2 months ago
The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia
The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif, near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia, containing Brandberg Mountain, the African nation8217;s highest peak and ancient rock paintings going back at least 2,000 years, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above. Image Credit: NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
2 months ago
Public Affairs Manager Gary Jordan
Its 2 a.m. in the morning on a Sunday. You have your headset in your hand. You8217;re about to walk into Mission Control. And you understand in the darkness, the crickets chirping, the lights shining on the building you understand where you8217;re going and what you8217;re a part of. 8220;This is the building 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
2 months ago
Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at NASA Goddard
The public is invited to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 9 p.m. EDT at NASA Goddards Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. International Observe the Moon Night is a time to come together with fellow Moon enthusiasts and curious people around the world. The public is invited to 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
2 months ago
Like a Diamond in the Sky: How to Spot NASA’s Solar Sail Demo in Orbit
Now that its reflective sail has deployed fully open in orbit, the160;Advanced Composite Solar Sail System160;can be seen in the night sky from many locations across the world Stargazers can join NASAs SpotTheSail campaign by using the160;NASA app on mobile platforms to find out when the spacecraft will be visible at their location. The app, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
2 months ago
Find Me on the Moon: NASA Lunar Navigation Challenge
NASAs Artemis campaign is a series of lunar missions to further explore the lunar landscape to prepare for future missions to Mars. The Artemis missions will send humans to land on the moon and explore the lunar south pole. This will be NASA8217;s first human lunar landing since the Apollo missions over 50 years ago. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
2 months ago
NASA’s Hubble, Chandra Find Supermassive Black Hole Duo
Like two Sumo wrestlers squaring off, the closest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes have been observed in tight proximity. These are located approximately 300 light-years apart and were detected using NASAs Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. These black holes, buried deep within a pair of colliding galaxies, are fueled by infalling . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
2 months ago
NASA Science for Your Classroom: Opportunities for Educators
The summer season for educators can be a time of rest and rejuvenation, but it can also offer opportunities for professional learning with new colleagues beyond your own school. The following programs from NASAs Science Activation Program offer end-of-summerearly-fall curricular resources and connections with other educators that can help you bring new science ideas and . https://science.nasa.gov/l...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_get_involved #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_science_activation #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters
3 months ago
NASA, Boeing Welcome Starliner Spacecraft to Earth, Close Mission
NASA and Boeing safely returned the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft following its landing at 10:01 p.m. MDT Sept. 6 at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, concluding a three-month flight test to the International Space Station. I am extremely proud of the work our collective team put into this entire flight test, and we are 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sea_level_rise #nasa_cubesats #nasa_technology
3 months ago
Academic Semester Legal Externships (HQ)
Externships with NASA Headquarters Office of the General Counsel NASAs Office of the General Counsel OGC periodically has externships for highly qualified law students. OGC offers unpaid, part-time and full-time externships during the law school academic year for law school credit. These externships are intended to expose law students to the rewards of Federal service 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/organ...#nasa #space #news #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sea_level_rise #nasa_cubesats #nasa_technology #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies
3 months ago
NASA Selects Companies for Commercial SmallSat Services Award
NASA has selected eight companies for a new award to help acquire Earth observation data and provide related services for the agency. The Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program On-Ramp1 Multiple Award contract is a firm-fixed-price indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity multiple-award contract with a maximum value of 476 million, cumulatively amongst all the selected contractors, and a performance period 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sea_level_rise #nasa_cubesats #nasa_technology #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies
3 months ago
NASA to Take Part in Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will represent the agency during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 18, recognizing 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. Hosted by House Speaker Mike Johnson, the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sea_level_rise #nasa_cubesats #nasa_technology #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies
3 months ago
NASA Scientific Balloon Takes Flight With Student-Built Payloads
NASAs Scientific Balloon Programs fifth balloon mission of the 2024 fall campaign took flight Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, from the agencys Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The HASP 1.0 High-Altitude Student Platform mission remained in flight over 11 hours before it safely touched down. Recovery is underway. HASP is a partnership 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sea_level_rise #nasa_cubesats #nasa_technology #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies
3 months ago
NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch; Trio to Join Expedition 71
NASA astronaut Don Pettit will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, accompanied by cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, to the International Space Station where they will join the Expedition 71 crew in advancing scientific research. Pettit, Ovchinin, and Vagner will lift off at 12:23 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 11 9:23 p.m. Baikonur time 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_organizations #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_astronauts #nasa_donald_r ._pettit #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_jupiter #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_activation #nasa_sea_level_rise #nasa_cubesats #nasa_technology #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies
5 months ago
NASA Awards Support STEM Research at Minority Serving Institutions
NASA has selected 23 minority-serving institutions to receive 1.2 million to grow their research and technology capabilities, collaborate on research projects, and contribute to the agencys missions for the benefit of humanity. Through NASAs Minority University Research and Education Project MUREP Partnership Learning Annual Notification MPLAN award, selected institutions will receive up to 50,000 each 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #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 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_technology_research #nasa_2023_solar_eclipse #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation
5 months ago
Behind the Scenes of a NASA ‘Moonwalk’ in the Arizona Desert
NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas recently performed four moonwalk simulations to help NASA prepare for its Artemis III mission. Due to launch in September 2026, Artemis III will land two, yet-to-be-selected, astronauts at the Moons South Pole for the first time. Traveling to space requires immense preparation, not just for the astronauts, but . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #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 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_technology_research #nasa_2023_solar_eclipse #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation
5 months ago
NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s 21st Station Resupply Launch
Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 21st Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for the agency and will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #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 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_technology_research #nasa_2023_solar_eclipse #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation
5 months ago
July’s Night Sky Notes: A Hero, a Crown, and Possibly a Nova!
Look to the skies all summer long for a Hero and a Crown and a potential recurring nova.. https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #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 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_technology_research #nasa_2023_solar_eclipse #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation
5 months ago
NASA Awards Contract for Infrared Telescope Facility Operations
NASA has selected the University of Hawaii in Honolulu to maintain and operate the agencys Infrared Telescope Facility IRTF on Mauna Kea in Hilo, Hawaii. The Management and Operations of NASAs IRTF is a hybrid firm-fixed-price contract with an indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity provision. The contract has a maximum potential value of approximately 85.5 million, with a base 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_technology_research #nasa_2023_solar_eclipse #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_elliptical_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_blogs
5 months ago
NASA Announces Winners of Inaugural Human Lander Challenge
NASAs 2024 Human Lander Challenge HuLC Forum brought 12 university teams from across the United States to Huntsville, Alabama, near the agencys Marshall Space Flight Center, to showcase their innovative concepts for addressing the complex issue of managing lunar dust. The 12 finalists, selected in March 2024, presented their final presentations to a panel of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_technology_research #nasa_2023_solar_eclipse #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_elliptical_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_blogs
5 months ago
The Maze is Afoot
This labyrinth with a silhouette of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes at its center is used as a calibration target for the cameras and laser that are part of SHERLOC Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman 38; Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals, one of the instruments aboard NASA8217;s Perseverance Mars rover. The image was 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_technology_research #nasa_2023_solar_eclipse #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_elliptical_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_blogs
5 months ago
NASA Opportunities Fuel Growth and Entrepreneurship for Bronco Space Club Students
NASAs public competitions can catalyze big changes not just for the agency but also for participants. Bronco Space, the CubeSat laboratory at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California, matured more than just space technology as a result of winning funds from NASAs TechLeap Prize competition. It grew from its roots in a broom 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_smallsats_program #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_for_researchers #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_technology_research #nasa_2023_solar_eclipse #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_elliptical_galaxies #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_the_universe #nasa_blogs
