10 days 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
10 days 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
10 days 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
10 days 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
10 days 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
10 days 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
10 days ago
Surprising Phosphate Finding in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample
Scientists have eagerly awaited the opportunity to dig into the 4.3-ounce 121.6-gram pristine asteroid Bennu sample collected by NASAs OSIRIS-REx Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security Regolith Explorer mission since it was delivered to Earth last fall. They hoped the material would hold secrets of the solar systems past and the prebiotic chemistry 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
10 days ago
NASA’s Juno Gets a Close-Up Look at Lava Lakes on Jupiter’s Moon Io
Infrared imagery from the solar-powered spacecraft heats up the discussion on the inner workings of Jupiters hottest moon. New findings from NASAs Juno probe provide a fuller picture of how widespread the lava lakes are on Jupiters moon Io and include first-time insights into the volcanic processes at work there. These results come courtesy of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_missions #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_wildfires #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_raja_chari #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4
10 days ago
Mycotecture off Planet: En route to the Moon and Mars
Lynn RothschildNASA Ames Research Center ARC A turtle carries its habitat. While reliable, it costs energy in transporting mass. NASA makes the same trade-off when it transports habitats and other structures off planet 8220;on the back8221; of its missions. While this approach is reliable, to save upmass and increase mission flexibility, NASA must be more 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_missions #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_wildfires #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_raja_chari #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4
10 days ago
Pillars of Creation Star in New Visualization from NASA’s Hubble and Webb Telescopes
Made famous in 1995 by NASAs Hubble Space Telescope, the Pillars of Creation in the heart of the Eagle Nebula have captured imaginations worldwide with their arresting, ethereal beauty. Now, NASA has released a new 3D visualization of these towering celestial structures using data from NASAs Hubble and James Webb space telescopes. This is the . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_missions #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_wildfires #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_raja_chari #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4
10 days ago
The 1998 Florida Firestorm and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
Lightning Crashes East central Floridas natural environment and climate have shaped, and delayed, Kennedy Space Center launch operations since the 1960s. Torrential pop-up thunderstorms, Atlantic hurricanes, roasting heat, and other climatic phenomena, including lightning and fire, repeatedly hampered mission timelines and created dangerous conditions for astronauts and workers. Kennedy Space Center personnel understood the dangers 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_missions #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_wildfires #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_raja_chari #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4
