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For decades, astronomers have dreamed of setting up an observatory on the far side of the Moon. I read about it as a kid. Now it's happening!
The LuSEE-Night radio telescope is under construction, and is scheduled to land on the lunar farside in 2025. It's a pathfinder for a much bigger radio telescope that would follow. newscenter.lbl.gov/2023/09/26/… #space #nasa #science
Listening to the Radio on the Far Side of the Moon
Researchers can use the radio-quiet far side of the moon to listen for a never-before-heard signal from the “Dark Ages” of the universe.ssuh (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Join NASA to Discuss High-Rate Laser Comms Demo, Space Station Science - NASA
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 26, to discuss a laser communications system and new research to understand theNASA
Future NASA Astronauts Speak with Leadership - NASA
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, second from right, NASA associate administrator Bob Cabana, far right, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy (back toNASA
Join NASA to Discuss High-Rate Laser Comms Demo, Space Station Science - NASA
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 26, to discuss a laser communications system and new research to understand theNASA
NASA Invites Media to 2023 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium - NASA
NASA invites media to the 16th Annual von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Wednesday to Friday, Oct. 25-27, at the University of Alabama inNASA
Join NASA to Discuss High-Rate Laser Comms Demo, Space Station Science - NASA
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 26, to discuss a laser communications system and new research to understand theNASA
NASA’s Voyager Team Focuses on Software Patch, Thrusters - NASA
The efforts should help extend the lifetimes of the agency’s interstellar explorers.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
30 Years Ago: The STS-58 Spacelab Life Sciences-2 Mission
On Oct. 18, 1993, space shuttle Columbia lifted off in support of the STS-58 Spacelab Life Sciences 2 (SLS-2) mission to conduct cutting edge research onJohn Uri (NASA)
Public Invited to International Observe the Moon Night Oct. 21
NASA is hosting an International Observe the Moon Night event on October 21 that is free to the public at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
The Moon Casts a Shadow
NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) captured the lunar shadow during the Oct. 14 annular solarMonika Luabeya (NASA)
Watch Live as NASA Astronauts Conduct Spacewalk, Upgrade Space Station
Two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Monday, Oct. 30, to complete maintenance activities at the orbital complex.Claire A. O'Shea (NASA)
NASA’s Innovative Rocket Nozzle Paves Way for Deep Space Missions
The Reactive Additive Manufacturing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or RAMFIRE, project focuses on advancing lightweight, additively manufactured aluminum rocket nozzlesBeth Ridgeway (NASA)
Meet Tracy Hudspeth: Communications Specialist at NASA Office of Small Business Programs
As another inspiring Hispanic Heritage Month concludes, we wanted to take the moment to highlight one of our own, Tracy Hudspeth. Tracy Hudspeth is theGarrett Shea (NASA)
NASA’s Webb Discovers New Feature in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
Narrow jet stream near equator has winds traveling 320 miles per hourNASA Webb Telescope Team (NASA)
First Artemis Crew Trains for Mission Around Moon
Four astronauts are busy training for Artemis II, the first mission to carry humans on NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft,Rachel H. Kraft (NASA)
Station Science 101: Growing Plants in Space
As NASA plans missions to the Moon and Mars, a key factor is figuring out how to feed crew members during their weeks, months, and even years in space.Space Station Research Integration Office (NASA)
Station Science 101: Microbiology
Wherever there are humans, there are microbes, too. Bacteria and fungi live all around us, in our homes, offices, industrial areas, the outdoors – even inSpace Station Research Integration Office (NASA)
News Media Invited to NASA Langley’s Open House
HAMPTON, Virginia – Members of the media are invited to cover the Open House at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The event takesSondra Woodward (NASA)
NASA Employees Win Top Federal Award for Asteroid Deflection Mission
NASA’s Brian Key and Scott Bellamy accepted the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal on behalf of a mission team for the first planetary defense testClaire A. O'Shea (NASA)
The Space Life Sciences Training Program at Ames Research Center
The Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) provides undergraduate students entering their junior or senior years, and entering graduate students, with professional experience in space life science disciplines.Sonja Caldwell (NASA)
NASA Employees Win Top Federal Award for Asteroid Deflection Mission
NASA’s Brian Key and Scott Bellamy accepted the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal on behalf of a mission team for the first planetary defense testClaire A. O'Shea (NASA)
55 Years Ago: Nine Months Before the Moon Landing
In October 1968, the American human spaceflight program took significant steps toward achieving President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the MoonJohn Uri (NASA)
International Ocean Satellite Monitors How El Niño Is Shaping Up
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the latest satellite contributing to a 30-year sea level record that researchers are using to compare this year’s El Niño withJet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
The Start of an Eclipse
While aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli took this picture of the Moon passing in front of the Sun during the annular solarMonika Luabeya (NASA)
Mercury’s Strange Hollows - NASA Science
Enigmatic depressions on the surface have puzzled scientists since the 1970s NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft discovered strange hollows on the surface of Mercury.science.nasa.gov
All Together Now: Drill Joins Other Moon Rover Science Instruments
A team of engineers from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and Honeybee Robotics in Altadena, California, inspect TRIDENT – short for The Regolith IceRachel Hoover (NASA)
NASA Conducts 1st Hot Fire of New RS-25 Certification Test Series
NASA conducted the first hot fire of a new RS-25 test series Oct. 17, beginning the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated setNASA Stennis Communications (NASA)
NASA Conducts 1st Hot Fire of New RS-25 Certification Test Series
NASA conducted the first hot fire of a new RS-25 test series Oct. 17, beginning the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated setNASA Stennis Communications (NASA)
Lynn Bassford Prioritizes Learning as a Hubble Mission Manager
Lynn Bassford levels decades of experience and a desire for self-growth as she helps lead Hubble’s Mission Operations team.Goddard Digital Team (NASA)
NASA Makes It Easier to Find Assistive Technologies for Licensing
NASA develops a variety of technologies to explore space and beyond for the benefit of humanity. One measure of its success is the impact on the daily livesLoura Hall (NASA)
Seeing Baja California Sur From Space
The crew of the International Space Station saw this view of the north coast of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur as the space station orbited 258Monika Luabeya (NASA)
60 Years Ago: NASA Selects Its Third Group of Astronauts
On Oct. 17, 1963, NASA announced the selection of its third group of astronauts. Chosen from 720 military and civilian applicants, the newest group of 14John Uri (NASA)
