NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet - NASA Science
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth.science.nasa.gov
Johnson Celebrates AA and NHPI Heritage Month: Kimia Seyedmadani - NASA
A quest for innovative ideas and development processes led biomedical engineer Kimia Seyedmadani to NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) in 2018. After workingLinda E. Grimm (NASA)
NASA, JAXA XRISM Spots Iron Fingerprints in Nearby Active Galaxy - NASA Science
After starting science operations in February, Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) studied the monster black hole at the center of galaxy NGC 4151.science.nasa.gov
1942: Engine Roars to Life in First Test at Future NASA Glenn
On May 8, 1942, the first test was conducted at the NACA’s Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory (today, NASA’s Glenn Research Center) in Cleveland.Robert S. Arrighi (NASA)
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Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk
Visualization Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Jeremy Schnittman
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Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk
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International SWOT Mission Can Improve Flood Prediction - NASA Science
A partnership between NASA and the French space agency, the satellite is poised to help improve forecasts of where and when flooding will occur in Earth’s rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.science.nasa.gov
20 Years Ago: NASA Selects its 19th Group of Astronauts - NASA
On May 6, 2004, NASA announced the selection of its 19th group of astronauts. The group comprised 11 candidates - two pilots, six mission specialists, andKelli Mars (NASA)
NASA Challenge Gives Artemis Generation Coders a Chance to Shine - NASA
2024: NASA Challenge Invites Artemis Generation Coders to Johnson Space Center - NASAJustin Locke (NASA)
ULI Round 7 Awards
NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate solicited for a seventh round of University Leadership Initiative proposals in November 2022. The ULI Round 7Lillian Gipson (NASA)
New Proposals to Help NASA Advance Knowledge of Our Changing Climate - NASA
NASA has selected four proposals for concept studies of missions to help us better understand Earth science key focus areas for the benefit of all includingNASA
NASA Challenge Gives Artemis Generation Coders a Chance to Shine - NASA
2024: NASA Challenge Invites Artemis Generation Coders to Johnson Space Center - NASAJustin Locke (NASA)
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot - NASA
This April 1, 2018, enhanced-color image of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The image is a combination of three separateNASA
International SWOT Mission Can Improve Flood Prediction - NASA
A partnership between NASA and the French space agency, the satellite is poised to help improve forecasts of where and when flooding will occur in Earth’sAnthony Greicius (NASA)
White Sands Propulsion Team Tests 3D-Printed Orion Engine Component - NASA
Enter the Propulsion Test Office at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility. From November 2023 to January 2024, this team led rigorous testing of a critical OMELinda E. Grimm (NASA)
Ken Carpenter: Ensuring Top-Tier Science from Moon to Stars - NASA
Name: Kenneth G. CarpenterTitle: Operations Project Scientist for Hubble Space Telescope; Ground System Scientist for Roman Space Telescope; and a NASAMadison Olson (NASA)
Breaking the Scaling Limits: New Ultralow-noise Superconducting Camera for Exoplanet Searches - NASA Science
When imaging faint objects such as distant stars or exoplanets, capturing every last bit of light is crucial to get the most out of a scientific mission.science.nasa.gov
How NASA’s Roman Mission Will Hunt for Primordial Black Holes - NASA
Astronomers have discovered black holes ranging from a few times the Sun’s mass to tens of billions. Now a group of scientists has predicted that NASA’s NancyAshley Balzer (NASA)
APOD: 2024 May 7 – Black Hole Accreting with Jet
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Black Hole Accreting with Jet
Illustration Credit: NASA, Swift, Aurore Simonnet (Sonoma State U.)
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APOD: 2024 May 7 – Black Hole Accreting with Jet
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Astronaut Suni Williams Prepares for Crew Flight Test - NASA
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronaut Suni Williams gives a thumbs up during a mission dress rehearsal on Friday, April 26, 2024, at the agency’s KennedyNASA
New NASA Black Hole Visualization Takes Viewers Beyond the Brink - NASA Science
Ever wonder what happens when you fall into a black hole? Now, thanks to a new, immersive visualization produced on a NASA supercomputer, viewers can plunge into the event horizon, a black hole’s point of no return.science.nasa.gov
A Different Perspective – Remembering James Dean, Founder of the NASA Art Program - NASA
Shortly thereafter, NASA employee and artist James Dean was tasked with implementing NASA’s brand-new art program. Working alongside National Art GalleryMichelle Zajac (NASA)
Tech Today: NASA’s Ion Thruster Knowhow Keeps Satellites Flying - NASA
In low Earth orbit, satellites face a constant challenge – a tiny amount of atmospheric drag that, over time, causes them to slow down and decay their orbit.Andrew Wagner (NASA)
Sols 4175-4177: Don't Blink We're Taking a Picture - NASA Science
Curiosity loves to drive so it’s pretty rare we stay at a location longer than one planning cycle without the intention of drilling.science.nasa.gov
NASA Invites Media to Attend Louisiana Space Day 2024 - NASA
Media are invited to Louisiana Space Day 2024 hosted by NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, several aerospace companies, and GNO Inc. at the Louisiana State Capitol on May 8.NASA
Hubble Views a Galaxy with a Voracious Black Hole - NASA Science
Bright, starry spiral arms surround an active galactic center in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the galaxy NGC 4951. Located in the Virgo constellation, NGC 4951 is located roughly 50 million light-years away from Earth.science.nasa.gov
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A Total Solar Eclipse from Sliver to Ring
Video Credit & Copyright: Reinhold Wittich; Music: Sunrise from Also sprach Zarathusra (R. Strauss) by Sascha Ende
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Total Solar Eclipse from Sliver to RIng
Credit: Reinhold WittichDate: 2024 April 8From: Mountain View, Arkansas, USA Music: Sunrise: Also sprach Zarathustra (R. Strauss); by Sascha EndeYouTube
TIL Coca-Cola was accused of hiring hitmen between 1990 and 2002 to kill at least 10 trade union leaders.
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Coca-Cola boycott launched after killings at Colombian plants
Trade unions around the world have launched a boycott of Coca-Cola products, alleging that the company's locally owned bottlers in Colombia used illegal paramilitary groups to intimidate, threaten and kill its workers.Sibylla Brodzinsky (The Guardian)
A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star
Illustration Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech
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APOD: 2024 May 5 – A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star
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APOD: 2024 May 5 – A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star
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3 ATs
Image Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky (Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory, TWAN)
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APOD: 2024 May 4 - 3 ATs
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APOD: 2024 May 4 - 3 ATs
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Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presidential Medals - NASA
President Joe Biden will present Dr. Ellen Ochoa, former center director and astronaut at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Dr. Jane Rigby,NASA
Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presidential Medals - NASA
President Joe Biden will present Dr. Ellen Ochoa, former center director and astronaut at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Dr. Jane Rigby,NASA
A Moonlit Trio - NASA
The Moon (left), Saturn, and Jupiter (lower right; Saturn is above and to the left of Jupiter) were seen in the sky above the Washington Memorial on Dec. 17,NASA
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.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
Hubble Hunts Visible Light Sources of X-Rays - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf galaxy IC 776. This swirling collection of new and old stars is located in the constellation Virgo, in the Virgo galaxy cluster, 100 million light-years from Earth.science.nasa.gov
Temperatures on Exoplanet WASP-43b
Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI) Science: Taylor Bell (BAERI), Joanna Barstow (The Open University), Michael Roman (University of Leicester)
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APOD: 2024 May 3 - Temperatures on Exoplanet WASP 43b
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APOD: 2024 May 3 - Temperatures on Exoplanet WASP 43b
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