13 hours ago
Shooting for the Stars: NASA Lights Up the Court at Toyota Center
On Nov. 6, 2024, NASA Night brought cosmic excitement to the Toyota Center, where Johnson Space Center employees joined 16,208 fans who interacted with NASA as they watched the Houston Rockets claim victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Energy soared as International Space Station Program Manager Dana Weigel stepped up to take the first shot. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_europa #nasa_ocean_worlds #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_alan_l ._bean #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_find_your_place #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
13 hours ago
NASA Ocean World Explorers Have to Swim Before They Can Fly
In a competition swimming pool, engineers tested prototypes for a futuristic mission concept: a swarm of underwater robots that could look for signs of life on ocean worlds. When NASAs Europa Clipper reaches its destination in 2030, the spacecraft will prepare to aim an array of powerful science instruments toward Jupiters moon Europa during 49 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/solar...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_europa #nasa_ocean_worlds #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_alan_l ._bean #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_find_your_place #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
14 hours ago
Making Mars’ Moons: Supercomputers Offer ‘Disruptive’ New Explanation
A NASA study using a series of supercomputer simulations160;reveals160;a potential new solution to a longstanding Martian mystery: How did Mars get its moons The first step, the findings say, may have involved the destruction of an asteroid.160; The research team, led by Jacob Kegerreis, a postdoctoral research scientist at NASAs Ames Research Center in Californias 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/solar...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_europa #nasa_ocean_worlds #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_alan_l ._bean #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_find_your_place #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
15 hours ago
NASA’s Swift Reaches 20th Anniversary in Improved Pointing Mode
After two decades in space, NASAs Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is performing better than ever thanks to a new operational strategy implemented earlier this year. The spacecraft has made great scientific strides in the years since scientists dreamed up a new way to explore gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe. The idea . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_europa #nasa_ocean_worlds #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_alan_l ._bean #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_find_your_place #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
16 hours ago
Gateway Tops Off
Gateways Power and Propulsion Element is now equipped with its xenon and liquid fuel tanks.. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_europa #nasa_ocean_worlds #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_alan_l ._bean #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_find_your_place #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
20 hours ago
About the Office of the Chief Knowledge Officer (OCKO)
The overarching purpose of the OCKO is to cultivate and sustain a learning culture at Goddard in support of mission success. We have instituted various processes and programs for lessons learned and critical knowledge identification, sharing, and application. The focus of the OCKO is to promote local learning practices that enhances domain-specific expertise within an 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_europa #nasa_ocean_worlds #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_alan_l ._bean #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_find_your_place #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
1 month ago
Hubble Captures a New View of Galaxy M90
This NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the striking spiral galaxy Messier 90 M90, also NGC 4569, located in the constellation Virgo. In 2019, Hubble released an image of M90 created with Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 WFPC2 data taken in 1994, soon after its installation. That WFPC2 image has a distinctive stair-step pattern . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_general #nasa_earth_science #nasa_blogs #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_pioneer_venus #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_venus
1 month ago
What is Air Quality?
Clean air is essential for healthy living, but according to the World Health Organization WHO, almost 99 of the global population breathes air exceeding their guideline limits of air pollution. Air quality is a measure of how much stuff is in the air, which includes particulates and gaseous pollutants, said Kristina Pistone, a research scientist 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_general #nasa_earth_science #nasa_blogs #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_pioneer_venus #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_venus
1 month ago
Sols 4336-4337: Where the Streets Have No Name
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 Curiosity continues to drive along the western edge of the upper Gediz Vallis channel. After exiting the channel a few weeks ago, we turned north to image the back side of the deposits that we investigated on the eastern side before the channel crossing. As a member of . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_pioneer_venus #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_venus #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_mars #nasa_astrobiology
1 month ago
NASA Selects Two Teams to Advance Life Sciences Research in Space
NASA announced two awards Thursday to establish scientific consortia multi-institutional coalitions to conduct ground-based studies that help address the agencys goals of maintaining a sustained human presence in space. These consortia will focus on biological systems research in the areas of animal and human models, plants, and microbiology. When fully implemented, the awards for . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_blogs #nasa_pioneer_venus #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_venus #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_mars #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_general #nasa_earth_science
1 month ago
I Am Artemis: Sarah Ryan
A passion for puzzles, problem-solving, and propulsion led Sarah Ryan a native of Columbus, Ohio to her current position as Raptor engine lead for NASAs HLS Human Landing System insight team at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The SpaceX Raptor rocket engine powers the companys Starship and Super Heavy rocket. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_blogs #nasa_pioneer_venus #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_venus #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_mars #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_general #nasa_earth_science
1 month ago
NASA Goddard Hosts Former VP Al Gore to Mark 10 Years of DSCOVR Mission
Environmentalist and former Vice President Al Gore visited NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Oct. 16, 2024, to commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of the DSCOVR Deep Space Climate Observatory mission. The image of our Earth from space is the single most compelling iconic image that any of us have ever seen, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_blogs #nasa_pioneer_venus #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_venus #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_mars #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_general #nasa_earth_science
1 month ago
NASA’s C-130 Aircraft En Route to India in Support of NISAR Mission
NASAs globetrotting C-130 Hercules team is carrying out a cargo transport mission to Bengaluru, India, in support of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar NISAR mission. The C-130 departed from NASAs Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, Tuesday, Oct. 15, to embark on the multi-leg, multi-day journey. The flight path will take the aircraft coast to coast 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_blogs #nasa_pioneer_venus #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_venus #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_mars #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_general #nasa_earth_science
1 month ago
NASA’s IXPE Helps Researchers Determine Shape of Black Hole Corona
New findings using data from NASAs IXPE Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer mission offer unprecedented insight into the shape and nature of a structure important to black holes called a corona. A corona is a shifting plasma region that is part of the flow of matter onto a black hole, about which scientists have only a 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_blogs #nasa_pioneer_venus #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_venus #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_mars #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_general #nasa_earth_science
1 month ago
Just Keep Roving
Throughout the past week, Perseverance has continued marching up the Jezero crater rim. This steep ascent through the Martian regolith soil can prove to be slow driving for the rover, as the wheels can slip on the steepest areas.. https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_blogs #nasa_pioneer_venus #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_venus #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_mars #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_general #nasa_earth_science
1 month ago
Old Data Yields New Secrets as NASA’s DAVINCI Preps for Venus Trip
How NASAs DAVINCI mission to Venus uses old data to reveal new secrets.. https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_i_am_artemis #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_blogs #nasa_pioneer_venus #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_venus #nasa_space_shuttle #nasa_mars #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_general #nasa_earth_science
1 month ago
Lunar Autonomy Mobility Pathfinder Workshop: A NASA Chief Technologist Sponsored Workshop
OVERVIEW The NASA chief technologists team, within the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy OTPS, is hosting a Lunar Autonomy Mobility Pathfinder LAMP workshop onTuesday, November 12, 2024, to provide a community forum to discuss modeling and simulation testbeds in this domain. The workshop is in coordination with NASAs Space Technology Mission Directorate.160; With the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/organ...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_iss_research #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation
1 month ago
Kathryn Sullivan: The First American Woman to Walk in Space
Forty years ago, in October 1984, Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space.160;But being the first presented several challenges that started well before she took those historic steps.160;Things got complicated just after she learned of her assignment. Questions of Physiology Biomedical researchers at NASAs Johnson Space Center JSC raised what 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_iss_research #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation
1 month ago
Does Distant Planet Host Volcanic Moon Like Jupiter’s Io?
The existence of a moon located outside our solar system has never been confirmed but a new NASA-led study may provide indirect evidence for one. New research done at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals potential signs of a rocky, volcanic moon orbiting an exoplanet 635 light-years from Earth. The biggest clue is a sodium cloud 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/unive...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_iss_research #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation
1 month ago
The Marshall Star for October 9, 2024
Marshall Lends Insight, Expertise to Auburn Aerospace Industry Day Event By Rick Smith Nearly 500 students and faculty of Auburn University gathered on campus Sept. 30-Oct. 2 to hear lectures from leading NASA propulsion and engineering experts and to talk careers goals and opportunities with representatives of the U.S. space program and various aerospace industry 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions #nasa_technology #nasa_for_educators #nasa_science_activation
1 month ago
Sols 4327-4328: On the Road Again
Earth planning date: Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 After successfully completing investigations within Gediz Vallis, Curiosity is back on the road through the Mg-sulfate magnesium sulfate bearing unit. The terrain under our wheels is a familiar collection of broken up blocks, and were keeping our rover eyes on the more distant stratigraphy and the deposits within . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions #nasa_technology #nasa_for_educators #nasa_science_activation
1 month ago
NASA Astronauts, Leadership Visit Children’s Hospital, Cancer Moonshot Event
NASA astronauts, scientists, and researchers, and leadership from the University of California, San Francisco UCSF met with cancer patients and gathered in a discussion about potential research opportunities and collaborations as part of President Biden and First Lady Jill Bidens Cancer Moonshot initiative on Oct. 4. Roundtable discussions centered conversation around the five hazards of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions #nasa_technology #nasa_for_educators #nasa_science_activation
1 month ago
Project Engineer Miranda Peters Flips the Script on Neurological Differences
In her six years working with NASA, Miranda Peters has filled a variety of roles. She trained in flight control for the International Space Station, worked as a safety engineer in the stations program office, and served as a project engineer working on next-generation spacesuit assembly and testing. She has also embraced an unofficial duty: 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions #nasa_technology #nasa_for_educators #nasa_science_activation
1 month ago
420 Years Ago: Astronomer Johannes Kepler Observes a Supernova
In October 1604, a new star appeared in the sky, puzzling astronomers of the day. First observed on Oct. 9, German astronomer Johannes Kepler 1571-1630 began his observations on Oct. 17 and tracked the new star for over a year. During that time, it brightened to magnitude -2.5, outshining Jupiter, and for several weeks remained 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions #nasa_technology #nasa_for_educators #nasa_science_activation
1 month ago
NASA’s Hubble, New Horizons Team Up for a Simultaneous Look at Uranus
NASAs Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from two very different viewpoints. The results inform future plans to study like types of planets around other stars. Astronomers used Uranus as a proxy for similar planets beyond our . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions #nasa_technology #nasa_for_educators #nasa_science_activation
1 month ago
Artemis I Radiation Measurements Validate Orion Safety for Astronauts
NASA8217;s Orion spacecraft is designed to keep astronauts safe in deep space, protecting them from the unforgiving environment far from Earth. During the uncrewed Artemis I mission, researchers from NASA, along with several collaborators, flew payloads onboard Orion to measure potential radiation exposure to astronauts. Radiation measurements were taken inside Orion by 5,600 passive sensors 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions #nasa_technology #nasa_for_educators #nasa_science_activation
1 month ago
NASA’s Hubble Watches Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress Ball
Astronomers have observed Jupiters legendary Great Red Spot GRS, an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises especially when NASAs Hubble Space Telescope takes a close-up look at it. Hubbles new observations of the famous red storm, collected 90 days between December 2023 to . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions #nasa_technology #nasa_for_educators #nasa_science_activation
1 month ago
NASA Terminal Transmits First Laser Communications Uplink to Space
NASAs LCOT Low-Cost Optical Terminal, a ground station made of modified commercial hardware, transmitted its first laser communications uplink to the TBIRD TeraByte Infrared Delivery, a tissue box-sized payload formerly in low Earth orbit. During the first live sky test, NASAs LCOT produced enough uplink intensity for the TBIRD payload to identify the laser beacon, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_new_horizons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_uranus #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_orion_program #nasa_radiation #nasa_jupiter #nasa_missions #nasa_technology #nasa_for_educators #nasa_science_activation
2 months ago
Measuring Moon Dust to Fight Air Pollution
Moon dust, or regolith, isnt like the particles on Earth that collect on bookshelves or tabletops its abrasive and it clings to everything. Throughout NASAs Apollo missions to the Moon, regolith posed a challenge to astronauts and valuable space hardware. During the Apollo 17 mission, astronaut Harrison Schmitt described his reaction to breathing in 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_near_space_network #nasa_goes -r #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_missions #nasa_earth_science #nasa_audio #nasa_podcasts #nasa_blogs #nasa_europa #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_technology #nasa_the_solar_system
2 months ago
NASA Selects Lunar Relay Contractor for Near Space Network Services
NASA has awarded a contract to Intuitive Machines, LLC of Houston, to support the agencys lunar relay systems as part of the Near Space Network, operated by the agencys Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. This Subcategory 2.2 GEO to Cislunar Relay Services is a new firm-fixed-price, multiple award, indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity task order contract. The 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_near_space_network #nasa_goes -r #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_missions #nasa_earth_science #nasa_audio #nasa_podcasts #nasa_blogs #nasa_europa #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_technology #nasa_the_solar_system
