3 months ago
NASA-Funded Research Institute Selects New Class of Space Health Fellows
The NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health TRISH announced its selections for the institutes 2024 postdoctoral fellowship, a space health program intended to launch the careers of a new generation of researchers tackling various challenges involved with human space exploration. The program supports early-career scientists pursuing research with the potential to reduce the health 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_neowise #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_general #nasa_night_sky_network
3 months ago
Kansas Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station
Students from Topeka, Kansas, will have the opportunity Wednesday, Aug. 21, to have NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick and Tracy C. Dyson answer their prerecorded questions aboard the International Space Station. The 20-minute space-to-Earth call with students from Mose J. Whitson Elementary, Most Pure Heart Catholic School, and Aviation Explorers Post 8, will stream live at 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_neowise #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_general #nasa_night_sky_network
3 months ago
Hubble Rings in a New Galactic View
The subject of this NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope imageis situated in the Perseus Cluster, also known as Abell 426, 320 million light-years from Earth. Its a barred spiral galaxy known as MCG07-07-072, seen here among a number of photobombingstarsthat are much closer to Earth than it is. MCG07-07-072 has quite an unusual shape for a . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_neowise #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_general #nasa_night_sky_network
3 months ago
Southern California Student Wins NASA Scholarship
Sabrina Redifer, a 2024 graduate of Quartz Hill High School in Lancaster, California, won a NASA College Scholarship Award. Redifer plans to major this fall in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She earned a 4.0 grade-point average a weighted GPA of 5.29 and ranked fourth academically 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_neowise #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_blogs
3 months ago
Geospatial AI Foundation Model Team Receives NASA Marshall Group Achievement Award
NASAs science efforts aim to empower scientists with the tools to perform research into our planet and universe. To this end, a collaborative effort between NASA and IBM created an AI geospatial foundation model, which was released as an open-source application in 2024. Trained on vast amounts of NASA Earth science data, the foundation model . https://science.nasa.gov/o...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_neowise #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_blogs
3 months ago
São Francisco’s Colorful Palette
This Dec. 27, 2023 image of the So Francisco River in southeast Brazil showcases the range of vibrant colors in the area including blues, reds, greens, and yellows. Much of the unvegetated land, such as unplanted fields and unpaved roads, appears in bright shades of red and yellow. This coloration comes from the underlying clays 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_neowise #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_blogs
3 months ago
NASA Citizen Scientists Spot Object Moving 1 Million Miles Per Hour
Most familiar stars peacefully orbit the center of the Milky Way. But citizen scientists working on NASAs Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project havehelped discover an objectmoving so fast that it will escape the Milky Ways gravity and shoot into intergalactic space.This hypervelocity object is the first such object found with the mass similar to or . https://science.nasa.gov/g...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_neowise #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center
3 months ago
Mental Well-Being in Space
Science in Space: August 2024 Life on the International Space Station is quite different from life on the ground. Crew members experience multiple sunrises and sunsets each day, spend their time in a confined space, have packed schedules, and deal with microgravity. These and other conditions during spaceflight can negatively affect the performance and well-being 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_neowise #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center
3 months ago
The Summer Triangle’s Hidden Treasures
With the Summer Triangle high in the sky, its a great time to lie back, relax, and explore some of its hidden treasures: the small constellations of Vulpecula, Sagitta, and Delphinus. https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_neowise #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center
3 months ago
NASA Hosts Astronaut Don Pettit Prelaunch Interviews
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is available for limited interview opportunities beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 16, to discuss his upcoming mission to the International Space Station in September. The virtual interviews will stream live on NASA, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agencys website. Learn how to stream NASA through a variety 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_community_partners #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_the_universe #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_supernovae #nasa_neowise
3 months ago
Astro Campers SCoPE Out New Worlds
Teachers at Smokey Mountain Elementary School have collaborated with the NASA Science Activation SciAct programs Smoky Mountains STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Collaborative SMSC and project coordinator, Randi Neff, to create a summer camp for students who are passionate about STEM topics. What started as a small summer camp has since evolved into Astro . https://science.nasa.gov/l...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_community_partners #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_the_universe #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_supernovae #nasa_neowise
3 months ago
A ‘FURST’ of its Kind: Sounding Rocket Mission to Study Sun as a Star
By Jessica Barnett160; From Earth, one might be tempted to view the Sun as a unique celestial object like no other, as its the star our home planet orbits and the one our planet relies on most for heat and light. But if you took a step back and compared the Sun to the other 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_community_partners #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_the_universe #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_supernovae #nasa_neowise
3 months ago
NASA Teams Change Brakes to Keep Artemis Crew Safe
Recently, teams with NASAs Exploration Ground Systems EGS Program at the agencys Kennedy Space Center met with engineering teams at a central Florida amusement park to share knowledge on a new braking system NASA is using for its launch pad emergency egress system for Artemis missions. We have a new magnetic braking system for the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_community_partners #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_the_universe #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_supernovae #nasa_neowise
3 months ago
Regina Caputo Charts the Future of High-Energy Astrophysics
Research astrophysicist Regina Caputo puzzles out how the universe works by studying the most extreme events in the cosmos. Name: Regina CaputoTitle: Research Astrophysicist160;Organization: Astroparticle Physics Laboratory Code 661 What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard Im a research astrophysicist in the particle astrophysics lab at Goddard. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/peopl...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_community_partners #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_the_universe #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_supernovae #nasa_neowise
3 months ago
The International Space Station’s “window to the world”
The cupola is a small module designed for the observation of operations outside the station such as robotic activities, the approach of vehicles, and spacewalks. Its six side windows and a direct nadir viewing window provide spectacular views of Earth and celestial objects. The windows are equipped with shutters to protect them from contamination and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_community_partners #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_the_universe #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_supernovae #nasa_neowise
3 months ago
NASA to Launch 8 Scientific Balloons From New Mexico
NASAs Scientific Balloon Program has kicked off its annual fall balloon campaign at the agencys balloon launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Eight balloon flights carrying scientific experiments and technology demonstrations are scheduled to launch from mid-August through mid-October. The flights will support 16 missions, including investigations in the fields of astrophysics, heliophysics, and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_community_partners #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_the_universe #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_supernovae #nasa_neowise
3 months ago
NASA Tests Deployment of Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Visor’
The 8220;visor8221; for NASAs Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recently completed several environmental tests simulating the conditions it will experience during launch and in space. Called the Deployable Aperture Cover, this large sunshade is designed to keep unwanted light out of the telescope. This milestone marks the halfway point for the covers final sprint of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_community_partners #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_the_universe #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_supernovae #nasa_neowise
3 months ago
Hubble Spotlights a Supernova
This NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LEDA 857074, located in the constellation Eridanus. LEDA 857074 is a barred spiral galaxy, with partially broken spiral arms. The image also captured a supernova, named SN 2022ADQZ, shining brightly on the right side of the galaxys bar. Several evolutionary paths can lead to a supernova . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_community_partners #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_the_universe #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_supernovae #nasa_neowise
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
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
5 months ago
Sols 4232-4233: Going For a Ride, Anyone?
Earth planning date: Monday, July 1, 2024 Have you ever wondered what it might look like to ride along with the rover Probably not as much as we have here on the planning team, where we are looking at the images on a daily basis. I always wish I could walk around there myself, or . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_neowise #nasa_comets #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_cassini #nasa_rings_of_saturn #nasa_saturn #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_murep #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_candidate_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_science_ &_research
5 months ago
Sols 4229-4231: More Analyses of the Mammoth Lakes 2 Sample!
Earth Planning Date: Friday, June 28, 2024 After reviewing results from the Evolved Gas Analysis EGA experiment that were downlinked yesterday afternoon Sols 4226-4228: A Powerful Balancing Act, the SAM team decided theyd like to go ahead with a second experiment to analyze the Mammoth Lakes 2 drilled sample. This experiment is known as the . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_neowise #nasa_comets #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_cassini #nasa_rings_of_saturn #nasa_saturn #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_murep #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_candidate_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_learning_resources
5 months ago
NASA’s NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On
NASAs near-Earth-object-hunting mission NEOWISE is nearing its conclusion. But its work will carry on with NASAs next-generation infrared mission: NEO Surveyor. After more than 14 successful years in space, NASAs NEOWISE Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission will end on July 31. But while the mission draws to a close, another is taking shape, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_neowise #nasa_comets #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_cassini #nasa_rings_of_saturn #nasa_saturn #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_murep #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_candidate_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_learning_resources
5 months ago
Cassini Sees Saturn
The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft captured this last eyeful of Saturn and its rings on March 27, 2004, as it continued its way to orbit insertion. This natural color image shows the color variations between atmospheric bands and features in the southern hemisphere of Saturn, subtle color differences across the planet8217;s middle B ring, as well as 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_neowise #nasa_comets #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_cassini #nasa_rings_of_saturn #nasa_saturn #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_murep #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_candidate_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_learning_resources
5 months ago
NASA’s Upgraded Hyperwall Offers Improved Data Visualization
In May, the NASA Advanced Supercomputing NAS facility, located at NASAs Ames Research Center in Californias Silicon Valley, celebrated the newest generation of its hyperwall system, a wall of LCD screens that display supercomputer-scale visualizations of the very large datasets produced by NASA supercomputers and instruments. The upgrade is the fourth generation of hyperwall clusters 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_neowise #nasa_comets #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_cassini #nasa_rings_of_saturn #nasa_saturn #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_murep #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_candidate_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_learning_resources
7 months ago
NASA Scientists Gear Up for Solar Storms at Mars
The Sun will be at peak activity this year, providing a rare opportunity to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on the Red Planet. In the months ahead, two of NASAs Mars spacecraft will have an unprecedented opportunity to study how solar flares giant explosions on the Suns surface 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/solar...#nasa #space #news #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_curiosity_ (rover) #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_sun #nasa_cloudsat #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_juno #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_general #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_europa #nasa_neowise #nasa_comets #nasa_planetary_defense
7 months ago
NASA’s CloudSat Ends Mission Peering Into the Heart of Clouds
Over the course of nearly two decades, its powerful radar provided never-before-seen details of clouds and helped advance global weather and climate predictions. CloudSat, a NASA mission that peered into hurricanes, tallied global snowfall rates, and achieved other weather and climate firsts, has ended its operations. Originally proposed as a 22-month mission, the spacecraft was 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_curiosity_ (rover) #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_the_sun #nasa_cloudsat #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_juno #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_general #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_europa #nasa_neowise #nasa_comets #nasa_planetary_defense
