Animation: Perseid Meteor Shower
Visualization Credit: Ian Webster; Data: NASA, CAMS, Peter Jenniskens (SETI Institute)
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APOD: 2024 August 11 – Animation: Perseid Meteor Shower
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The Light, Dark, and Dusty Trifid
Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Edelmaier and Gabriele Gegenbauer
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APOD: 2024 August 10 - The Light, Dark, and Dusty Trifid
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
APOD: 2024 August 10 - The Light, Dark, and Dusty Trifid
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
NASA Explores Industry, Partner Interest in Using VIPER Moon Rover - NASA Science
As part of its commitment to a robust, sustainable lunar exploration program for the benefit of all, NASA issued a Request for Information Friday to seek interest from American companies and institutions in conducting a mission using the agency’s VIP…science.nasa.gov
Astro Campers SCoPE Out New Worlds - NASA Science
Teachers at Smokey Mountain Elementary School have collaborated with the NASA Science Activation (SciAct) program’s Smoky Mountains STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Collaborative (SMSC) and project coordinator, Randi Neff, to …science.nasa.gov
NASA Hosts Astronaut Don Pettit Prelaunch Interviews - NASA
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is available for limited interview opportunities beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 16, to discuss his upcoming mission to theNASA
A ‘FURST’ of its Kind: Sounding Rocket Mission to Study Sun as a Star - NASA
The FURST sounding rocket mission aims to study the Sun as a star, allowing researchers to compare our Sun to Hubble Space Telescope’s observations of other stars.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
NASA Teams Change Brakes to Keep Artemis Crew Safe - NASA
Recently, teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center met with engineering teams at a central FloridaAntonia Jaramillo (NASA)
Regina Caputo Charts the Future of High-Energy Astrophysics - NASA
Research astrophysicist Regina Caputo puzzles out how the universe works by studying the most extreme events in the cosmos.Madison Olson (NASA)
The International Space Station’s “window to the world” - NASA
The cupola is a small module designed for the observation of operations outside the station such as robotic activities, the approach of vehicles, andNASA
NASA Tests Deployment of Roman Space Telescope's 'Visor' - NASA
The "visor" for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recently completed several environmental tests simulating the conditions it will experience duringAshley Balzer (NASA)
Hubble Spotlights a Supernova - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LEDA 857074, located in the constellation Eridanus. LEDA 857074 is a barred spiral galaxy, with partially broken spiral arms.science.nasa.gov
NASA to Launch 8 Scientific Balloons From New Mexico - NASA
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia manages the agency’s scientific balloon flight program with 10 to 15 flights each year from launch sitesOlivia F. Littleton (NASA)
A Perseid Below
Image Credit: Ron Garan, ISS Expedition 28 Crew, NASA
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APOD: 2024 August 9 - A Perseid Below
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
APOD: 2024 August 9 - A Perseid Below
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
NASA Mission Concludes After Years of Successful Asteroid Detections - NASA
Engineers on NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission commanded the spacecraft to turn its transmitter off for the lastNASA
NASA Aircraft Gathers 150 Hours of Data to Better Understand Earth - NASA
Operating internationally over several countries this summer, NASA’S C-20A aircraft completed more than 150 hours of science flights across two months inDede Dinius (NASA)
This Rocks! NASA is Sending Student Science to Space - NASA
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to launch a sounding rocket carrying student-developed experiments for the RockSat-X mission onAmy Barra (NASA)
Interior of Vacuum Tank at the Electric Propulsion Laboratory - NASA
Interior of the 20-foot diameter vacuum tank at the NASA Lewis Research Center’s Electric Propulsion Laboratory.NASA
Calling All Innovators: Apply for NASA's 2025 Lunabotics Challenge - NASA
NASA invites teams from colleges, universities, as well as technical and vocational schools around the country to test their engineering skills in the 2025NASA
Sedimentary and Planetary Geologist Dr. Michael Thorpe - NASA
“I didn't always grow up knowing that I was going to be working for NASA. It was just the way my life unfolded, and I couldn't be more grateful and lucky toNASA
Sedimentary and Planetary Geologist Dr. Michael Thorpe - NASA
“I didn't always grow up knowing that I was going to be working for NASA. It was just the way my life unfolded, and I couldn't be more grateful and lucky toNASA
Communications Strategist Thalia Patrinos - NASA
"The public perception of NASA has a lot to do with our technological successes and the discoveries that we've made, but none of that is possible without theNASA
How NASA Citizen Science Fuels Future Exoplanet Research - NASA Science
NASA’s upcoming flagship astrophysics missions, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the Habitable Worlds Observatory, will study planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.science.nasa.gov
Periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle
Image Credit & Copyright: Gerald Rhemann
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APOD: 2024 August 8 - Periodic Comet Swift Tuttle
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
APOD: 2024 August 8 - Periodic Comet Swift Tuttle
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Sols 4266-4267: Happy ‘Landiversary,’ Curiosity - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Aug. 5, 2024 After the usual morning routine of doing some engineering housekeeping, Curiosity continues to take some remote science observations.science.nasa.gov
Here’s How Curiosity’s Sky Crane Changed the Way NASA Explores Mars - NASA
Twelve years ago, NASA landed its six-wheeled science lab using a daring new technology that lowers the rover using a robotic jetpack.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
The Marshall Star for August 7, 2024 - NASA
Read the August 7, 2024 issue of the Marshall Star from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
NASA Optical Navigation Tech Could Streamline Planetary Exploration - NASA
In a dim, barren landscape like the surface of the Moon, it can be easy to get lost. With few discernable landmarks to navigate with the naked eye, astronautsRob Garner (NASA)
Carving Canyons - NASA
Erosion, tectonic uplift, and a human-built dam have all helped shape the Upper Lake Powell area in Utah.NASA
I Am Artemis: Julia Khodabandeh - NASA
Julia Khodabandeh once adorned her walls with rockets, fighter jets, and Air Force pilots. Now, she is the solid rocket motor lead for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System). Learn more in this I Am Artemis feature.NASA
Milky Way Behind Three Merlons
Image Credit & Copyright: Donato Lioce; Text: Natalia Lewandowska (SUNY Oswego)
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APOD: 2024 August 7 – Milky Way Behind Three Merlons
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APOD: 2024 August 7 – Milky Way Behind Three Merlons
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Doomed Star Eta Carinae - NASA
Eta Carinae may be about to explode. But no one knows when - it may be next year, it may be one million years from now. Eta Carinae's mass - about 100 timesNASA
NASA to Provide Crew Flight Test, Space Station Missions Update - NASA
NASA will host a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 7, to discuss ongoing International Space Station operations, including the agency’sNASA
Tundra Vegetation to Grow Taller, Greener Through 2100, NASA Study Finds - NASA
Warming global climate is changing the vegetation structure of forests in the far north. It’s a trend that will continue at least through the end of thisErica McNamee (NASA)
Collegiate Teams to Focus on Aviation Solutions for Agriculture in 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition
In the 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, the theme is AgAir: Aviation Solutions for Agriculture. NASA asks collegiate teams to investigate either newAngelique Herring (NASA)
Collegiate Teams to Focus on Aviation Solutions for Agriculture in 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition
In the 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, the theme is AgAir: Aviation Solutions for Agriculture. NASA asks collegiate teams to investigate either newAngelique Herring (NASA)
Celebrate Heliophysics Big Year: Free Monthly Webinars on the Sun Touches Everything - NASA Science
Once a month (usually on the first Tuesday), the Heliophysics Education Community meets online to share knowledge and opportunities.science.nasa.gov
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