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’s Webb Images Cold Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away
An international team of astronomers using NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged an exoplanet roughly 12 light-years from Earth. The planet, Epsilon Indi Ab, is one of the coldest exoplanets observed to date. The planet is several times the mass of Jupiter and orbits the K-type star Epsilon Indi A Eps Ind A, . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_missions #nasa_space_weather #nasa_the_sun #nasa_sustainability #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_iss_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system
4 months ago
NASA’s ICON Mission Ends with Several Ionospheric Breakthroughs
After contributing to many important findings on the boundary between Earths atmosphere and space an area where space weather can interfere with both satellites and communications signals NASAs ICON Ionospheric Connection Explorer mission has come to an end. The mission launched in October 2019 and completed its two-year mission objectives in December 2021, . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_missions #nasa_space_weather #nasa_the_sun #nasa_sustainability #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_iss_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system
4 months ago
Media Invited to Watch NASA Stream 4K Video to Space
NASA invites media to attend a real-time laser communications experiment at the agencys Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Researchers are testing a laser communications networking system that could enable the public to watch the first woman and first person of color walk on the Moon in HD during the Artemis missions. The media availability begins 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_missions #nasa_space_weather #nasa_the_sun #nasa_sustainability #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_iss_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system
4 months ago
NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back
A team at NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using optical, or laser, communications. The feat was part of a series of tests on new technology that could provide live video coverage of astronauts on the Moon 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_missions #nasa_space_weather #nasa_the_sun #nasa_sustainability #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_iss_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system
4 months ago
45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Enterprise Completes Launch Pad Checkout
On July 23, 1979, space shuttle Enterprise completed its time as a pathfinder vehicle at Launch Pad 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center KSC in Florida. Workers towed it back to the Vehicle Assembly Building VAB. During its four-month stay at KSC, Enterprise validated procedures for the assembly of the space shuttle stack and interfaces 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_missions #nasa_space_weather #nasa_the_sun #nasa_sustainability #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_iss_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system
4 months ago
Sols 4253-4254: Pit Stop for Contact Science
Earth planning date: Monday, July 22, 2024 Last week we wrapped up activities at Fairview Dome and started heading south towards our next potential drill location in the Upper Gediz Vallis ridge campaign. We had about a 29-meter about 95 feet drive over the weekend, which set us up nicely for contact science and remote . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_technology #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_eileen_m ._collins #nasa_space_shuttle
4 months ago
Sols 4250-4252: So Many Rocks, So Little Time
Earth planning date: Friday, July 19, 2024 As usual with our weekend plans, we are packing a lot of science into todays three-sol plan. I had the fun of planning a complex and large set of arm activities as the Arm Rover Planner today. Since we did not drive in Wednesdays plan, we still are . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_technology #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_eileen_m ._collins #nasa_space_shuttle
4 months ago
10 Things for Mars 10
Scientists from around the world are gathering this week in California to take stock of the state of science from Mars and discuss goals for the next steps in exploration of the Red Planet. In the spirit of Mars 10, formally known as the 10th International Conference on Mars, here are 10 recent significant events . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_eileen_m ._collins #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_nasa_aircraft
4 months ago
Designing Space Exploration With the Human in Mind
When designing a new spacecraft or exploration vehicle, there is intense focus on its technical performance. Do its systems perform as expected What kind of power does it need Will it safely reach its destination Equally important, however, is whether that vehicle also works for the humans inside. Can astronauts easily reach critical controls Do 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_eileen_m ._collins #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_nasa_aircraft
4 months ago
NASA Releases First Integrated Ranking of Civil Space Challenges
This spring, NASA published a document overviewing almost 200 technology areas requiring further development to meet future exploration, science, and other mission needs and asked the aerospace community to rate their importance. The goal was to better integrate the communitys most pervasive technical challenges, or shortfalls, to help guide NASAs space technology development and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_eileen_m ._collins #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_nasa_aircraft
4 months ago
NASA, Boeing to Discuss Crew Flight Test Mission, Ground Testing
Leadership from NASA and Boeing will participate in a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agencys Boeing Crew Flight Test mission aboard the International Space Station. Audio of the media teleconference will stream live on the agencys website: Participants include: Media interested in participating 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_eileen_m ._collins #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_nasa_aircraft
4 months ago
NASA Sponsors New Research on Orbital Debris, Lunar Sustainability
As part of NASAs commitment to foster responsible exploration of the universe for the benefit of humanity, the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy OTPS is funding space sustainability research proposals from five university-based teams to analyze critical economic, social, and policy issues related to Earths orbit and cislunar space.. https://www.nasa.gov/organ...#nasa #space #news #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_eileen_m ._collins #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_nasa_aircraft
4 months ago
Astronaut Eileen Collins, NASA’s First Female Shuttle Commander
Astronaut Eileen Collins, STS-93 commander, looks through a checklist on the space shuttle Columbias middeck in this July 1999 image. Collins was the first female shuttle commander. Collins graduated in 1979 from Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, where she was a T-38 instructor pilot until 1982. She continued her career as 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_eileen_m ._collins #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_nasa_aircraft
5 months ago
NASA Parachute Sensor Testing Could Make EPIC Mars Landings
Landing rovers and helicopters on Mars is a challenge. Its an even bigger challenge when you dont have enough information about how the parachutes are enduring strain during the descent to the surface. Researchers at NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, are experimenting with readily available, highly elastic sensors that can be fixed 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_nebulae #nasa_protostars #nasa_stars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_next_gen_stem #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_deimos #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_phobos #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_community_partners #nasa_science_activation #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_the_sun #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history
5 months ago
Hubble Captures Infant Stars Transforming a Nebula
This NASAESA160;Hubble Space Telescope160;image presents a visually striking collection of interstellar gas and dust. Named RCW 7, the nebula is located just over 5,300 light-years from Earth in the constellation Puppis. Nebulae160;are areas rich in the raw material needed to form new stars. Under the influence of gravity, parts of these molecular clouds collapse until 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_nebulae #nasa_protostars #nasa_stars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_next_gen_stem #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_deimos #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_phobos #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_community_partners #nasa_science_activation #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_the_sun #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history
5 months ago
NASA Celebrates 10 Years of Human Spaceflight’s NExT Pioneers
Experienced spacewalkers, university students, flight controllers, and NASA team members at all stages of their career recently came together at Johnson Space Centers Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory NBL for an anniversary celebration that looked to the future as much as the past. The Office of STEM Engagements Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams Micro-g NExT marked 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_nebulae #nasa_protostars #nasa_stars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_next_gen_stem #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_deimos #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_phobos #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_community_partners #nasa_science_activation #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_the_sun #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history
5 months ago
Liftoff! Redesigned NASA Ames Visitor Center Engages Kids, Families
The San Francisco Bay Area has a new and interactive way to learn more about the innovative work of NASAs Ames Research Center.160; A newly redesigned NASA Ames Visitor Center at Chabot Space 38; Science Center in Oakland, California, reopened to the public June 22 at the NASA Fest at Chabot celebration. 160; The two-day 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_nebulae #nasa_protostars #nasa_stars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_next_gen_stem #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_deimos #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_phobos #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_community_partners #nasa_science_activation #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_the_sun #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history
5 months ago
NASA’s Mars Odyssey Captures Huge Volcano, Nears 100,000 Orbits
The 23-year-old orbiter is taking images that offer horizon-wide views of the Red Planet similar to what astronauts aboard the International Space Station see over Earth. NASAs longest-lived Mars robot is about to mark a new milestone on June 30: 100,000 trips around the Red Planet since launching 23 years ago. During that time, the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_nebulae #nasa_protostars #nasa_stars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_next_gen_stem #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_deimos #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_phobos #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_community_partners #nasa_science_activation #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_the_sun #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history
5 months ago
NASA eClips Engages Families at 2024 STEM Community Day
On Saturday, June 1, 2024, thousands of community members attended the Science, Technology, Engineering, 038; Mathematics STEM Community Day hosted by Christopher Newport University in partnership with Newport News Public Schools in Virginia. The event showcased many different facets of STEM fields and careers and offered hands-on experiences by nearly 100 exhibitors. Educators from the . https://science.nasa.gov/l...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_nebulae #nasa_protostars #nasa_stars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_next_gen_stem #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_deimos #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_phobos #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_community_partners #nasa_science_activation #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_the_sun #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history
5 months ago
Alphabet Soup: NASA’s GOLD Finds Surprising C, X Shapes in Atmosphere
Who knew Earths upper atmosphere was like alphabet soup NASAs Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk GOLD mission has revealed unexpected C- and X-shaped formations in an electrified layer of gas high above our heads called the ionosphere. While these alphabetical shapes have been observed before, GOLD sees them more clearly than other instruments . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_nebulae #nasa_protostars #nasa_stars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_general #nasa_next_gen_stem #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_deimos #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_phobos #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_community_partners #nasa_science_activation #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_the_sun #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_history
