2 months ago
NASA Awards $1.5 Million at Watts on the Moon Challenge Finale
NASA has awarded a total of 1.5 million to two U.S. teams for their novel technology solutions addressing energy distribution, management, and storage as part of the agencys Watts on the Moon Challenge. The innovations from this challenge aim to support NASAs Artemis missions, which will establish long-term human presence on the Moon. This two-phase 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_aqua #nasa_earth #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_terra #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_general #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_murep #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_tracy_caldwell_dyson #nasa_apollo_11
2 months ago
Honoring Hidden Figures
Joylette Hylick, left, and Katherine Moore, right, accept the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of their mother, Katherine Johnson, during a Sept. 18, 2024, ceremony recognizing NASAs Hidden Figures. Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary W. Jackson were awarded Congressional Gold Medals in recognition of their service to the United States. A 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_aqua #nasa_earth #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_terra #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_general #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_murep #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_tracy_caldwell_dyson #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_artemis #nasa_i_am_artemis
2 months ago
NASA Data Helps Protect US Embassy Staff from Polluted Air
United States embassies and consulates, along with American citizens traveling and living abroad, now have a powerful tool to protect against polluted air, thanks to a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. State Department. Since 2020, ZephAir has provided real-time air quality data for about 75 U.S. diplomatic posts. Now, the public tool includes three-day . https://science.nasa.gov/e...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_aqua #nasa_earth #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_terra #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_general #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_murep #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_tracy_caldwell_dyson #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_artemis #nasa_i_am_artemis
5 months ago
NASA Satellites Find Snow Didn’t Offset Southwest US Groundwater Loss
Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data. Declining water levels in the Great Salt Lake and Lake Mead have been testaments to a megadrought afflicting western North America since 2000. But 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/scien...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth_science #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_pulsars #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_airborne_science
5 months ago
Slow Your Student’s ‘Summer Slide’ and Beat Boredom With NASA STEM
The school year has come to an end, and those long summer days are stretching ahead like an open runway. Parents and educators often worry about the summer slide, the concept that students may lose academic ground while out of school. But summer doesnt mean students imaginations have to stay grounded Are you hoping to 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/learn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_pulsars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets
5 months ago
Investigating the Origins of the Crab Nebula With NASA’s Webb
New data revises our view of this unusual supernova explosion. A team of scientists used NASAs James Webb Space Telescope to parse the composition of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. With the telescopes MIRI Mid-Infrared Instrument and NIRCam Near-Infrared Camera, the team gathered data that is . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_pulsars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets
5 months ago
Globetrotting NASA Research Model Increases Accuracy
NASA and its international partners are using the same generically shaped wing design to create physical and digital research models to better understand how air moves around an aircraft during takeoff and landing. Various organizations are doing computer modeling with computational tools and conducting wind tunnel tests using the same High Lift Common Research Model 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/aeron...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system
5 months ago
Tropical Solstice Shadows
Solstices were some of our earliest astronomical observations, celebrated throughout history via many summer and winter celebrations.. https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_pulsars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets
5 months ago
NASA, Boeing to Discuss Starliner’s Mission
NASA and Boeing will discuss Starliners mission and departure from the International Space Station as part of the agencys Boeing Crew Flight Test in a pre-departure media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 18. NASA, Boeing, and station management teams will evaluate mission requirements and weather conditions at available landing locations in the southwestern 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_lgbtq_pride
5 months ago
NASA Announces Winners of 2024 Student Launch Competition
Over 1,000 students from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico launched high-powered, amateur rockets on April 13, just north of NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of the agencys annual Student Launch competition. Teams of middle school, high school, college, and university students were tasked to design, build, and launch a 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_lgbtq_pride
5 months ago
NASA Joins National Space Council in Celebration of Black Space Week
Each year, Black Space Week celebrates the achievements of Black Americans in space-related fields. To kick-off Black Space Week 2024, NASA is collaborating with the National Space Council for the Beyond the Color Lines: From Science Fiction to Science Fact forum on Monday, June 17, at 11:30 a.m. EDT at the National Museum of African 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/peopl...#nasa #space #news #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_lgbtq_pride
5 months ago
NASA to Discuss Outcome of 5th Biennial Asteroid Threat Exercise
NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 20, to discuss a new summary of a recent tabletop exercise to simulate national and international responses to a hypothetical asteroid impact threat. The fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise was held April 2 and 3, 2024, at the Johns Hopkins 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_lgbtq_pride
5 months ago
NASA-Led Mission to Map Air Pollution Over Both U.S. Coasts
This summer between June 17 and July 2, NASA will fly aircraft over Baltimore, Philadelphia, parts of Virginia, and California to collect data on air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. 160; The campaign supports the NASA Student Airborne Research Program for undergraduate interns. The East Coast flights will take place from June 17-26. Researchers and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/earth...#nasa #space #news #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_lgbtq_pride
5 months ago
Summary of the Ninth DSCOVR EPIC and NISTAR Science Team Meeting
Introduction The ninth Deep Space Climate Observatory DSCOVR Earth Polychromatic Camera EPIC and National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST Advanced Radiometer NISTAR Science Team Meeting STM was held virtually October 1617, 2023. Over 35 scientists attended, most of whom were from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center GSFC, with several participating from other NASA field . https://science.nasa.gov/u...#nasa #space #news #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_lgbtq_pride
