Ringed Ice Giant Neptune apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240906.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2024 September 6 - Ringed Ice Giant Neptune
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Hubble Examines a Busy Galactic Center science.nasa.gov/missions/hubb… #NASA #ActiveGalaxies #Astrophysics #AstrophysicsDivision #Galaxies #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #HubbleSpaceTelescope #Missions #SpiralGalaxies
Hubble Examines a Busy Galactic Center - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy IC 4709a located around 240 million light-years away in the southern constellation Telescopium.science.nasa.gov
Ringed Ice Giant Neptune
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, NIRCam
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APOD: 2024 September 6 - Ringed Ice Giant Neptune
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Persevering Through the Storm science.nasa.gov/blog/persever… #NASA #Blogs
Persevering Through the Storm - NASA Science
It's dust-storm season on Mars! Over the past couple of weeks, as we ascended the Jezero Crater rim, our science team has monitored increasing dust in the atmosphere — typically highest around this time of the Martian year.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4295-4296: A Martian Moon and Planet Earth science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-429… #NASA #Blogs
Sols 4295-4296: A Martian Moon and Planet Earth - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 Today’s two-sol plan contains the usual science blocks filled with contact science and remote science to observe and assess the geology surrounding us.science.nasa.gov
NASA Selects Langley Research Center Support Contractor nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sel… #NASA #LangleyResearchCenter #NASACentersFacilities
NASA Selects Langley Research Center Support Contractor - NASA
NASA has awarded the Center, Operations Maintenance, and Engineering II contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee, to support operations atNASA
New Hardware for Future Artemis Moon Missions Arrive at NASA Kennedy nasa.gov/news-release/new-hard… #NASA #Missions #Artemis #Artemis3 #ExplorationSystemsDevelopmentMissionDirectorate #KennedySpaceCenter #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter #MichoudAssemblyFacility #NASADirectorates #SpaceLaunchSystemSLS
New Hardware for Future Artemis Moon Missions Arrive at NASA Kennedy - NASA
From across the Atlantic Ocean and through the Gulf of Mexico, two ships converged, delivering key spacecraft and rocket components of NASA's Artemis campaignNASA
New Hardware for Future Artemis Moon Missions Arrive at NASA Kennedy nasa.gov/news-release/new-hard… #NASA #Missions #Artemis #Artemis3 #ExplorationSystemsDevelopmentMissionDirectorate #NASADirectorates
New Hardware for Future Artemis Moon Missions Arrive at NASA Kennedy - NASA
From across the Atlantic Ocean and through the Gulf of Mexico, two ships converged, delivering key spacecraft and rocket components of NASA's Artemis campaignNASA
NASA’s Boeing Starliner Mission Landing Criteria, Timeline nasa.gov/missions/station/comm… #NASA #CommercialCrew #InternationalSpaceStationISS
NASA’s Boeing Starliner Mission Landing Criteria, Timeline - NASA
As NASA and Boeing prepare to return the company’s Starliner spacecraft from the International Space Station to Earth, safety and mission success remain as top priorities for the teams.Abby Graf (NASA)
Ames Wind Tunnel nasa.gov/image-article/ames-wi… #NASA
Ames Wind Tunnel - NASA
Construction of the Ames wind tunnel and its original 40- by 80-foot test section. A later expansion created an additional 80- by 120-foot test section. ANASA
Join the Eclipsing Binary Patrol and Spot Rare Stellar Pairs! science.nasa.gov/get-involved/… #NASA #Astrophysics #CitizenScience
Join the Eclipsing Binary Patrol and Spot Rare Stellar Pairs! - NASA Science
Eclipsing binaries are special pairs of stars that cross in front of one another as they orbit—stars that take turns blocking one another from our view.science.nasa.gov
NASA to Support DARPA Robotic Satellite Servicing Program nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/nas… #NASA #SpaceTechnologyMissionDirectorate #Technology
DARPA Robotic Satellite Servicing
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have signed an interagency agreement to collaborate on a satellite servicing demonstration inLoura Hall (NASA)
NASA’s Hubble, MAVEN Help Solve the Mystery of Mars’ Escaping Water science.nasa.gov/missions/hubb… #NASA #Astrophysics #AstrophysicsDivision #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #HubbleSpaceTelescope #Mars #MAVENMarsAtmosphereAndVolatileEvolutioN #Missions #PlanetaryScience #Planets #ScienceMissionDirectorate #TheSolarSystem
NASA's Hubble, MAVEN Help Solve the Mystery of Mars' Escaping Water - NASA Science
Mars was once a very wet planet as is evident in its surface geological features. Scientists know that over the last 3 billion years, at least some water went deep underground, but what happened to the rest? Now, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and MAV…science.nasa.gov
Eclipses Create Atmospheric Gravity Waves, NASA Student Teams Confirm nasa.gov/learning-resources/ec… #NASA #LearningResources #ForCollegesUniversities #SpaceGrant
Eclipses Create Atmospheric Gravity Waves, NASA Student Teams Confirm - NASA
Student teams from three U.S. universities became the first to measure what scientists have long predicted: eclipses can generate ripples in Earth’sSandra May (NASA)
NASA Tunnel Generates Decades of Icy Aircraft Safety Data nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #GlennResearchCenter #Aeronautics #AeronauticsResearch #NASAHistory
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NASA Glenn Research Center’s Icing Research Tunnel has helped NASA and industry study how ice affects aircraft and test ice protection systems for decades.Robert S. Arrighi (NASA)
Artemis IV: Gateway Gadget Fuels Deep Space Dining nasa.gov/missions/artemis/arte… #NASA #Artemis #EarthSMoon #ExplorationSystemsDevelopmentMissionDirectorate #GatewayProgram #GatewaySpaceStation #JohnsonSpaceCenter #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter
Artemis IV: Gateway Gadget Fuels Deep Space Dining - NASA
Learn about the handy device NASA is developing to help astronauts rehydrate their meals aboard the Gateway Lunar Space Station during the ambitious Artemis IV mission.Briana R. Zamora (NASA)
NGC 247 and Friends apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240905.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2024 September 5 - NGC 247 and Friends
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Sols 4291-4293: Fairview Dome, the Sequel science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-429… #NASA #Blogs
Sols 4291-4293: Fairview Dome, the Sequel - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 Our backwards drive to “McDonald Pass” got hung up on the steep slopes of “Fairview Dome,” but unlike a lot of movie sequels, our inadvertent return visit to Fairview Dome was at least as good as the origina…science.nasa.gov
Sol 4294: Return to McDonald Pass science.nasa.gov/blog/sol-4294… #NASA #Blogs
Sol 4294: Return to McDonald Pass - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 Curiosity has returned to “McDonald Pass,” a block within Gediz Vallis that we first spotted about a month ago (as seen in the above Front Hazcam image).science.nasa.gov
The Marshall Star for September 4, 2024 nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter
The Marshall Star for September 4, 2024 - NASA
Smith, a Media Fusion employee and the Marshall Star editor, supports the Marshall Office of Communications.Lee Mohon (NASA)
NASA Earth Scientists Take Flight, Set Sail to Verify PACE Satellite Data nasa.gov/earth/nasa-earth-scie… #NASA #Earth #AirborneScience #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #PACEPlanktonAerosolCloudOceanEcosystem
NASA Earth Scientists Take Flight, Set Sail to Verify PACE Satellite Data - NASA
From sea to sky to orbit, a range of vantage points allow NASA Earth scientists to collect different types of data to better understand our changing planet.Erica McNamee (NASA)
NGC 247 and Friends
Image Credit & Copyright: Acquisition - Eric Benson, Processing - Dietmar Hager
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APOD: 2024 September 5 - NGC 247 and Friends
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit’s Science of Opportunity on Space Station nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-… #NASA #ISSResearch #DonaldRPettit
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit’s Science of Opportunity on Space Station - NASA
Science ideas are everywhere. Some of the greatest discoveries have come from tinkering and toying with new concepts and ideas. NASA astronaut Don Pettit isAndrea Lloyd (NASA)
6 Ways Students Can Engage With NASA Glenn nasa.gov/news-release/back-to-… #NASA #GetInvolved #GlennResearchCenter #LearningResources
Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up nasa.gov/image-article/gateway… #NASA #GatewayProgram
Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up - NASA
The powerhouse of Gateway, NASA's orbiting outpost around the Moon and a critical piece of infrastructure for Artemis, is in the midst of several electricNASA
6 Ways Students Can Engage With NASA Glenn nasa.gov/news-release/back-to-… #NASA #GetInvolved #LearningResources
NASA TechRise Student Challenge nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/pri… #NASA #CenterOfExcellenceForCollaborativeInnovationCoECI
NASA TechRise Student Challenge - NASA
Are you ready for this year’s NASA TechRise Student challenge? From researching Earth’s environment to designing experiments for space exploration, schoolsSarah Douglas (NASA)
Leveraging Teacher Leaders to Share the Joy of NASA Heliophysics science.nasa.gov/learning-reso… #NASA #Heliophysics #OpportunitiesForEducatorsToGetInvolved #ScienceActivation
Leveraging Teacher Leaders to Share the Joy of NASA Heliophysics - NASA Science
Many teachers are exceptionally skilled at bridging students’ interests with real-world science. Now for the third year, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has brought together such a group of highly-motivated secondary and higher ed…science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Reveals Distorted Galaxy Forming Cosmic Question Mark science.nasa.gov/missions/webb… #NASA #Astrophysics #Galaxies #GalaxiesStarsBlackHoles #GalaxyClusters #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #GravitationalLensing #JamesWebbSpaceTelescopeJWST #ScienceResearch #TheUniverse
NASA’s Webb Reveals Distorted Galaxy Forming Cosmic Question Mark - NASA Science
It’s 7 billion years ago, and the universe’s heyday of star formation is beginning to slow. What might our Milky Way galaxy have looked like at that time? Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found clues in the form of a cosmic qu…science.nasa.gov
Space Station AMS-02 Instrument Works on the Mystery of Dark Matter nasa.gov/image-article/space-s… #NASA #InternationalSpaceStationISS #ISSResearch
Space Station AMS-02 Instrument Works on the Mystery of Dark Matter - NASA
Visible matter in the form of stars and planets adds up to about five percent of the total known mass of the Universe. The rest is either dark matter,NASA
Lagniappe for September 2024 nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #StennisSpaceCenter
Lagniappe for September 2024 - NASA
Explore the Lagniappe for September 2024 issue, highlighting NASA Stennis Silver Snoopy awards, center visits, and more!LaToya Dean (NASA)
Key Moments Lead to Fulfilling NASA Stennis Career nasa.gov/image-article/key-mom… #NASA #StennisSpaceCenter
Key Moments Lead to Fulfilling NASA Stennis Career for Joseph Ladner - NASA
Joseph Ladner’s experiences working at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, motivate him to “pay it forward” so more people can be a part of something great.NASA
Research Plane Dons New Colors for NASA Hybrid Electric Flight Tests nasa.gov/aeronautics/hybrid-el… #NASA #Aeronautics #AeronauticsResearchMissionDirectorate #ElectrifiedPowertrainFlightDemo #GlennResearchCenter #GreenAviationTech #IntegratedAviationSystemsProgram
Research Plane Dons New Colors for NASA Hybrid Electric Flight Tests - NASA
Parked under the lights inside a hangar in Seattle, a hybrid electric research aircraft from electric motor manufacturer magniX showed off a new lookAnisha Engineer (NASA)
NGC 6995: The Bat Nebula apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240904.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2024 September 4 – NGC 6995: The Bat Nebula
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Quarter Moon and Sister Stars
Image Credit & Copyright: Alan Dyer, TWAN
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APOD: 2024 September 3 – Quarter Moon and Sister Stars
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
La NASA invita a los medios al lanzamiento de Europa Clipper nasa.gov/es/la-nasa-invita-a-l… #NASA #NASAEnEspañol
La NASA invita a los medios al lanzamiento de Europa Clipper - NASA
Read this release in English here.Sarah A. Loff (NASA)
El X-59 de la NASA avanza en las pruebas de preparación para volar nasa.gov/es/el-x-59-de-la-nasa… #NASA #NASAEnEspañol #Aeronáutica
El X-59 de la NASA avanza en las pruebas de preparación para volar
Read this story in English here.Anya Shah (NASA)
NASA Ames Astrogram – July/August 2024 nasa.gov/general/nasa-ames-ast… #NASA #General #AmesResearchCenter #Astrogram
NASA Ames Astrogram – July/August 2024 - NASA
Ames and Langley just added another light to the night sky. Congratulations to the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) team on theAstrid Albaugh (NASA)
40 Years Ago: STS-41D – First Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery nasa.gov/history/40-years-ago-… #NASA #NASAHistory #STS41D
40 Years Ago: STS-41D – First Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery - NASA
On Aug. 30, 1984, space shuttle Discovery lifted off on the STS-41D mission, joining NASA’s fleet as the third space qualified orbiter. The newest shuttleKelli Mars (NASA)
NASA Ames Astrogram – July/August 2024 nasa.gov/general/__trashed-2/ #NASA #General #AmesResearchCenter #Astrogram
NASA Ames Astrogram – July/August 2024 - NASA
Ames and Langley just added another light to the night sky. Congratulations to the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) team on theAstrid Albaugh (NASA)
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