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NASA’s ECOSTRESS Maps Burn Risk Across Phoenix Streets - NASA
Roads and sidewalks in some areas get so hot that skin contact could result in second-degree burns.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
Studying Hurricane Beryl from Space - NASA
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this image of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean on July 1, 2024, while aboard the International Space Station, andNASA
How a NASA Engineer Supports the Commercialization of Space - NASA
Chris Barnett-Woods’ favorite movie growing up – Back to the Future – led him to dream of one day building a DeLorean automobile. Instead, the electricalNASA
Lagniappe for July 2024 - NASA
Explore the Lagniappe for July 2024 issue, as NASA Stennis Achieves Primary Success for Historic In-Space Mission, the Mississippi Comic Convention Experiences NASA, and more!LaToya Dean (NASA)
Interview with Xinchuan Huang - NASA
Let’s start with your childhood, where you were born, where you're from, your young years, your family at the time, what your parents did, and how early itCiara C. Fitzpatrick (NASA)
NASA’s Boeing Test Flight Crew to Discuss Starliner Mission from Space - NASA
Media are invited to hear from NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts discussing their mission during an Earth to space call at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, JulyNASA
What's Up: July 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA - NASA Science
What are some skywatching highlights in July 2024?The Moon and planets come together twice in the morning sky – at the start and end of July.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Boeing Test Flight Crew to Discuss Starliner Mission from Space - NASA
Media are invited to hear from NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts discussing their mission during an Earth to space call at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, JulyNASA
NASA Asteroid Experts Create Hypothetical Impact Scenario for Exercise - NASA
The fifth Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise focused on an asteroid impact scenario designed by NASA JPL’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Shares Use Requirements with Commercial Destination Partners - NASA
NASA hosted a meeting to share knowledge with companies developing future commercial destinations at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.Ana Guzman (NASA)
NASA’s Webb Captures Celestial Fireworks Around Forming Star - NASA Science
The colors within this mid-infrared image reveal details about the central protostar’s behavior. The cosmos seems to come alive with a crackling explosion of pyrotechnics in this new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.science.nasa.gov
Bente Eegholm: Ensuring Space Telescopes Have Stellar Vision - NASA
Bente Eegholm is an optical engineer working to ensure missions like the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope have stellar vision. When it launches by May 2027,Ashley Balzer (NASA)
NASA Stennis Achieves Primary Success for Historic In-Space Mission - NASA
NASA’s Stennis Space Center and partner Sidus Space Inc. announced primary mission success July 2 for the center’s historic in-space mission – an autonomous systems payload aboard an orbiting satellite.NASA
NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s 21st Station Resupply Launch - NASA
Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. ThisNASA
Mission Success: HERA Crew Successfully Completes 45-Day Simulated Journey to Mars - NASA
Four dedicated explorers—Jason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekara—just returned from a 45-day simulated journey to Mars,Sumer Loggins (NASA)
Sols 4232-4233: Going For a Ride, Anyone? - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, July 1, 2024 Have you ever wondered what it might look like to ride along with the rover? Probably not as much as we have here on the planning team, where we are looking at the images on a daily basis.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On - NASA
NASA’s near-Earth-object-hunting mission NEOWISE is nearing its conclusion. But its work will carry on with NASA’s next-generation infrared mission: NEOAnthony Greicius (NASA)
Sols 4229-4231: More Analyses of the Mammoth Lakes 2 Sample! - NASA Science
Earth Planning Date: Friday, June 28, 2024 After reviewing results from the Evolved Gas Analysis (EGA) experiment that were downlinked yesterday afternoon (Sols 4226-4228: A Powerful Balancing Act), the SAM team decided they’d like to go ahead with a…science.nasa.gov
Cassini Sees Saturn - NASA
The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft captured this last “eyeful” of Saturn and its rings on March 27, 2004, as it continued its way to orbit insertion. This naturalNASA
NASA’s Upgraded Hyperwall Offers Improved Data Visualization - NASA
In May, the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility, located at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, celebrated the newestTara Friesen (NASA)
NASA Awards Support STEM Research at Minority Serving Institutions - NASA
NASA has selected 23 minority-serving institutions to receive $1.2 million to grow their research and technology capabilities, collaborate on researchNASA
July’s Night Sky Notes: A Hero, a Crown, and Possibly a Nova! - NASA Science
Look to the skies all summer long for a Hero and a Crown - and a potential recurring nova. Read more in July's Night Sky Notes!science.nasa.gov
Behind the Scenes of a NASA ‘Moonwalk’ in the Arizona Desert - NASA Science
NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas recently performed four moonwalk simulations to help NASA prepare for its Artemis III mission.science.nasa.gov
NASA Opportunities Fuel Growth and Entrepreneurship for Bronco Space Club Students - NASA
NASA’s public competitions can catalyze big changes – not just for the agency but also for participants. Bronco Space, the CubeSat laboratory at CaliforniaBailey G. Light (NASA)
NASA Announces Winners of Inaugural Human Lander Challenge - NASA
NASA’s 2024 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) Forum brought 12 university teams from across the United States to Huntsville, Alabama, near the agency’s MarshallLee Mohon (NASA)
NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s 21st Station Resupply Launch - NASA
Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. ThisNASA
NASA Awards Contract for Infrared Telescope Facility Operations - NASA
NASA has selected the University of Hawaii in Honolulu to maintain and operate the agency’s Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Mauna Kea in Hilo, Hawaii.NASA
NASA Announces Winners of Inaugural Human Lander Challenge - NASA
NASA’s 2024 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) Forum brought 12 university teams from across the United States to Huntsville, Alabama, near the agency’s MarshallLee Mohon (NASA)
The Maze is Afoot - NASA
This labyrinth – with a silhouette of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes at its center – is used as a calibration target for the cameras and laser thatNASA
NASA Opportunities Fuel Growth and Entrepreneurship for Bronco Space Club Students - NASA
NASA’s public competitions can catalyze big changes – not just for the agency but also for participants. Bronco Space, the CubeSat laboratory at CaliforniaBailey G. Light (NASA)
In Space Production Applications News - NASA
Technological innovations make headlines every day, and NASA’s In Space Production Applications (InSPA) Portfolio of awards are driving these innovations intoAna Guzman (NASA)
NASA@ My Library and Partners Engage Millions in Eclipse Training and Preparation - NASA Science
The Space Science Institute, with funding from the NASA Science Mission Directorate and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, provided unprecedented training, support, and supplies to 15,000 libraries in the U.S.science.nasa.gov
An Eclipse Megamovie Megastar - NASA Science
Nazmus “Naz” Nasir is a software engineer by day, and an astrophotographer by night….and sometimes by day as well! This April, Naz participated in NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie 2024 project, photographing the total solar eclipse.science.nasa.gov
NASA Shares Two New Moon to Mars Architecture White Papers - NASA
NASA has released two white papers associated with the agency’s Moon to Mars architecture efforts. The papers, one on lunar mobility drivers and needs, andGregory Mercer (NASA)
NASA, Boeing to Provide Commercial Crew, Space Station Update - NASA
Leadership from NASA’s International Space Station and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDTNASA
Hubble Examines an Active Galaxy Near the Lion’s Heart - NASA Science
It might appear featureless and unexciting at first glance, but NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations of this elliptical galaxy — known as Messier 105 — show that the stars near the galaxy’s center are moving very rapidly.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4226-4228: A Powerful Balancing Act - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 As documented in a previous blog last week, we continue to juggle power constraints as we focus on analyzing our newest drilled sample on Mars: “Mammoth Lakes 2.science.nasa.gov
Interesting Rock Textures Galore at Bright Angel - NASA Science
Upon the rover’s arrival at Bright Angel, it was so exciting to see all the interesting features in the rocks of this interval! In particular, these rocks contain an abundance of veins and nodules.science.nasa.gov
NASA, Boeing to Provide Commercial Crew, Space Station Update - NASA
Leadership from NASA’s International Space Station and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDTNASA
NASA Awards Contract for Cargo Mission Support - NASA
NASA has awarded a contract to Leidos, Inc. of Reston, Virginia, to provide mission support for the agency’s International Space Station Program, ArtemisNASA