Hubble Captures Steller Nurseries in a Majestic Spiral science.nasa.gov/missions/hubb… #NASA #Astrophysics #AstrophysicsDivision #Galaxies #HubbleSpaceTelescope #SpiralGalaxies #Stars
Hubble Captures Steller Nurseries in a Majestic Spiral - NASA Science
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy IC 1954, located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Horologium.science.nasa.gov
Stellar Streams in the Local Universe
Image Credit: David Martinez Delgado et al.
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APOD: 2024 September 27 - Stellar Streams in the Local Universe
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NASA Hosts Two Workshops for Consultation on LEO Microgravity Strategy nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-ho… #NASA #LowEarthOrbitEconomy
NASA Hosts Two Workshops for Consultation on LEO Microgravity Strategy - NASA
As part of NASA’s effort to advance microgravity science, technology, and exploration in low Earth orbit (LEO), the agency conducted two stakeholder workshopsNASA
NASA’s Artemis Science Instrument Gets Tested in Moon-Like Sandbox science.nasa.gov/solar-system/… #NASA #Artemis #Artemis3 #EarthSMoon #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NASADirectorates #ScienceMissionDirectorate #TheSolarSystem
NASA’s Artemis Science Instrument Gets Tested in Moon-Like Sandbox - NASA Science
Scientists and engineers test an instrument suite in development for NASA's Artemis III mission in a “sandbox” of simulated Moon "soil."science.nasa.gov
NASA’s BioSentinel Studies Solar Radiation as Earth Watches Aurora nasa.gov/general/nasas-biosent… #NASA #General #AmesResearchCenter #AmesResearchCenterSScienceDirectorate #AmesSpaceBiosciences #CubeSats #NASACentersFacilities #ScienceResearch #SmallSatelliteMissions
NASA’s BioSentinel Studies Solar Radiation as Earth Watches Aurora - NASA
But what might happen to humans beyond the safety of Earth’s protection? This question is essential as NASA plans to send humans to the Moon and on to Mars.Frank Tavares (NASA)
Pioneer of Change: America Reyes Wang Makes NASA Space Biology More Open science.nasa.gov/open-science/… #NASA #BiologicalPhysicalSciences #SpaceBiology
Pioneer of Change: America Reyes Wang Makes NASA Space Biology More Open - NASA Science
As humans return to the Moon and push on toward Mars, scientists are ramping up research into the effects of space on the body to make sure astronauts stay healthy on longer missions.science.nasa.gov
NASA Stennis Completes Key Test Complex Water System Upgrade nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #StennisSpaceCenter
NASA Stennis Completes Key Test Complex Water System Upgrade - NASA
For almost 60 years, NASA’s Stennis Space Center has tested rocket systems and engines to help power the nation’s human space exploration dreams. CompletionDeborah K. Fendley (NASA)
NASA’s Artemis Science Instrument Gets Tested in Moon-Like Sandbox science.nasa.gov/solar-system/… #NASA #Artemis #Artemis3 #EarthSMoon #Missions #NASADirectorates #ScienceMissionDirectorate #TheSolarSystem
NASA’s Artemis Science Instrument Gets Tested in Moon-Like Sandbox - NASA Science
Scientists and engineers test an instrument suite in development for NASA's Artemis III mission in a “sandbox” of simulated Moon "soil."science.nasa.gov
Let It Go: (After Latching) Challenge nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/pri… #NASA #CenterOfExcellenceForCollaborativeInnovationCoECI #GetInvolved #OpportunitiesToContributeToNASAMissionsGetInvolved
Let It Go: (After Latching) - NASA
NASA is seeking innovative solutions for a synchronized antenna deployment system. The primary objective is to develop a mechanism that ensures sequentialSarah Douglas (NASA)
NASA’s Hubble Finds that a Black Hole Beam Promotes Stellar Eruptions science.nasa.gov/missions/hubb… #NASA #Astrophysics #AstrophysicsDivision #BlackHoles #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #HubbleSpaceTelescope #Missions #Stars #TheUniverse
NASA's Hubble Finds that a Black Hole Beam Promotes Stellar Eruptions - NASA Science
In a surprise finding, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to erupt along its trajectory.science.nasa.gov
Let It Go: (After Latching) nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/pri… #NASA #CenterOfExcellenceForCollaborativeInnovationCoECI #GetInvolved
Let It Go: (After Latching) - NASA
NASA is seeking innovative solutions for a synchronized antenna deployment system. The primary objective is to develop a mechanism that ensures sequentialSarah Douglas (NASA)
NASA Invites Public to Join as Virtual Guests for SpaceX Crew-9 Launch nasa.gov/get-involved/virtual-… #NASA #VirtualGuestProgram #CommercialCrew #CommercialSpacePrograms #InternationalSpaceStationISS #KennedySpaceCenter
NASA Invites Public to Join as Virtual Guests for SpaceX Crew-9 Launch - NASA
NASA invites the public to participate as virtual guests in the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission. NASA astronaut Nick Hague, commander, andAmanda S. Vozeh (NASA)
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APOD: 2024 September 26 - The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
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The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
Image Credit & Copyright: Jan Beckmann, Julian Zoller, Lukas Eisert, Wolfgang Hummel
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APOD: 2024 September 26 - The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
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SARP West 2024 Terrestrial Ecology Group nasa.gov/general/sarp-west-202… #NASA #General
SARP West 2024 Terrestrial Ecology Group - NASA
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dan Sousa, San Diego State UniversityMilan Loiacono (NASA)
SARP West 2024 Whole Air Sampling (WAS) Group nasa.gov/general/sarp-west-202… #NASA #General
SARP West 2024 Whole Air Sampling (WAS) Group - NASA
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Donald Blake, University of California, IrvineMilan Loiacono (NASA)
SARP West 2024 Oceans Group nasa.gov/general/sarp-west-202… #NASA #General
SARP West 2024 Oceans Group - NASA
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Henry Houskeeper, Woods Hole Oceanographic InstituteMilan Loiacono (NASA)
2024 SARP West Closeout nasa.gov/general/2024-sarp-wes… #NASA #General #EarthScience #EarthScienceDivision #Internships
2024 SARP West Closeout - NASA
On August 12-13, 24 students from the West Coast cohort of NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) gathered at University of California, Irvine (UCI)Milan Loiacono (NASA)
2024 SARP West Atmospheric Aerosols Group nasa.gov/general/2024-sarp-wes… #NASA #General
2024 SARP West Atmospheric Aerosols Group - NASA
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Andreas Beyersdorf, California State University, San Bernardino & Dr. Ann Marie Carlton, University of CaliforniaMilan Loiacono (NASA)
The Marshall Star for September 25, 2024 nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter
Getting SSPICY: NASA Funds Orbital Debris Inspection Mission nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #AmesResearchCenter #SmallBusinessInnovationResearchSmallBusiness #SmallSatelliteMissions #SmallSpacecraftTechnologyProgram #SpaceSustainability #SpaceTechnologyMissionDirectorate
Getting SSPICY: NASA Funds Orbital Debris Inspection Mission - NASA
NASA is advancing an innovative approach to enabling commercial inspection of defunct, or inoperable, satellites in low Earth orbit, a precursor to capturingTara Friesen (NASA)
NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 Launch, Docking nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-set… #NASA #InternationalSpaceStationISS #CommercialCrew #HumansInSpace #ISSResearch #JohnsonSpaceCenter #KennedySpaceCenter
NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 Launch, Docking - NASA
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station.NASA
NASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket Launch nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #WallopsFlightFacility
NASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket Launch - NASA
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the Department of Defense during a launchOlivia F. Littleton (NASA)
NASA’s Art Program is Back nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-a… #NASA
NASA’s Art Program is Back - NASA
NASA launched its reimagined art program by unveiling two murals on Sept. 23, 2024. The murals, titled “To the Moon, and Back,” were created by New York-basedNASA
Meet Hector Chavez: Leading Johnson’s Giant Leap into Low Earth Orbit nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #JohnsonSpaceCenter #DiversityAtNASA #HispanicHeritageMonth #NASACentersFacilities #PeopleOfJohnson #PeopleOfNASA
Meet Hector Chavez: Leading Johnson’s Giant Leap into Low Earth Orbit - NASA
As systems integration team lead for NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program (CLDP), Hector Chavez helps build a future where NASA and privateSumer Loggins (NASA)
NASA Michoud Continues Work on Evolved Stage of SLS Rocket for Future Artemis Missions nasa.gov/directorates/esdmd/co… #NASA #SpaceLaunchSystemSLS #Artemis #General #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter #MichoudAssemblyFacility
NASA Michoud Continues Work on Evolved Stage of SLS Rocket for Future Artemis Missions - NASA
Manufacturing equipment that will be used to build components for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for future Artemis missions is being installed atLee Mohon (NASA)
NASA’s Record-Breaking Laser Demo Completes Mission nasa.gov/directorates/somd/spa… #NASA #SpaceCommunicationsNavigationProgram #AmesResearchCenter #CommunicatingAndNavigatingWithMissions #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #SmallSatelliteMissions #SpaceCommunicationsTechnology #TechnologyDemonstration
NASA’s Record-Breaking Laser Demo Completes Mission - NASA
NASA’s TBIRD (TeraByte InfraRed Delivery) demonstration and its host spacecraft — the PTD-3 (Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-3) — have completed theirKatherine Schauer (NASA)
Crew Returns from Simulated Trip to Mars—Take a Peek Inside their Journey nasa.gov/missions/analog-field… #NASA #HERAHumanExplorationResearchAnalog #AnalogFieldTesting #JohnsonSpaceCenter #Missions #NASACentersFacilities
Crew Returns from Simulated Trip to Mars—Take a Peek Inside their Journey - NASA
An all-volunteer crew on a simulated trip to Mars "returned” to Earth on Sept. 23, 2024, after being isolated in a tiny habitat at Johnson Space Center inSumer Loggins (NASA)
NASA Analysis Shows Irreversible Sea Level Rise for Pacific Islands nasa.gov/earth/climate-change/… #NASA #ClimateChange #Earth #EarthScience #JetPropulsionLaboratory #Oceans #SeaLevelRise
NASA Analysis Shows Irreversible Sea Level Rise for Pacific Islands - NASA
Climate change is rapidly reshaping a region of the world that’s home to millions of people.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
Launching Into Action: White Sands Firefighters on the Frontlines of New Mexico’s Wildfire Crisis nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #WhiteSandsTestFacility #General #JohnsonSpaceCenter
Launching Into Action: White Sands Firefighters on the Frontlines of New Mexico’s Wildfire Crisis - NASA
At NASA’s White Sands Test Facility (WSTF), Fire Department Deputy Chief James Herrera and his team were on high alert from the moment the blaze began.Linda E. Grimm (NASA)
Robotic Moving ‘Crew’ Preps for Work on Moon nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #LangleyResearchCenter #SpaceTechnologyMissionDirectorate
Robotic Moving ‘Crew’ Preps for Work on Moon - NASA
Whether the cargo, also known as payloads, are small scientific experiments or large technology to build infrastructure, there won’t be a crew on the Moon toJulia L. Bradshaw (NASA)
In Odd Galaxy, NASA’s Webb Finds Potential Missing Link to First Stars science.nasa.gov/missions/webb… #NASA #Astrophysics #Galaxies #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #JamesWebbSpaceTelescopeJWST #ScienceResearch #Stars #TheUniverse
In Odd Galaxy, NASA’s Webb Finds Potential Missing Link to First Stars - NASA Science
Looking deep into the early universe with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have found something unprecedented: a galaxy with an odd light signature, which they attribute to its gas outshining its stars.science.nasa.gov
September 2024 Transformer of the Month: Lori Arnett nasa.gov/organizations/ocio/dt… #NASA #DigitalTransformationDT
September 2024 Transformer of the Month: Lori Arnett - NASA
Lori Arnett approaches her work at NASA with a simple motto: think big, start small, act fast. As the Associate Director for Digital Transformation for theMaya L. Kikuchi (NASA)
Comet A3 Through an Australian Sunrise apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240925.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2024 September 25 – Comet A3 Through an Australian Sunrise
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Comet A3 Through an Australian Sunrise
Image Credit & Copyright: Lucy Yunxi Hu
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APOD: 2024 September 25 – Comet A3 Through an Australian Sunrise
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What do you suppose those white, vertical poles are that cross the landscape? Are they windmills (turning fast enough to not be captured on film)?
Astronaut José Hernández Boards Discovery nasa.gov/image-article/astrona… #NASA #FormerAstronauts #JoséMHernández #SpaceShuttle
Astronaut José Hernández Boards Discovery - NASA
In this photo from Aug. 7, 2009, Jose Hernandez, mission specialist, smiles at the camera as he waits for his turn to enter the space shuttle Discovery asNASA
NASA Awards Contract Extension for Solar Science Instrument nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awa… #NASA #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #SolarDynamicsObservatorySDO
NASA Awards Contract Extension for Solar Science Instrument - NASA
NASA has awarded a contract extension to Stanford University, California, to continue the mission and services for the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) instrument on the agency’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).NASA
Sols 4314-4315: Wait, What Was That Back There? science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-431… #NASA #Blogs
Sols 4314-4315: Wait, What Was That Back There? - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 After a busy weekend of activities, Curiosity is ready for another week of planning.science.nasa.gov
NASA Relaunches Art Program with Space-Themed Murals nasa.gov/general/nasa-relaunch… #NASA #General
NASA Relaunches Art Program with Space-Themed Murals - NASA
NASA launched the next phase of its art program with two new space-themed murals in New York’s Hudson Square neighborhood in Manhattan. The vision of theGerelle Q. Dodson (NASA)
Julie Rivera Pérez Bridges Business, STEM to ‘Make the Magic Happen’ nasa.gov/people-of-nasa/goddar… #NASA #PeopleOfGoddard #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #PeopleOfNASA
Julie Rivera Pérez Bridges Business, STEM to ‘Make the Magic Happen' - NASA
Senior Resource Analyst Julie Rivera Pérez ensures finances and assets are in place to enable missions’ engineering and science “magic” can happen. As aMadison Olson (NASA)
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