12 hours ago
Engineer Zaida Hernandez
8220;I would say family and part of that 8216;first-gen experience8217; shaped me. Being born in the U.S. gave me a lot of opportunities that my family and parents were robbed of because of situations in their home country.It shaped me to be a hard worker and to aspire to large things because not onlywas it 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_for_educators #nasa_aerosols #nasa_climate_change #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_space_grant #nasa_earth_science #nasa_murep #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_orion_program #nasa_people_of_johnson
12 hours ago
Reaching New Heights to Unravel Deep Martian History!
The Perseverance rover is reaching new heights as it ascends the rim of Jezero crater over 300 meters in elevation higher than the original landing site The rover is now enroute to its first campaign science stop Dox Castle image in the far ground a region of interest for its potential to host ancient Mars . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_for_educators #nasa_aerosols #nasa_climate_change #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_space_grant #nasa_earth_science #nasa_murep #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_orion_program #nasa_people_of_johnson
12 hours ago
Station Science Top News: September 13, 2024
JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agencyresearchers examined the structures of four titanium-based compounds solidified in levitators in microgravity and on the ground andfoundthat the internal microstructures were generally similar. These results could support development of new materials for use in space manufacturing. To produce glass or metal alloys on Earth, raw materials are placed into a 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_for_educators #nasa_aerosols #nasa_climate_change #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_space_grant #nasa_earth_science #nasa_murep #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_orion_program #nasa_people_of_johnson
12 hours ago
Ottawa’s Fall Rhapsody
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this view of peak fall foliage around Ottawa, Canada on Oct. 14, 2020. Sugar maple leaves turn orange-red,160;and hickories turn golden-bronze during autumn, regionally known as the Fall Rhapsody. Fall color reaches its peak when air temperatures drop and shortened daylight triggers plants to slow and stop 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_for_educators #nasa_aerosols #nasa_climate_change #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_space_grant #nasa_earth_science #nasa_murep #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_orion_program #nasa_people_of_johnson
12 hours ago
Going Back-to-School with NASA Data
As students head back to school, teachers have a new tool that brings NASA satellite data down to their earthly classrooms. For over 50 years of observing Earth, NASAs satellites have collected petabytes of global science data thats millions and millions of gigabytes160; with terabytes more coming in by the day. Since 2004, the My 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/learn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_observatory #nasa_for_educators #nasa_aerosols #nasa_climate_change #nasa_clouds #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_space_grant #nasa_earth_science #nasa_murep #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_orion_program #nasa_people_of_johnson
11 days ago
Persevering Through the Storm
Its dust-storm season on Mars Over the past couple of weeks, as we ascended the Jezero Crater rim, our science team has monitored increasing dust in the atmosphere typically highest around this time of the Martian year.. https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant
11 days ago
Sols 4295-4296: A Martian Moon and Planet Earth
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 Todays two-sol plan contains the usual science blocks filled with contact science and remote science to observe and assess the geology surrounding us. However, the Mastcam team is hoping to capture a special celestial event above the Martian skyline as one of Mars moons, Phobos, will be in . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history
11 days ago
NASA Selects Langley Research Center Support Contractor
NASA has awarded the Center, Operations Maintenance, and Engineering II contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee, to support operations at the agencys Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of 973.7 million. Following a phase-in period that starts Tuesday, Oct. 1 and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history
11 days ago
New Hardware for Future Artemis Moon Missions Arrive at NASA Kennedy
From across the Atlantic Ocean and through the Gulf of Mexico, two ships converged, delivering key spacecraft and rocket components of NASA8217;s Artemis campaign to the agency8217;s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On Sept. 3, ESA European Space Agency marked a milestone in the Artemis III mission as its European-built service module for NASAs Orion 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history
12 days ago
NASA’s Boeing Starliner Mission Landing Criteria, Timeline
As NASA and Boeing prepare to return the companys Starliner spacecraft uncrewed from the International Space Station to Earth, safety and mission success remain as top priorities for the teams. Mission managers will complete a series of operational and weather checks before the spacecraft undocks from the orbital complex.160; The Starliner spacecraft is the first 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
12 days ago
Join the Eclipsing Binary Patrol and Spot Rare Stellar Pairs!
Eclipsing binaries are special pairs of stars that cross in front of one another as they orbitstars that take turns blocking one another from our view. AtEclipsing Binary Patrol,the newest NASA-funded citizen science project, youll have a chance to help discover these unusual pairs of objects. In Eclipsing Binary Patrol, youll work with real data . https://science.nasa.gov/g...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
12 days ago
Ames Wind Tunnel
Construction of the Ames wind tunnel and its original 40- by 80-foot test section. A later expansion created an additional 80- by 120-foot test section. A Navy blimp, which would have been based at Hangars 2 and 3 at Moffett Field, patrols in the background. Image Credit: NACA. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
12 days ago
NASA to Support DARPA Robotic Satellite Servicing Program
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA have signed an interagency agreement to collaborate on a satellite servicing demonstration in geosynchronous Earth orbit, where hundreds of satellites provide communications, meteorological, national security, and other vital functions. Under this agreement, NASA will provide subject matter expertise to DARPAs Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites RSGS 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
12 days ago
NASA’s Hubble, MAVEN Help Solve the Mystery of Mars’ Escaping Water
Mars was once a very wet planet as is evident in its surface geological features. Scientists know that over the last 3 billion years, at least some water went deep underground, but what happened to the rest Now, NASAs Hubble Space Telescope and MAVEN Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution missions are helping unlock that mystery. . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
12 days ago
Eclipses Create Atmospheric Gravity Waves, NASA Student Teams Confirm
Student teams from three U.S. universities became the first to measure what scientists have long predicted: eclipses can generate ripples in Earths atmosphere called atmospheric gravity waves. The waves telltale signature emerged in data captured during the North American annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, as part of the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project NEBP 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/learn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
12 days ago
NASA Tunnel Generates Decades of Icy Aircraft Safety Data
On Sept. 13, 1944, researchers subjected a Bell P-39L Airacobra to frigid temperatures and a freezing water spray in the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACAs new Icing Research Tunnel IRT to study inflight ice buildup. Since that first run at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory now NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, the facility 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
14 days ago
Zachary Morse Hikes Hilltops, Caves Lava Tubes to Ready Moon Missions
Lunar geologist Zachary Morse scrabbles over Earths rocky landscapes to test equipment for future missions to the Moon and Mars. Name: Zachary MorseTitle: Assistant Research Scientist in Planetary GeologyOrganization: The Planetary Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Laboratory, Science Directorate Code 698 What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/peopl...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_burstcube #nasa_cubesats #nasa_gamma_rays #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_solar_flares #nasa_solar_orbiter #nasa_solar_wind #nasa_space_weather #nasa_the_sun #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_space_grant #nasa_earth #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_kennedy_space_center
