2 months ago
NASA Ames Stars of the Month: September 2024
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of pictured left to right Don Sullivan, Serena Trieu, Emmett Quigley, and Zara Mirmalek. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the talent, camaraderie, and vision needed to explore this world and beyond. Earth Science Star: Don Sullivan Don Sullivan enables cutting-edge research in the Earth 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_blogs #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_get_involved #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_tracy_caldwell_dyson #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_aqua #nasa_earth #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_terra
2 months ago
A Striped Surprise
Last week, team scientists and the internet alike were amazed when Perseverance spotted a black-and-white striped rock unlike any seen on Mars before. Is this a sign of exciting discoveries to come. https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_blogs #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_get_involved #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_tracy_caldwell_dyson #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_aqua #nasa_earth #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_terra
2 months ago
Sols 4311–4313: A Weekend of Engineering Curiosity
Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 Today, we planned for 3 sols over the weekend. On Sol 4311, we have a lot of science activities planned, including some ChemCam and Mastcam observations of the Obelisk target. These activities will allow our instruments to gather data about rock features of interest within the rover workspace, . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_blogs #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_get_involved #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_tracy_caldwell_dyson #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_aqua #nasa_earth #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_terra
2 months ago
NASA Expands Small Business, Industry Engagement Resources
Two new resources are available for businesses that provide products and services to support NASAs missions, from supersonic flight to lunar exploration, as well as companies that aim to engage the agency as a customer. While NASA practices transparency in its procurement processes to ensure access and participation by all businesses, we recognize that barriers 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_blogs #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_get_involved #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_tracy_caldwell_dyson #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_aqua #nasa_earth #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_terra
2 months ago
Find Exoasteroids and Peek into the Future
What will remain of our solar system a few billion years from now Were launching the Exoasteroids project to gather some clues. Join this new citizen science project, and help search for variable white dwarfs bizarre objects that we can catch in the act of disassembling planetary systems. White dwarfs each pack the mass . https://science.nasa.gov/g...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_blogs #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_get_involved #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_tracy_caldwell_dyson #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_aqua #nasa_earth #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_terra
2 months ago
NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Crewmates Return from Space Station
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson completed a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Monday, returning to Earth with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub. The trio departed the space station aboard the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft at 4:36 a.m.160;EDT Monday, Sept. 23, making a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:59 a.m. 4:59 p.m. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_blogs #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_get_involved #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_tracy_caldwell_dyson #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_aqua #nasa_earth #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_terra
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
2 months ago
The Marshall Star for September 18, 2024
Marshall Welcomes NASA Chief Scientist for Climate, Science Town Hall NASA Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor Kate Calvin, center left, joins team members at the agencys Marshall Space Flight Center for a Climate and Science Town Hall on Sept. 17 in Activities Building 4316. Calvin took part in a question-and-answer session during her visit 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_apollo #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_seyfert_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_iss_research #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology
2 months ago
NASA Deputy Administrator Talks Future of Agency in Silicon Valley
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy spent time at NASAs Ames Research Center in Californias Silicon Valley, on Sept. 16, 2024, engaging with center leaders and employees to discuss strategies that could drive meaningful changes to ensure NASA remains the preeminent institution for research, technology, and engineering, and to lead science, aeronautics, and space exploration for 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_apollo #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_seyfert_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_iss_research #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology
2 months ago
NASA Shares Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Remarks
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released his remarks as prepared for Wednesdays Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The awards recognized the women who contributed to the space race, including the NASA mathematicians who helped land the first astronauts on the Moon under the agencys Apollo Program. Good afternoon. The remarkable things that NASA 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_apollo #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_seyfert_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_iss_research #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology
2 months ago
Giant Leaps Start at Johnson for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Nick Hague
As the hub of human spaceflight, NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston holds a variety of unique responsibilities and privileges. Those include being the home of NASAs astronaut corps. One of those astronauts Nick Hague is now preparing to launch to the International Space Station along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov on the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_apollo #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_seyfert_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_iss_research #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology
2 months ago
Hubble Examines a Busy Galactic Center
This NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy IC 4709 located around 240 million light-years away in the southern constellation Telescopium. Hubble beautifully captures its faint halo and swirling disk filled with stars and dust bands. The compact region at its core might be the most remarkable sight. It holds an active galactic 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_apollo #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_partner_with_us #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_seyfert_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_iss_research #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology
