STEM, she develops programs that inspire students and educators alike.160;160; Whether coordinating internships or organizing engagement events, Becerra creates educational opportunities to 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
5 days ago
NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract
NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as well as develop and maintain software and hardware used to conduct simulations for aerospace research and development across the agency. The Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations ARTS contract is a hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract with an indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity component 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
5 days ago
NASA Highlights Low Earth Orbit, Sustainability at Space Conference
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will lead the agencys delegation at the International Astronautical Congress IAC from Monday, Oct. 14, to Thursday, Oct. 17, in Milan. During the congress, NASA will discuss its Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy, emphasizing the agency8217;s efforts to advance microgravity science, technology, and exploration. The agency 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
5 days ago
First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With NASA-Designed Instrument
The imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalitions Tanager-1 satellite identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States and internationally. Using data from an instrument designed by NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the nonprofit Carbon Mapper has released the first methane and carbon dioxide detections from the Tanager-1 satellite. The detections 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/earth...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
5 days ago
Ring Around the Mountain
On June 10, 2023, the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 acquired this image of Mount Taranaki, a snow-capped mountain in New Zealand that is ringed by a dark green forest. Two older and extinct volcanoes, Kaitake and Pouakai, lie to the northwest of its peak. Learn more about Mount Taranaki. Image Credit: NASAWanmei Liang, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
5 days ago
Lunar Autonomy Mobility Pathfinder Workshop: A NASA Chief Technologist Sponsored Workshop
OVERVIEW The NASA chief technologists team, within the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy OTPS, is hosting a Lunar Autonomy Mobility Pathfinder LAMP workshop onTuesday, November 12, 2024, to provide a community forum to discuss modeling and simulation testbeds in this domain. The workshop is in coordination with NASAs Space Technology Mission Directorate.160; With the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/organ...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_iss_research #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation
5 days ago
Kathryn Sullivan: The First American Woman to Walk in Space
Forty years ago, in October 1984, Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space.160;But being the first presented several challenges that started well before she took those historic steps.160;Things got complicated just after she learned of her assignment. Questions of Physiology Biomedical researchers at NASAs Johnson Space Center JSC raised what 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_iss_research #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation
5 days ago
Does Distant Planet Host Volcanic Moon Like Jupiter’s Io?
The existence of a moon located outside our solar system has never been confirmed but a new NASA-led study may provide indirect evidence for one. New research done at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals potential signs of a rocky, volcanic moon orbiting an exoplanet 635 light-years from Earth. The biggest clue is a sodium cloud 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/unive...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_iss_research #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation
