5 months ago
NASA’s Juno Gets a Close-Up Look at Lava Lakes on Jupiter’s Moon Io
Infrared imagery from the solar-powered spacecraft heats up the discussion on the inner workings of Jupiters hottest moon. New findings from NASAs Juno probe provide a fuller picture of how widespread the lava lakes are on Jupiters moon Io and include first-time insights into the volcanic processes at work there. These results come courtesy of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_missions #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_wildfires #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_raja_chari #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4
5 months ago
Mycotecture off Planet: En route to the Moon and Mars
Lynn RothschildNASA Ames Research Center ARC A turtle carries its habitat. While reliable, it costs energy in transporting mass. NASA makes the same trade-off when it transports habitats and other structures off planet 8220;on the back8221; of its missions. While this approach is reliable, to save upmass and increase mission flexibility, NASA must be more 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_missions #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_wildfires #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_raja_chari #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4
5 months ago
Pillars of Creation Star in New Visualization from NASA’s Hubble and Webb Telescopes
Made famous in 1995 by NASAs Hubble Space Telescope, the Pillars of Creation in the heart of the Eagle Nebula have captured imaginations worldwide with their arresting, ethereal beauty. Now, NASA has released a new 3D visualization of these towering celestial structures using data from NASAs Hubble and James Webb space telescopes. This is the . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_missions #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_wildfires #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_raja_chari #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4
5 months ago
The 1998 Florida Firestorm and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
Lightning Crashes East central Floridas natural environment and climate have shaped, and delayed, Kennedy Space Center launch operations since the 1960s. Torrential pop-up thunderstorms, Atlantic hurricanes, roasting heat, and other climatic phenomena, including lightning and fire, repeatedly hampered mission timelines and created dangerous conditions for astronauts and workers. Kennedy Space Center personnel understood the dangers 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_juno #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_niac_studies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_missions #nasa_nebulae #nasa_star -forming_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_wildfires #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_asteroids #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_raja_chari #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_artemis_4
6 months ago
NASA’s Laser Relay System Sends Pet Imagery to, from Space Station
Using NASAs first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system, pictures and videos of cherished pets flew through space over laser communications links at a rate of 1.2 gigabits per second faster than most home internet speeds. NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Christina Koch, and Kjell Lindgren, along with other agency employees, submitted photos and videos of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_missions #nasa_technology #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_artemis #nasa_lunar_science #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_science_instruments #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth #nasa_floods #nasa_earth_science #nasa_wildfires #nasa_johnson_space_center
6 months ago
NASA “Wildfire Digital Twin” Pioneers New AI Models and Streaming Data Techniques for Forecasting Fire and Smoke
NASAs Wildfire Digital Twin project will equip firefighters and wildfire managers with a superior tool for monitoring wildfires and predicting harmful air pollution events and help researchers observe global wildfire trends more precisely.. https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth_science #nasa_technology #nasa_wildfires #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_deep_space_network #nasa_mars #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology_research #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_day
7 months ago
NASA Research Park Public Documents
Economic Benefits Study: Development Plans: NASA Research Park Environmental Reports: Environmental Management Division Public Documents: Environmental Impact Statement: RFP Housing Asbestos 38; Lead Based Paint Documents: FP Housing Misc Due Diligence Documents: Miscellaneous160;Documents:. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_general #nasa_astrogram #nasa_cubesats #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_sunspots #nasa_the_sun
7 months ago
2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Prediction vs. Reality
Before a total solar eclipse crossed North America on April 8, 2024, scientists at Predictive Science Inc. of San Diego aimed to foresee what the Suns outer atmosphere, the corona, would look like during totality. The predictions help researchers understand the accuracy of their models of the Suns corona, which extends along its magnetic field. . https://science.nasa.gov/i...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_general #nasa_astrogram #nasa_cubesats #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_sunspots #nasa_the_sun
7 months ago
Researchers Develop ‘Founding Document’ on Synthetic Cell Development
Cells are the fundamental units of life, forming the variety of all living things on Earth as individual cells and multi-cellular organisms. To better understand how cells perform the essential functions of life, scientists have begun developing synthetic cells non-living bits of cellular biochemistry wrapped in a membrane that mimic specific biological processes. The 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_general #nasa_astrogram #nasa_cubesats #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_sunspots #nasa_the_sun
7 months ago
NASA Doubles Down, Advances Six Innovative Tech Concepts to New Phase
NASAs Innovative Advanced Concepts program NIAC has selected six visionary concept studies for additional funding and development. Each study has already completed the initial NIAC phase, showing their futuristic ideas like a lunar railway system and fluid-based telescopes may provide fresh perspectives and approaches as NASA explores the unknown in space. The NIAC 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_general #nasa_astrogram #nasa_cubesats #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_sunspots #nasa_the_sun
7 months ago
NASA Ames Astrogram – March/April 2024
Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Successfully Launches On April 23, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System160;CubeSat mission launched successfully aboard an Electron rocket launched by Rocket Lab and carried Ames payload from Mhia, New Zealand. The CubeSat was subsequently delivered to a Sun-synchronous orbit around Earth. Ames has pioneered the use of CubeSats and small 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_general #nasa_astrogram #nasa_cubesats #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_sunspots #nasa_the_sun
7 months ago
NASA’s Commitment to Safety Starts with its Culture
NASA works on projects that often have never been done, or perhaps the way they are being done has never been tried. Living on the edge of innovation requires a high degree of risk. After organizational silence led to the loss of space shuttle Challenger and its crew in 1986, NASA vowed to change the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_nasa_safety_center #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_t -34c #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_dc -8 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_in_the_air
7 months ago
NASA Uses Small Engine to Enhance Sustainable Jet Research
Located inside a high-tech NASA laboratory in Cleveland is something you could almost miss at first glance: a small-scale, fully operational jet engine to test new technology that could make aviation more sustainable.160; The engines smaller size and modestly equipped test stand means researchers and engineers can try out newly designed engine components less expensively 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/aeron...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_nasa_safety_center #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_t -34c #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_dc -8 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_in_the_air
7 months ago
NASA Invites Media to Learn About New Tech Mission Powered by the Sun
A new NASA mission is testing a new way to navigate our solar system by hoisting its sail into space not to catch the wind, but the propulsive power of sunlight. NASAs160;Advanced Composite Solar Sail System160;is led by the agencys Ames Research Center in Californias Silicon Valley. The160;microwave oven-sized CubeSat160;is scheduled to launch160;aboard a 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_general #nasa_astrogram #nasa_cubesats #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_sunspots #nasa_the_sun
7 months ago
NASA, FAA Partner to Develop New Wildland Fire Technologies
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration FAA have established a research transition team to guide the development of wildland fire technology.160; Wildland fires are occurring more frequently and at a larger scale than in past decades, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Emergency responders will need a broader set of technologies to prevent, monitor, and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_nasa_safety_center #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_t -34c #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_dc -8 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_in_the_air
7 months ago
OSDR hosts Blue Origin Erika Wagner
Open Science Data Repository Team Hosts Blue Origins Dr Erika Wagner at the Meet the Expert Seminar Series Focused on Flight Integrators Friday, March 29, 2024The Open Science Data Repository hosted the sixth presentation showcasing flight integrators in the Meet the Expert series. This series is targeted for the Open Science Analysis Working Group AWG 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_general #nasa_astrogram #nasa_cubesats #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires
7 months ago
NASA Photographer Honored for Thrilling Inverted In-Flight Image
Riding in the back seat of a car can be boring. Riding in the back of a NASA aircraft is exhilarating, especially for photographers capturing NASAs story. Jim Ross, photo lead at NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, was awarded first place for an image he took while flying upside down in a 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_nasa_safety_center #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_t -34c #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_dc -8 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_in_the_air
7 months ago
NASA to Hoist Its Sail: Solar Sail Mission Gets Ready for Launch
A NASA mission testing a new way of navigating our solar system is ready to hoist its sail into space not to catch the wind, but the propulsive power of sunlight. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail Systemis targeting launch on Tuesday, April 23 Wednesday, April 24 in New Zealand aboard a Rocket Lab Electron 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_general #nasa_astrogram #nasa_cubesats #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_sunspots #nasa_the_sun
7 months ago
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now
The final downlink shift by the Ingenuity team was a time to reflect on a highly successful mission and to prepare the first aircraft on another world for its new role. Engineers working on NASAs Ingenuity Mars Helicopter assembled for one last time in a control room at the agencys Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_nasa_safety_center #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_t -34c #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_dc -8 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_in_the_air
7 months ago
A Clinical Decision Support System for Earth-independent Medical Operations
Deep space exploration requires a paradigm shift in astronaut medical support toward Earth-independent medical operations. Currently, astronauts rely on real-time communication with ground-based medical providers. However, as the distance from Earth increases, so do communication delays and disruptions. Deep space exploration crews will need to autonomously detect, diagnose, treat, and prevent medical conditions. One potential 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_general #nasa_astrogram #nasa_cubesats #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires
7 months ago
NASA Observations Find What Helps Heat Roots of ‘Moss’ on Sun
Did you know the Sun has moss Due to its resemblance to the earthly plants, scientists have named a small-scale, bright, patchy structure made of plasma in the solar atmosphere moss. This moss, which was first identified in 1999 by NASAs TRACE mission, blossoms around the center of a sunspot group, where magnetic conditions are . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_general #nasa_astrogram #nasa_cubesats #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_sunspots #nasa_the_sun
7 months ago
NASA Open Science Initiative Expands OpenET Across Amazon Basin
The research teams who help sustain the largest freshwater reserve in the world are developing a new tool to promote more resilient farming systems in Brazil. The goal is to help farmers better handle changes in the water cycle, deal with droughts, and adapt to a changing climate.160; The Large-Scale Hydrology Research Group hosted at 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/earth...#nasa #space #news #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_general #nasa_astrogram #nasa_cubesats #nasa_climate_change #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_oceanography #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_sunspots #nasa_the_sun #nasa_landsat_9 #nasa_water_on_earth
8 months ago
NASA’s DC-8 Completes Final Mission, Set to Retire
After 37 years of successful airborne science missions, NASAs DC-8 aircraft completed its final mission and returned to the agencys Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale, California, on April 1. The DC-8 and crew were welcomed back with a celebratory water salute by the U.S Air Force Plant 42 Fire Department after completing 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_nasa_safety_center #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_t -34c #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_dc -8 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_in_the_air
8 months ago
NASA Langley Team to Study Weather During Eclipse Using Uncrewed Vehicles
A six-person team of researchers from NASAs Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, will travel to Fort Drum, N.Y., to study changes in the Suns radiation as it reaches Earth before, during, and after the total solar eclipse April 8. Weather sensors similar to what is used on daily weather balloons by the National Weather 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_nasa_safety_center #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_t -34c #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_dc -8 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_in_the_air
8 months ago
NASA Noise Prediction Tool Supports Users in Air Taxi Industry
Several air taxi companies are using a NASA-developed computer software tool to predict aircraft noise and aerodynamic performance. This tool allows manufacturers working in fields related to NASAs Advanced Air Mobility mission to see early in the aircraft development process how design elements like propellers or wings would perform. This saves the industry time and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_nasa_safety_center #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_t -34c #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_dc -8 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_in_the_air
8 months ago
University Teams Selected as Finalists to Envision New Aviation Responses to Natural Disasters
Eight teams participating in the 2024 Gateways to Blue Skies: Advancing Aviation for Natural Disasters Competition have been selected to present their design concepts to a panel of industry experts at the 2024 Blue Skies Forum, May 30 and 31, 2024 at NASAs Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.160;160; Sponsored by NASAs Aeronautics Research 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_nasa_safety_center #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_wildfires #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_t -34c #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_dc -8 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_science_in_the_air
