25 Years Ago: STS-93, Launch of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory nasa.gov/history/25-years-ago-… #NASA #NASAHistory
25 Years Ago: STS-93, Launch of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory - NASA
On July 23, 1999, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on its 26th trip into space, to deliver its heaviest payload ever – the Chandra X-ray Observatory.Kelli Mars (NASA)
UPDATE: NASA, Boeing to Stream Flight Test Mission Briefing on NASA+ nasa.gov/news-release/update-n… #NASA #Missions #InternationalSpaceStationISS #ISSResearch
UPDATE: NASA, Boeing to Stream Flight Test Mission Briefing on NASA+ - NASA
NASA and Boeing will host a news conference with mission leadership at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s BoeingNASA
The Marshall Star for July 24, 2024 nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter
The Future is Bright: Johnson Space Center Interns Shine Throughout Summer Term nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #JohnsonSpaceCenter #General #Internships #STEMEngagementAtNASA
The Future is Bright: Johnson Space Center Interns Shine Throughout Summer Term - NASA
More than 100 interns supported operations at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston this summer, each making an important impact on the agency’s missionLinda E. Grimm (NASA)
NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #GlennResearchCenter #Aeronautics #AeronauticsResearch #HumanSpaceTravelResearch #InternationalSpaceStationISS #ISSResearch #SpaceCommunicationsNavigationProgram #TechnologyDemonstration #TechnologyDemonstrationMissionsProgram #WhiteSandsTestFacility
NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back
NASA’s Glenn Research Center streamed 4K video from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using laser communications.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
A Saturnian Summer nasa.gov/image-article/a-satur… #NASA #HubbleSpaceTelescope #RingsOfSaturn #Saturn
A Saturnian Summer - NASA
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Saturn and its colossal rings on July 4, 2020, during summer in the gas giant’s northern hemisphere. TwoNASA
10 Things for Mars 10 science.nasa.gov/solar-system/… #NASA #CuriosityRover #ExoMars #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #InSightInteriorExplorationUsingSeismicInvestigationsGeodesyAndHeatTransport #JetPropulsionLaboratory #Mars #Mars2020 #MarsExplorationRoversMER #MarsExpress #MarsOdyssey #MarsReconnaissanceOrbiterMRO
10 Things for Mars 10 - NASA Science
Scientists from around the world are gathering this week in California to take stock of the state of science from Mars. Here are 10 recent significant events that got scientists talkingscience.nasa.gov
NASA’s ICON Mission Ends with Several Ionospheric Breakthroughs science.nasa.gov/science-resea… #NASA #EarthSAtmosphere #EarthSMagneticField #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Heliophysics #HeliophysicsDivision #ICONIonosphericConnectionExplorer #Ionosphere #Missions #ScienceMissionDirectorate #SpaceWeather #TheSun
NASA’s ICON Mission Ends with Several Ionospheric Breakthroughs - NASA Science
After contributing to many important findings on the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space, the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission has come to an end.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Images Cold Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away science.nasa.gov/missions/webb… #NASA #Astrophysics #ExoplanetScience #Exoplanets #GasGiantExoplanets #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #JamesWebbSpaceTelescopeJWST #ScienceResearch #StudyingExoplanets #TheUniverse
NASA’s Webb Images Cold Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away - NASA Science
An international team of astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged an exoplanet roughly 12 light-years from Earth. The planet, Epsilon Indi Ab, is one of the coldest exoplanets observed to date.science.nasa.gov
Media Invited to Watch NASA Stream 4K Video to Space nasa.gov/news-release/media-in… #NASA #GlennResearchCenter
Media Invited to Watch NASA Stream 4K Video to Space
NASA invites media to attend a real-time laser communications experiment at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Researchers are testing a laserNASA
NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #GlennResearchCenter #Aeronautics #AeronauticsResearch #HumanSpaceTravelResearch #InternationalSpaceStationISS #ISSResearch #SpaceCommunicationsNavigationProgram #WhiteSandsTestFacility
NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back
NASA’s Glenn Research Center streamed 4K video from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using laser communications.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Enterprise Completes Launch Pad Checkout nasa.gov/history/45-years-ago-… #NASA #NASAHistory
45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Enterprise Completes Launch Pad Checkout - NASA
On July 23, 1979, space shuttle Enterprise completed its time as a pathfinder vehicle at Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.Kelli Mars (NASA)
Exaggerated Moon apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240724.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2024 July 24 – Exaggerated Moon
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Exaggerated Moon
Credit: Data: NASA, Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter; Image & Processing: Ildar Ibatullin
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APOD: 2024 July 24 – Exaggerated Moon
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Sols 4253-4254: Pit Stop for Contact Science science.nasa.gov/blogs/sols-42… #NASA #Blogs
Sols 4253-4254: Pit Stop for Contact Science - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, July 22, 2024 Last week we wrapped up activities at Fairview Dome and started heading south towards our next potential drill location in the Upper Gediz Vallis ridge campaign.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4250-4252: So Many Rocks, So Little Time science.nasa.gov/blogs/sols-42… #NASA #Blogs
Sols 4250-4252: So Many Rocks, So Little Time - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, July 19, 2024 As usual with our weekend plans, we are packing a lot of science into today’s three-sol plan. I had the fun of planning a complex and large set of arm activities as the Arm Rover Planner today.science.nasa.gov
10 Things for Mars 10 science.nasa.gov/solar-system/… #NASA #ExoMars #Mars #Mars2020 #MarsExplorationRoversMER #MarsExpress #MarsOdyssey #MarsReconnaissanceOrbiterMRO #MarsSampleReturnMSR #MarsScienceLaboratoryMSL #MAVENMarsAtmosphereAndVolatileEvolutioN #TheSolarSystem
10 Things for Mars 10 - NASA Science
Scientists from around the world are gathering this week in California to take stock of the state of science from Mars. Here are 10 recent significant events that got scientists talkingscience.nasa.gov
Designing Space Exploration With the Human in Mind nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #JohnsonSpaceCenter #General #HumanHealthAndPerformance
Designing Space Exploration With the Human in Mind - NASA
When designing a new spacecraft or exploration vehicle, there is intense focus on its technical performance. Do its systems perform as expected? What kind ofLinda E. Grimm (NASA)
NASA, Boeing to Discuss Crew Flight Test Mission, Ground Testing nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-boe… #NASA #InternationalSpaceStationISS #CommercialCrew #ISSResearch #KennedySpaceCenter #Missions #NASACentersFacilities
NASA, Boeing to Discuss Crew Flight Test Mission, Ground Testing - NASA
Leadership from NASA and Boeing will participate in a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’sNASA
NASA Releases First Integrated Ranking of Civil Space Challenges nasa.gov/general/nasa-releases… #NASA #General #SpaceTechnologyMissionDirectorate #Technology
NASA Sponsors New Research on Orbital Debris, Lunar Sustainability nasa.gov/organizations/otps/na… #NASA #OfficeOfTechnologyPolicyAndStrategyOTPS
NASA Sponsors New Research on Orbital Debris, Lunar Sustainability - NASA
As part of NASA’s commitment to foster responsible exploration of the universe for the benefit of humanity, the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) is funding space sustainability research proposals from five university-based teams to a…Bill Keeter (NASA)
Astronaut Eileen Collins, NASA’s First Female Shuttle Commander nasa.gov/image-article/astrona… #NASA #EileenMCollins #SpaceShuttle
Astronaut Eileen Collins, NASA’s First Female Shuttle Commander - NASA
Astronaut Eileen Collins, STS-93 commander, looks through a checklist on the space shuttle Columbia’s middeck in this July 1999 image. Collins was the firstNASA
25 Years On, Chandra Highlights Legacy of NASA Engineering Ingenuity nasa.gov/missions/chandra/25-y… #NASA #ChandraXRayObservatory #General #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter
25 Years On, Chandra Highlights Legacy of NASA Engineering Ingenuity - NASA
“The art of aerospace engineering is a matter of seeing around corners,” said NASA thermal analyst Jodi Turk. In the case of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory,Lee Mohon (NASA)
Boneyard Airplane Sees New Life as a NASA X-66 Simulator nasa.gov/image-article/boneyar… #NASA #Aeronautics #ArmstrongFlightResearchCenter #FlightInnovation #GreenAviationTech #NASAAircraft #SustainableFlightDemonstrator
Boneyard Airplane Sees New Life as a NASA X-66 Simulator - NASA
NASA’s X-66 aircraft, the centerpiece of its Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, is taking the term “sustainable” to heart by reusing an old MD-90NASA
NASA Rocket Discovers New Energization Process in Upper Atmosphere science.nasa.gov/science-resea… #NASA #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Heliophysics #HeliophysicsDivision #NASACentersFacilities #ScienceResearch #Uncategorized
NASA Rocket Discovers New Energization Process in Upper Atmosphere - NASA Science
When it comes to discoveries about our upper atmosphere, it pays to know your surroundings. Using data from the Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics (TRICE-2) rocket launch, NASA scientist Francesca Di Mare and Gregory Howes from the Univ…science.nasa.gov
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for NOAA’s JPSS-4 Mission nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awa… #NASA #JointPolarSatelliteSystemJPSS #JointAgencySatelliteDivision #KennedySpaceCenter #LaunchServicesProgram #NOAANationalOceanicAndAtmosphericAdministration #ScienceMissionDirectorate
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for NOAA’s JPSS-4 Mission - NASA
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) to provideNASA
Watch Carbon Dioxide Move Through Earth’s Atmosphere science.nasa.gov/earth/watch-c… #NASA #ClimateChange #Earth #EarthSAtmosphere #GreenhouseGases
Watch Carbon Dioxide Move Through Earth’s Atmosphere - NASA Science
What we’re looking at: This global map shows concentrations of carbon dioxide as the gas moved through Earth’s atmosphere from January through March 2020, driven by wind patterns and atmospheric circulation.science.nasa.gov
NASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket Launch for U.S. Navy Fleet Training nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #WallopsFlightFacility
NASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket Launch for U.S. Navy Fleet Training - NASA
A rocket-propelled target is scheduled for launch July 27-28, 2024 from NASA’s launch range at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in support of a U.S.Amy Barra (NASA)
NASA’s 21st Northrop Grumman Mission Launches Scientific Studies to Station nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-… #NASA #ISSResearch #CommercialResupply #Expedition71 #HumansInSpace #InternationalSpaceStationISS #NorthropGrummanCommercialResupply
NASA’s 21st Northrop Grumman Mission Launches Scientific Studies to Station - NASA
NASA and its international partners are sending scientific investigations to the International Space Station on Northrop Grumman’s 21st commercial resupplycgetteau (NASA)
The Crab Nebula from Visible to X-Ray apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240723.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2024 July 23 – The Crab Nebula from Visible to X Ray
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
The Crab Nebula from Visible to X-Ray
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, ASI, Hubble, Chandra, IXPE
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APOD: 2024 July 23 – The Crab Nebula from Visible to X Ray
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
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Oh, they used some Hubble processing I did a while back. It ended up oddly low resolution, though? All of the images in the 25th anniversary release look scaled down and then scaled back up again. 🤔
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for NOAA’s JPSS-4 Mission nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awa… #NASA #JointPolarSatelliteSystemJPSS #JointAgencySatelliteDivision #NOAANationalOceanicAndAtmosphericAdministration #ScienceMissionDirectorate
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for NOAA’s JPSS-4 Mission - NASA
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) to provideNASA
NASA Rocket Discovers New Energization Process in Upper Atmosphere science.nasa.gov/science-resea… #NASA #Heliophysics #ScienceResearch #Uncategorized
NASA Rocket Discovers New Energization Process in Upper Atmosphere - NASA Science
When it comes to discoveries about our upper atmosphere, it pays to know your surroundings. Using data from the Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics (TRICE-2) rocket launch, NASA scientist Francesca Di Mare and Gregory Howes from the Univ…science.nasa.gov
Chandra Sees the Peacock’s Galaxy nasa.gov/image-article/chandra… #NASA
Chandra Sees the Peacock’s Galaxy - NASA
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory launch, the Chandra team released this never-seen-before image of NGC 6872, a spiralNASA
Seed Funding Proposals Due November 19 This Year! science.nasa.gov/get-involved/… #NASA #BiologicalPhysicalSciences #CitizenScience #SpaceBiology
Seed Funding Proposals Due November 19 This Year! - NASA Science
Since 2020, NASA’s Citizen Science Seed Funding Program (CSSFP) has launched 24 new projects to expand citizen science in professional research. This year, proposals are due by November 19, 2024, with optional Notices of Intent by October 1, 2024.science.nasa.gov
25 Images to Celebrate NASA’s Chandra 25th Anniversary nasa.gov/missions/chandra/25-i… #NASA #ChandraXRayObservatory #Astrophysics #Galaxies #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter #Nebulae
25 Images to Celebrate NASA's Chandra 25th Anniversary - NASA
This montage contains 25 new images with data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory that is being released to commemorate the telescope’s 25th anniversary inLee Mohon (NASA)
25 Images to Celebrate NASA’s Chandra 25th Anniversary nasa.gov/missions/chandra/25-i… #NASA #ChandraXRayObservatory #Astrophysics #Galaxies #Nebulae
25 Images to Celebrate NASA's Chandra 25th Anniversary - NASA
This montage contains 25 new images with data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory that is being released to commemorate the telescope’s 25th anniversary inLee Mohon (NASA)
Ground Antenna Trio to Give NASA’s Artemis Campaign ‘LEGS’ to Stand On nasa.gov/missions/artemis/grou… #NASA #Artemis #CommunicatingAndNavigatingWithMissions #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #SpaceCommunicationsNavigationProgram #SpaceCommunicationsTechnology
Ground Antenna Trio to Give NASA's Artemis Campaign 'LEGS' to Stand On - NASA
NASA’s LEGS can do more than help Earthlings move about the planet.Kendall Murphy (NASA)
Ground Antenna Trio to Give NASA’s Artemis Campaign ‘LEGS’ to Stand On nasa.gov/general/ground-antenn… #NASA #General #Artemis #CommunicatingAndNavigatingWithMissions #SpaceCommunicationsNavigationProgram #SpaceCommunicationsTechnology
Ground Antenna Trio to Give NASA's Artemis Campaign 'LEGS' to Stand On - NASA
NASA's LEGS can do more than help Earthlings move about the planet.Kendall Murphy (NASA)
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