NASA Research Park Public Documents - NASA

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2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Prediction vs. Reality - NASA Science

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 Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, would look like during totality.

Researchers Develop ‘Founding Document’ on Synthetic Cell Development - NASA

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

Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares - NASA

After months of preparation and years since its last flight, the upgraded High Resolution Coronal Imager Flare mission – Hi-C Rocket Flare, for short – took to the skies for a never-before-seen view of a solar flare.

Galaxy Evolution Explorer Searches for Light - NASA

This Dec. 21, 2002, artist’s concept of NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer imagines what the space telescope would look like during its mission. Launched April

Sols 4173-4174: Reflections - NASA Science

Earth planning date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Today’s planning was a little out of the ordinary. Not in terms of the plan itself, Curiosity’s team built an exciting plan utilizing much of its science toolkit.

Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares - NASA

After months of preparation and years since its last flight, the upgraded High Resolution Coronal Imager Flare mission – Hi-C Rocket Flare, for short – took to the skies for a never-before-seen view of a solar flare.

NASA Is Helping Protect Tigers, Jaguars, and Elephants. Here’s How. - NASA Science

As human populations grow, habitat loss threatens many creatures. Mapping wildlife habitat using satellites is a rapidly expanding area of ecology, and NASA satellites play a crucial role in these efforts.

NASA Technology Grants to Advance Moon to Mars Space Exploration - NASA

NASA has awarded nearly $1.5 million to academic, non-profit, and business organizations to advance state-of-the-art technology that will play a key role in

NASA Partner Zooniverse Receives White House Open Science Award - NASA Science

Congrats to NASA partner Zooniverse for being named winners in the White House’s Year of Open Science Recognition Challenge! The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) designated 2023 as the year of Open Science, and invited innovat…

NASA Technology Grants to Advance Moon to Mars Space Exploration - NASA

NASA has awarded nearly $1.5 million to academic, non-profit, and business organizations to advance state-of-the-art technology that will play a key role in

NASA Mission Strengthens 40-Year Friendship  - NASA

As NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore launches aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station Monday, May 6 on its first crewed flight, one

Orbits and Kepler’s Laws - NASA Science Kepler's Laws

Kepler realized that the orbits of the planets are not perfect circles. His brilliant insight was that planets move in ellipses.

NASA Selects Students for Europa Clipper Intern Program - NASA Science

NASA has selected 40 undergraduate students for the first year of its Europa ICONS (Inspiring Clipper: Opportunities for Next-generation Scientists) internship program, supporting the agency’s Europa Clipper mission.

NASA Doubles Down, Advances Six Innovative Tech Concepts to New Phase - NASA

NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program (NIAC) has selected six visionary concept studies for additional funding and development. Each study has already

NASA Mission Strengthens 40-Year Friendship  - NASA

As NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore launches aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station Monday, May 6 on its first crewed flight, one

35 Years Ago: STS-30 Launches Magellan to Venus - NASA

On May 4, 1989, space shuttle Atlantis took off on its third flight, STS-30, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Its five-person crew of

X-ray Satellite XMM-Newton Sees ‘Space Clover' in a New Light - NASA

Astronomers have discovered enormous circular radio features of unknown origin around some galaxies. Now, new observations of one dubbed the Cloverleaf

APOD: 2024 May 2 - M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

APOD: 2024 May 2 - M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

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The Marshall Star for May 1, 2024 - NASA

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is getting ready for the next big step in the evolution of its main campus. Through a series of multi-year infrastructure

NASA Selects BAE Systems to Develop Air Quality Instrument for NOAA - NASA

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected BAE Systems (formerly known as Ball Aerospace & Technologies

Two Small NASA Satellites Will Measure Soil Moisture, Volcanic Gases - NASA Science

Two NASA pathfinding missions were recently deployed into low-Earth orbit, where they are demonstrating novel technologies for observing atmospheric gases, measuring freshwater, and even detecting signs of potential volcanic eruptions.

Two Small NASA Satellites Will Measure Soil Moisture, Volcanic Gases - NASA Science

Two NASA pathfinding missions were recently deployed into low-Earth orbit, where they are demonstrating novel technologies for observing atmospheric gases, measuring freshwater, and even detecting signs of potential volcanic eruptions.

The Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths (GO-LoW) - NASA

The Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths (GO-LoW) proposes an interferometric array of thousands of identical SmallSats at an Earth-Sun Lagrange point (e.g.

ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration (SCOPE) - NASA

Mahmooda SultanaNASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Radioisotope Thermoradiative Cell Power Generator - NASA

Stephen PollyRochester Institute of Technology

Pulsed Plasma Rocket (PPR): Shielded, Fast Transits for Humans to Mars - NASA

Howe Industries is currently developing a propulsion system that may generate up to 100,000 N of thrust with a specific impulse (Isp) of 5,000 seconds. The

Fluidic Telescope (FLUTE): Enabling the Next Generation of Large Space Observatories - NASA

Edward BalabanNASA ARC

Flexible Levitation on a Track (FLOAT) - NASA

We propose developing FLOAT -- Flexible Levitation on a Track -- to meet these transportation needs.

By Their Powers Combined - NASA

This April 20, 2024, image shows a first: all six radio frequency antennas at the Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex, part of NASA's Deep Space Network

NASA Selects Commercial Service Studies to Enable Mars Robotic Science - NASA

Nine companies have been selected to conduct early-stage studies of concepts for commercial services to support lower-cost, higher-frequency missions to the

Headquarters and Centers Ethic Contacts - NASA

Ames Research CenterFemy McGrath*650-604-5116femy.d.mcgrath@nasa.gov

Lagniappe for May 2024 - NASA

Explore the NASA Stennis newsletter, Lagniappe for May 2024. This issue features NASA’s announcement of the new center director of NASA Stennis, participation in solar eclipse events by NASA Stennis and more!

What's Up: May 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA - NASA Science

See Mars, Saturn, and Mercury in the May morning sky. Antares slips behind the Moon for East Coast U.S. skywatchers. And the eta Aquariid meteors peak May 6th.

Sols 4168-4170 Reaching the “Pinnacle” of Gediz Vallis Ridge (Pinnacle Ridge) - NASA Science

Earth planning date: Friday, April 26, 2024 Today we had a typically challenging Friday for planning. We are parked at the base of Pinnacle Ridge, with an interesting dark block named “Bilko Pinnacle” in our workspace (shown in the image).

Big Science Drives Wallops’ Upgrades for NASA Suborbital Missions - NASA

Large amounts of data collected by today’s sensitive science instruments present a data-handling challenge to small rocket and balloon suborbital mission computing and avionics systems.

Asian-American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month - NASA

In honor of Asian-American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we recognize astronauts with Asian roots who have flown to the International

May’s Night Sky Notes: Stargazing for Beginners - NASA Science

Were you inspired by the solar eclipse to become an amateur astronomer? If so, here are some high-level tips on how to get started, from NSN!