Innovative Instrument Reveals Hidden Features Deep Inside the Van Allen Radiation Belts - NASA Science
A new instrument is using advanced detection techniques and leveraging an orbit with specific characteristics to increase our understanding of the Van Allen belts—regions surrounding Earth that contain energetic particles that can endanger both robot…science.nasa.gov
NASA's Hubble Finds More Black Holes than Expected in the Early Universe - NASA Science
With the help of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by scientists in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University has found more black holes in the early universe than has previously been reported.science.nasa.gov
65 Years Ago: First Powered Flight of the X-15 Hypersonic Rocket Plane - NASA
The X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, built by North American Aviation (NAA), greatly expanded our knowledge of flight at speeds exceeding Mach 6 andTessa Brazda (NASA)
65 Years Ago: First Powered Flight of the X-15 Hypersonic Rocket Plane - NASA
The X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, built by North American Aviation (NAA), greatly expanded our knowledge of flight at speeds exceeding Mach 6 andTessa Brazda (NASA)
NASA, GE Aerospace Advancing Hybrid-Electric Airliners with HyTEC - NASA
NASA is working with GE Aerospace to design and build a hybrid-electric engine that burns less fuel using new components to help electrically power the engine.John Gould (NASA)
Melotte 15 in the Heart Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Richard McInnis
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APOD: 2024 September 17 – Melotte 15 in the Heart Nebula
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
APOD: 2024 September 17 – Melotte 15 in the Heart Nebula
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
NASA Mobilizes Resource for HBCU Scholars, Highlighted at Conference - NASA
NASA will spotlight its program to engage underrepresented and underserved students in science, technology, engineering, and math at the 2024 NationalAbbey A. Donaldson (NASA)
Engineer Zaida Hernandez - NASA
"I would say family and part of that 'first-gen experience' . Being born in the U.S. gave me a lot of opportunities that my family and parents were robbed ofNASA
Reaching New Heights to Unravel Deep Martian History! - NASA Science
The Perseverance rover is reaching new heights as it ascends the rim of Jezero crater (over 300 meters in elevation higher than the original landing site)! The rover is now enroute to its first campaign science stop Dox Castle (image in the far groun…science.nasa.gov
Ottawa’s Fall Rhapsody - NASA
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this view of peak fall foliage around Ottawa, Canada on Oct. 14, 2020. Sugar maple leaves turnNASA
Station Science Top News: September 13, 2024 - NASA
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) researchers examined the structures of four titanium-based compounds solidified in levitators in microgravity and onSumer Loggins (NASA)
Going Back-to-School with NASA Data - NASA
As students head back to school, teachers have a new tool that brings NASA satellite data down to their earthly classrooms.Charles G. Hatfield (NASA)
Aura at 20 Years - NASA Science
Introduction In the 1990s and early 2000s, an international team of engineers and scientists designed an integrated observatory for atmospheric composition – a bold endeavor to provide unprecedented detail that was essential to understanding how Eart…science.nasa.gov
NASA Mobilizes Resource for HBCU Scholars, Highlighted at Conference - NASA
NASA will spotlight its program to engage underrepresented and underserved students in science, technology, engineering, and math at the 2024 NationalAbbey A. Donaldson (NASA)
55 Years Ago: Space Task Group Proposes Post-Apollo Plan to President Nixon - NASA
The Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 completed the goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to the EarthKelli Mars (NASA)
NASA Johnson Honors Hispanic Heritage: Meet Manuel Retana - NASA
Manuel Retana arrived in the U.S. at 15 years old, unable to speak English and with nothing but a dream and $200 in his pocket. Now, he plays a crucial roleSumer Loggins (NASA)
Mercury's Vivaldi Crater from BepiColombo
Image Credit: ESA, JAXA, BepiColombo, MTM
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APOD: 2024 September 16 – Mercurys Vivaldi Crater from BepiColombo
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
APOD: 2024 September 16 – Mercurys Vivaldi Crater from BepiColombo
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Find the Man in the Moon
Image Credit & Copyright: Dani Caxete
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APOD: 2024 September 15 – Find the Man in the Moon
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APOD: 2024 September 15 – Find the Man in the Moon
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The Moona Lisa
Image Credit & Copyright: Gianni Sarcone and Marcella Giulia Pace
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APOD: 2024 September 14 - The Moona Lisa
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APOD: 2024 September 14 - The Moona Lisa
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Sols 4304-4006: 12 Years, 42 Drill Holes, and Now… 1 Million ChemCam Shots! - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 Today, I need to talk about ChemCam, our laser and imaging instrument on the top of Curiosity’s mast.science.nasa.gov
NASA Ames Selects Aeronautics and Exploration Support Contractor - NASA
NASA has awarded the NASA Academic Mission Services 2 (NAMS-2) contract to Crown Consulting Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, to provide the agency’s AmesNASA
Waxing Gibbous Moon over Minnesota - NASA
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped this picture of the Moon as the station orbited 265 miles above the U.S. state of Minnesota onNASA
Sols 4302-4303: West Side of Upper Gediz Vallis, From Tungsten Hills to the Next Rocky Waypoint - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 The rover is on its way from the Tungsten Hills site to the next priority site for Gediz Vallis channel exploration, in which we plan to get in close enough for arm science to one of the numerous large d…science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Lunar Challenge Participants to Showcase Innovations During Awards - NASA
NASA‘s Watts on the Moon Challenge, designed to advance the nation's lunar exploration goals under the Artemis campaign by challenging United StatesNASA
NASA Moon to Mars Architecture Art Challenge - NASA
NASA wants you to visualize the future of space exploration! This art challenge is looking for creative, artistic images to represent NASA's Moon to MarsSarah Douglas (NASA)
NASA Airport Throughput Prediction Challenge - NASA
The Digital Information Platform (DIP) Sub-Project of Air Traffic Management - eXploration (ATM-X) is seeking to make available in the National AirspaceSarah Douglas (NASA)
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Uses Iceland Terrain for Lunar Training - NASA Science
At first glance, it seems like a scene from an excursion on the Moon’s surface…except the people are in hiking gear, not spacesuits.science.nasa.gov
NASA Airport Throughput Prediction Challenge - NASA
The Digital Information Platform (DIP) Sub-Project of Air Traffic Management - eXploration (ATM-X) is seeking to make available in the National AirspaceSarah Douglas (NASA)
APOD: 2024 September 13 - Aurora Australis and the International Space Station
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NASA Moon to Mars Architecture Art Challenge - NASA
NASA wants you to visualize the future of space exploration! This art challenge is looking for creative, artistic images to represent NASA's Moon to MarsSarah Douglas (NASA)
Hubble Examines a Spiral Star Factory - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo named NGC 5668.science.nasa.gov
Aurora Australis and the International Space Station
Image Credit: NASA, ISS Expedition 71
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APOD: 2024 September 13 - Aurora Australis and the International Space Station
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Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays - NASA
On Aug. 21, 2024, engineers and technicians deployed and tested NASA's Europa Clipper giant solar arrays. Each array measures about 46.5 feet (14.2 meters)NASA
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Conduct Space Station Research - NASA
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are headed to the International Space Station for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission inChristian M. Getteau (NASA)
Printed Engines Propel the Next Industrial Revolution - NASA
Efforts to 3D print engines produce significant savings in rocketry and beyondAndrew Wagner (NASA)
APOD: 2024 September 12 - Young Star Cluster NGC 1333
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