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
5 months ago
Hubble Observes a Cosmic Fossil
This NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster NGC 2005. Its not an unusual globular cluster in and of itself, but it is a peculiarity when compared to its surroundings. NGC 2005 is located about 750 light-years from the heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud LMC, which is the Milky Ways largest satellite . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_missions #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_blogs #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_voyager_1 #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra
5 months ago
Sols 4214–4215: The Best Laid Plans…
Earth planning date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Planning today was defined by the decision about whether or not to drill at Mammoth Lakes, the potential drill target that we selected on Monday. This decision is made based on the answer to two questions. First, does this location meet our science objectives On Monday, we undertook . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_voyager_1 #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_stars #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history
5 months ago
Voyager 1 Returning Science Data From All Four Instruments
The spacecraft has resumed gathering information about interstellar space. NASAs Voyager 1 spacecraft is conducting normal science operations for the first time following a technical issue that arose in November 2023. The team partially resolved the issue in April when they prompted the spacecraft to begin returning engineering data, which includes information about the health . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_voyager_1 #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_stars #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history
5 months ago
The Next Full Moon is the Strawberry Moon
The Next Full Moon is the Strawberry Moon; the Flower, Hot, Hoe, or Planting Moon; the Mead or Honey Moon; the Rose Moon; Vat Purnima; Poson Poya; and the LRO Moon. The next full Moon will be Friday evening, June 21, 2024, appearing opposite the Sun in Earth-based longitude at 9:08 PM EDT. This will . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_stars #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_general
5 months ago
NASA Announces New System to Aid Disaster Response
In early May, widespread flooding and landslides occurred in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, leaving thousands of people without food, water, or electricity. In the following days, NASA teams provided data and imagery to help on-the-ground responders understand the disasters impacts and deploy aid. Building on this response and similar successes, on . https://science.nasa.gov/e...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_stars #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_general
5 months ago
NSTGRO 2024
NSTGRO Homepage Claire LesslerUniversity of ChicagoPrecision Spectroscopic Calibration and Next-Generation Millimeter-Wave Spectrometers Miron LiuUniversity of MichiganDevelopment of a Magnetically Shielded Hall Thruster without Pole Erosion Ashley MaldonadoOtero University of Southern CaliforniaOptimizing heterogeneous nanostructured materials for space applications Camille McDonnellUniversity of Maryland, College ParkLow-SWaP Nanophotonic Quantum Enhanced Sensors with Highly Squeezed Light Daniel MiliateUniversity of California, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_stars #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_general
5 months ago
NASA’s Webb Reveals Long-Studied Star Is Actually Twins
Managed by NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory through launch, Webbs Mid-Infrared Instrument also revealed jets of gas flowing into space from the twin stars. Scientists recently got a big surprise from NASAs James Webb Space Telescope when they turned the observatory toward a group of young stars called WL 20. The region has been studied since 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_stars #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_general
5 months ago
NASA’s RASC-AL Competition Selects 2024 Winners
Out of 14 finalist teams that encompassed collegiate and university representation from across the globe, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University team with their concept, Project Draupnir, in the AI-Powered Self-Replicating Probe theme, took home top prize in NASAs Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts 8211; Academic Linkage RASC-AL competition.160;160; The University of Maryland took second 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_stars #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_general
5 months ago
‘NASA in the Park’ Returns to Rocket City June 22
NASA in the Park is coming back to Big Spring Park East in Huntsville, Alabama, on Saturday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CDT. The event is free and open to the public. NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center, its partners, and collaborators will fill the park with space exhibits, music, food vendors, and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_uncategorized #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_natural_disasters #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_stars #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_general
5 months ago
Sea Ice Swirls
NASAs Terra satellite captured floating fragments of sea ice as ocean currents carried them south along Greenlands east coast on June 4, 2024. This ice traveled from the Fram Strait, a 450-kilometer 280-mile-wide passage between Greenland and Svalbard, to the Arctic Ocean. Along the journey, it breaks into smaller pieces and starts to melt in 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_general #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system
5 months ago
Flag Day 2024 – One Small Flag’s Incredible Journey
This article tells the story of one small American flag fortunate enough to be singled out from a group of one thousand flags just like it and embark on an incredible journey. The other 999 flags likely ended up as gifts, but this one flag had a loftier fate. It wasnt the first American flag 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_general #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system
5 months ago
Flag Day – One Small Flag’s Incredible Journey
This article is160;for students grades 5-8. This story tells the tale of one small American flag fortunate enough to embark on an incredible journey. It wasnt the first flag to ride into space, or the most famous flag that went into space 8212; that honor probably goes to the Stars and Stripes planted on the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/learn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_general #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system
5 months ago
California Teams Win $1.5 Million in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge
By Savannah Bullard After two days of live competitions, two teams from southern California are heading home with a combined 1.5 million from NASAs Break the Ice Lunar Challenge.160; Since 2020, competitors from around the world have competed in this challenge with the common goal of inventing robots that can excavate and transport the icy 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_general #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system
5 months ago
NASA’s Perseverance Fords an Ancient River to Reach Science Target
Originally thought of as little more than a route clear of rover-slowing boulders, Neretva Vallis has provided a bounty of geologic options for the science team. 160;160; After detouring through a dune field to avoid wheel-rattling boulders, NASAs Perseverance Mars rover reached its latest area of scientific interest on June 9. The route change not 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth #nasa_ice_ &_glaciers #nasa_terra #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_general #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system
