Sols 4255-4256: Just Passing Through - NASA Science

Earth planning date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Happy Wednesday, terrestrials! We wrapped up our Mammoth Lakes drill campaign only three weeks ago and are already looking for our next drill site.

Sols 4257-4258: A Little Nudge on Kings Canyon - NASA Science

Earth planning date: Friday, July 26, 2024 Today’s 2-sol weekend plan is our first taste of a new location for a potential sampling campaign. We call today’s plan type: Drill Sol 1 – triage contact science.

NASA to Highlight 13th Space Station Research, Development Conference - NASA

NASA will broadcast groundbreaking discoveries, benefits for humanity, and how the agency and its commercial and international partners are maximizing

60 Years Ago: Ranger 7 Photographs the Moon - NASA

Long before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the Moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists believed the Moon had a solid

NASA Embraces Streaming Service to Reach, Inspire Artemis Generation - NASA

As part of its ongoing web and television modernization efforts, NASA is shifting its digital focus to its on-demand streaming service, NASA+, which has

NASA Embraces Streaming Service to Reach, Inspire Artemis Generation - NASA

As part of its ongoing web and television modernization efforts, NASA is shifting its digital focus to its on-demand streaming service, NASA+, which has

Visit with NASA SCaN - NASA

Interested in having a NASA SCaN expert speak to your class or group? The SCaN program is accepting requests for visits (both virtual and in-person) during

PLACES team publishes blog post on NextGenScience Blog - NASA Science

The NASA Science Activation program’s PLACES (Broadening Data Fluency Through the Integration of NASA Assets and Place-Based Learning to Advance Connections, Education, and Stewardship) team – which focuses on supporting educators to implement Place-…

Peekaboo! - NASA

In this image from May 4, 2017, a rabbit is nearly obscured by grass at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy shares a border with the Merritt

NASA Offers Virtual Activities for 21st Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission - NASA

NASA invites the public to participate in virtual activities ahead of the launch of Northrop Grumman’s 21st commercial resupply services mission for the

NASA Data Shows July 22 Was Earth’s Hottest Day on Record - NASA

July 22, 2024, was the hottest day on record, according to a NASA analysis of global daily temperature data. July 21 and 23 of this year also exceeded the

Managing Heat - NASA

This time of year, managing heat is on everyone’s mind. Especially now, as May 2024 marked a full year of record-high monthly temperatures – an unprecedented

NASA, JAXA Bounce Laser Beam Between Moon’s Surface and Lunar Orbit - NASA Science

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has twice transmitted a laser pulse to a cookie-sized retroreflector aboard JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) SLIM lander on the Moon and received a return signal.

Earth to Gateway: Electric Field Tests Enhance Lunar Communication

Learn how NASA engineers at Johnson Space Center are using electric field testing to refine communications for the Gateway space station.

Three NASA Interns Expand Classroom Access to NASA Data - NASA

This summer, NASA welcomed interns with professional teaching experience to help make the agency’s data more interactive and accessible in the classroom.

Hubble Images a Classic Spiral  - NASA

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image treats viewers to a wonderfully detailed snapshot of the spiral galaxy NGC 3430 that lies 100 million

NASA Returns to Arctic Studying Summer Sea Ice Melt - NASA

What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic, and a new NASA mission is helping improve data modeling and increasing our understanding of Earth's

Hubble Images a Classic Spiral  - NASA Science

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image treats viewers to a wonderfully detailed snapshot of the spiral galaxy NGC 3430 that lies 100 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Leo Minor.

NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Gets Lift on Earth - NASA

Crane operator Rebekah Tolatovicz, a shift mechanical technician lead for Artic Slope Regional Corporation at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, operates

NASA Selects Marshall Logistics Support Services II Contractor - NASA

NASA has awarded the MSFC Logistics Support Services II (MLSS II) contract to Akima Global Logistics, LLC to provide logistics support services at the

NASA’s Fermi Finds New Feature in Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Yet Seen - NASA Science

In October 2022, astronomers were stunned by what was quickly dubbed the BOAT — the brightest-of-all-time gamma-ray burst (GRB).

From Intern to Astronaut - NASA

On Sept. 2, 2022, NASA astronauts Anil Menon (left), Deniz Burnham (center), and Marcos Berrios (right) posed for a photograph in front of NASA’s Artemis I

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock - NASA

The six-wheeled geologist found a fascinating rock that has some indications it may have hosted microbial life billions of years ago, but further research is

Meet NASA Interns Shaping Future of Open Science - NASA Science

Students at NASA’s Office of the Chief Science Data Officer (OCSDO) are working to promote open science during the summer 2024 internship session.

Tech Today: Space Age Swimsuit Reduces Drag, Breaks Records - NASA

SpeedoUSA, asked NASA’s Langley Research Center to help design a swimsuit with reduced surface drag.

NASA Supports Burst Test for Orbital Reef Commercial Space Station - NASA

An element of a NASA-funded commercial space station, Orbital Reef, under development by Blue Origin and Sierra Space, recently completed a full-scale

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Illuminate Cosmic Dawn - NASA

Today, enormous stretches of space are crystal clear, but that wasn’t always the case. During its infancy, the universe was filled with a “fog” that made it

Former Space Communications, Navigation Interns Pioneer NASA’s Future - NASA

For over a decade, NASA’s SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) Internship Project alumni have played important roles in extending the agency’s long-term

UPDATE: NASA, Boeing to Stream Flight Test Mission Briefing on NASA+ - NASA

NASA and Boeing will host a news conference with mission leadership at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s Boeing

55 Years Ago: One Year Before the Moon Landing - NASA

In July 1968, much work still remained to meet the goal President John F. Kennedy set in May 1961, to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to the

25 Years Ago: STS-93, Launch of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory - NASA

On July 23, 1999, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on its 26th trip into space, to deliver its heaviest payload ever – the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

UPDATE: NASA, Boeing to Stream Flight Test Mission Briefing on NASA+ - NASA

NASA and Boeing will host a news conference with mission leadership at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s Boeing

The Marshall Star for July 24, 2024 - NASA

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The Future is Bright: Johnson Space Center Interns Shine Throughout Summer Term - NASA

More than 100 interns supported operations at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston this summer, each making an important impact on the agency’s mission

NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back

NASA’s Glenn Research Center streamed 4K video from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using laser communications.

A Saturnian Summer - NASA

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Saturn and its colossal rings on July 4, 2020, during summer in the gas giant’s northern hemisphere. Two

10 Things for Mars 10 - NASA Science

Scientists from around the world are gathering this week in California to take stock of the state of science from Mars. Here are 10 recent significant events that got scientists talking

NASA’s ICON Mission Ends with Several Ionospheric Breakthroughs - NASA Science

After contributing to many important findings on the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space, the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission has come to an end.

EMD Climate Adaptation Video - NASA

NASA’s Webb Images Cold Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away - NASA Science

An international team of astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged an exoplanet roughly 12 light-years from Earth. The planet, Epsilon Indi Ab, is one of the coldest exoplanets observed to date.