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Discovery Alert: a ‘Hot Neptune’ in a Tight Orbit - NASA Science
By Grace Jacobs Corban The Discovery A Neptune-sized planet, TOI-3261 b, makes a scorchingly close orbit around its host star. Only the fourth object of its kind ever found, the planet could reveal clues as to how planets such as these form.science.nasa.gov
Discovery Alert: a ‘Hot Neptune’ in a Tight Orbit - NASA Science
By Grace Jacobs Corban The Discovery A Neptune-sized planet, TOI-3261 b, makes a scorchingly close orbit around its host star. Only the fourth object of its kind ever found, the planet could reveal clues as to how planets such as these form.science.nasa.gov
Discovery Alert: A Rare Glimpse of a Newborn Planet - NASA Science
The Discovery A huge planet with a long name – IRAS 04125+2902 b – is really just a baby: only 3 million years old.science.nasa.gov
Hurricane Helene’s Gravity Waves Revealed by NASA’s AWE - NASA Science
On Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, inducing storm surges and widespread impacts on communities in its path.science.nasa.gov
Physical Science Informatics Database is Live with New Features
Physical Science Informatics (PSI) Database repository has been completely redesigned, featuring a new layout, improved structure, and enhanced search functionalities.science.nasa.gov
NASA: New Insights into How Mars Became Uninhabitable - NASA Science
NASA’s Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life – with evidence for widespread liquid water on the surface – to a surface that is …science.nasa.gov
NASA’s LRO: Lunar Ice Deposits are Widespread - NASA Science
Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission. Ice would be a valuable resource for future lunar expeditions.science.nasa.gov
2024 ASGSR Art Competition! - NASA Science
Showcase your creative side and your research! They say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” This year’s ASGSR conference will include an art competition, inviting researchers to bring their science to life through art.science.nasa.gov
NASA Develops Process to Create Very Accurate Eclipse Maps - NASA Science
New NASA research reveals a process to generate extremely accurate eclipse maps, which plot the predicted path of the Moon’s shadow as it crosses the face of Earth.science.nasa.gov
The Making of Our Alien Earth: The Undersea Volcanoes of Santorini, Greece - NASA Science
The following expedition marks the third installment of NASA Astrobiology’s fieldwork series, the newly rebranded Our Alien Earth, streaming on NASA+.science.nasa.gov
Entrepreneurs Challenge Prize Winner Uses Artificial Intelligence to Identify Methane Emissions - NASA Science
The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) instituted the Entrepreneurs Challenge to identify innovative ideas and technologies from small business start-ups with the potential to advance the agency’s science goals.science.nasa.gov
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 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
The Earth Observer Editor’s Corner: Summer 2024 - NASA Science
NASA’s third EOS mission—AURA—marked 20 years in orbit on July 15, with two of its four instruments—MLS and OMI—still collecting quality datasets.science.nasa.gov
The Next Full Moon is the Buck or Thunder Moon - NASA Science
The next full Moon will be Sunday morning, July 21, 2024. The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Friday evening through Monday morning, making this a full Moon weekend.science.nasa.gov
Summary of the 2023 GEDI Science Team Meeting - NASA Science
Introduction The 2023 Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Science Team Meeting (STM) took place October 17–19, 2023, at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), in College Park, MD.science.nasa.gov
Summary of the Ninth DSCOVR EPIC and NISTAR Science Team Meeting - NASA Science
Introduction The ninth Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Earth Polychromatic Camera (EPIC) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Radiometer [NISTAR] Science Team Meeting (STM) was held virtually October 16–17, 2023.science.nasa.gov
The Next Full Moon is the Strawberry Moon - NASA Science
The next full Moon will be Friday evening, June 21, 2024, at 9:08 PM EDT. The Moon will appear full from Thursday evening through Sunday morning.science.nasa.gov
Summary of the 2023 Precipitation Measurement Mission Science Team Meeting - NASA Science
Andrea Portier, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Science Systems and Applications, Inc., andrea.m.portier@nasa.science.nasa.gov
Summary of the 2023 Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting - NASA Science
Severine Fournier, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, severine.fournier@jpl.nasa.govJoshua Willis, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, joshua.k.willis@jpl.nasa.science.nasa.gov
Summary of the 2023 GRACE Follow-On Science Team Meeting - NASA Science
Felix Landerer, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, felix.w.landerer@jpl.nasa.gov Introduction In October 2023, the annual gathering of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and GRACE Follow-On [G-FO] Science Team took place in Boulder, CO,…science.nasa.gov
In Memoriam: Dr. Richard S. Stolarski [1941–2024] - NASA Science
Renowned ozone scientist Dr. Richard “Rich” Stolarski died on February 22, 2024, at age 82 from the complications of prostate cancer. Rich was born at Fort Lewis, WA on November 22, 1941.science.nasa.gov
Summary of the Fifty-Second U.S.–Japan ASTER Science Team Meeting - NASA Science
Michael Abrams, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, mjabrams@jpl.nasa.gov Yasushi Yamaguchi, Nagoya University/Japan Science and Technology Agency, yasushi@nagoya-u.science.nasa.gov
Earth Science Information Partners Celebrate 25 Years of Collaboration - NASA Science
Allison Mills, Earth Science Information Partners, allisonmills@esipfed.orgSusan Shingledecker, Earth Science Information Partners, susanshingledecker@esipfed.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX Unscathed After Searing Pass of Sun - NASA Science
The mission team confirmed that the spacecraft came out of its close pass of the Sun, or perihelion, unscathed.science.nasa.gov
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
Orbits and Kepler’s Laws - NASA Science Kepler's Laws
Kepler realized that the orbits of the planets are not perfect circles. His brilliant insight was that planets move in ellipses.science.nasa.gov
NASA Selects Students for Europa Clipper Intern Program - NASA Science
NASA has selected 40 undergraduate students for the first year of its Europa ICONS (Inspiring Clipper: Opportunities for Next-generation Scientists) internship program, supporting the agency’s Europa Clipper mission.science.nasa.gov
Voyager 1 Light-Sensing Instrument Non-operational
Project officials report light-sensing instrument aboard NASA's Voyager 1, that had difficulty during encounter with the planet Jupiter March 5th, has been confirmed as no longer being able to record useful data.science.nasa.gov
NASA Radar Finds Ice Deposits at Moon's North Pole
Additional evidence of water activity on moon Using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have detected ice deposits near the moon’s north pole.science.nasa.gov
NASA Awards Grants for Lunar Instrumentation
NASA has awarded five scientists and engineers Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation (DALI) grants to support the development of instruments for potential use in future lunar missions, including the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Se…science.nasa.gov
NASA-Supported Team Discovers Aurora-Like Radio Bursts Above Sunspot
A NASA-funded team of scientists has discovered long-lasting radio signals emanating from the Sun that are similar to those associated with auroras – northern and southern lights – on Earth.science.nasa.gov
Total Solar Eclipse 2024: The Moon’s Moment in the Sun
How do we know exactly where and when the Moon will cast its shadow? Eclipse prediction depends on understanding the positions and movements of the Moon, Sun, and Earth. Modern maps build on a long human history of eclipse forecasting.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement Mission: 10 years, 10 stories - NASA Science
NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement Mission: 10 years, 10 stories From peering into hurricanes to tracking El Niño-related floods and droughts to aiding in disaster responses, the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission has had a busy deca…science.nasa.gov
UNITE All-Nighter Delights Amateur Astronomers - NASA Science
Maybe you read about them in the papers–amateur astronomers in Japan, Russia, France, Finland, and the United States have been pulling all-nighters to spot extraordinary exoplanets, planets orbiting stars other than the Sun.science.nasa.gov