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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
20 Years Ago: NASA Selects its 19th Group of Astronauts - NASA
On May 6, 2004, NASA announced the selection of its 19th group of astronauts. The group comprised 11 candidates - two pilots, six mission specialists, andKelli Mars (NASA)
NASA Challenge Gives Artemis Generation Coders a Chance to Shine - NASA
2024: NASA Challenge Invites Artemis Generation Coders to Johnson Space Center - NASAJustin Locke (NASA)
ULI Round 7 Awards
NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate solicited for a seventh round of University Leadership Initiative proposals in November 2022. The ULI Round 7Lillian Gipson (NASA)
New Proposals to Help NASA Advance Knowledge of Our Changing Climate - NASA
NASA has selected four proposals for concept studies of missions to help us better understand Earth science key focus areas for the benefit of all includingNASA
NASA Challenge Gives Artemis Generation Coders a Chance to Shine - NASA
2024: NASA Challenge Invites Artemis Generation Coders to Johnson Space Center - NASAJustin Locke (NASA)
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot - NASA
This April 1, 2018, enhanced-color image of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The image is a combination of three separateNASA
International SWOT Mission Can Improve Flood Prediction - NASA
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’sAnthony Greicius (NASA)
White Sands Propulsion Team Tests 3D-Printed Orion Engine Component - NASA
Enter the Propulsion Test Office at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility. From November 2023 to January 2024, this team led rigorous testing of a critical OMELinda E. Grimm (NASA)
Ken Carpenter: Ensuring Top-Tier Science from Moon to Stars - NASA
Name: Kenneth G. CarpenterTitle: Operations Project Scientist for Hubble Space Telescope; Ground System Scientist for Roman Space Telescope; and a NASAMadison Olson (NASA)
Breaking the Scaling Limits: New Ultralow-noise Superconducting Camera for Exoplanet Searches - NASA Science
When imaging faint objects such as distant stars or exoplanets, capturing every last bit of light is crucial to get the most out of a scientific mission.science.nasa.gov
How NASA’s Roman Mission Will Hunt for Primordial Black Holes - NASA
Astronomers have discovered black holes ranging from a few times the Sun’s mass to tens of billions. Now a group of scientists has predicted that NASA’s NancyAshley Balzer (NASA)
Astronaut Suni Williams Prepares for Crew Flight Test - NASA
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronaut Suni Williams gives a thumbs up during a mission dress rehearsal on Friday, April 26, 2024, at the agency’s KennedyNASA
New NASA Black Hole Visualization Takes Viewers Beyond the Brink - NASA Science
Ever wonder what happens when you fall into a black hole? Now, thanks to a new, immersive visualization produced on a NASA supercomputer, viewers can plunge into the event horizon, a black hole’s point of no return.science.nasa.gov
A Different Perspective – Remembering James Dean, Founder of the NASA Art Program - NASA
Shortly thereafter, NASA employee and artist James Dean was tasked with implementing NASA’s brand-new art program. Working alongside National Art GalleryMichelle Zajac (NASA)
Tech Today: NASA’s Ion Thruster Knowhow Keeps Satellites Flying - NASA
In low Earth orbit, satellites face a constant challenge – a tiny amount of atmospheric drag that, over time, causes them to slow down and decay their orbit.Andrew Wagner (NASA)
Sols 4175-4177: Don't Blink We're Taking a Picture - NASA Science
Curiosity loves to drive so it’s pretty rare we stay at a location longer than one planning cycle without the intention of drilling.science.nasa.gov
NASA Invites Media to Attend Louisiana Space Day 2024 - NASA
Media are invited to Louisiana Space Day 2024 hosted by NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, several aerospace companies, and GNO Inc. at the Louisiana State Capitol on May 8.NASA
Hubble Views a Galaxy with a Voracious Black Hole - NASA Science
Bright, starry spiral arms surround an active galactic center in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the galaxy NGC 4951. Located in the Virgo constellation, NGC 4951 is located roughly 50 million light-years away from Earth.science.nasa.gov
Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presidential Medals - NASA
President Joe Biden will present Dr. Ellen Ochoa, former center director and astronaut at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Dr. Jane Rigby,NASA
Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presidential Medals - NASA
President Joe Biden will present Dr. Ellen Ochoa, former center director and astronaut at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Dr. Jane Rigby,NASA
A Moonlit Trio - NASA
The Moon (left), Saturn, and Jupiter (lower right; Saturn is above and to the left of Jupiter) were seen in the sky above the Washington Memorial on Dec. 17,NASA
Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares - NASA
After months of preparation and years since its last flight, the upgraded High Resolution Coronal Imager Flare mission – Hi-C Rocket Flare, for short – took to the skies for a never-before-seen view of a solar flare.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
Hubble Hunts Visible Light Sources of X-Rays - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf galaxy IC 776. This swirling collection of new and old stars is located in the constellation Virgo, in the Virgo galaxy cluster, 100 million light-years from Earth.science.nasa.gov
NASA Research Park Public Documents - NASA
Economic Benefits Study: 2015 Economic Benefits Study 2010 Economic Benefits Study 2010 Economic Benefits Study - Appendices Development Plans: NASA AmesTheodore R. Triano (NASA)
2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Prediction vs. Reality - NASA Science
Before a total solar eclipse crossed North America on April 8, 2024, scientists at Predictive Science Inc. of San Diego aimed to foresee what the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, would look like during totality.science.nasa.gov
Researchers Develop ‘Founding Document’ on Synthetic Cell Development - NASA
Cells are the fundamental units of life, forming the variety of all living things on Earth as individual cells and multi-cellular organisms. To betterTara Friesen (NASA)
Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares - NASA
After months of preparation and years since its last flight, the upgraded High Resolution Coronal Imager Flare mission – Hi-C Rocket Flare, for short – took to the skies for a never-before-seen view of a solar flare.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
Galaxy Evolution Explorer Searches for Light - NASA
This Dec. 21, 2002, artist’s concept of NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer imagines what the space telescope would look like during its mission. Launched AprilNASA
Sols 4173-4174: Reflections - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Today’s planning was a little out of the ordinary. Not in terms of the plan itself, Curiosity’s team built an exciting plan utilizing much of its science toolkit.science.nasa.gov
Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares - NASA
After months of preparation and years since its last flight, the upgraded High Resolution Coronal Imager Flare mission – Hi-C Rocket Flare, for short – took to the skies for a never-before-seen view of a solar flare.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
NASA Is Helping Protect Tigers, Jaguars, and Elephants. Here’s How. - NASA Science
As human populations grow, habitat loss threatens many creatures. Mapping wildlife habitat using satellites is a rapidly expanding area of ecology, and NASA satellites play a crucial role in these efforts.science.nasa.gov
NASA Technology Grants to Advance Moon to Mars Space Exploration - NASA
NASA has awarded nearly $1.5 million to academic, non-profit, and business organizations to advance state-of-the-art technology that will play a key role inNASA
NASA Partner Zooniverse Receives White House Open Science Award - NASA Science
Congrats to NASA partner Zooniverse for being named winners in the White House’s Year of Open Science Recognition Challenge! The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) designated 2023 as the year of Open Science, and invited innovat…science.nasa.gov
NASA Technology Grants to Advance Moon to Mars Space Exploration - NASA
NASA has awarded nearly $1.5 million to academic, non-profit, and business organizations to advance state-of-the-art technology that will play a key role inNASA
NASA Mission Strengthens 40-Year Friendship - NASA
As NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore launches aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station Monday, May 6 on its first crewed flight, oneElyna N. Niles-Carnes (NASA)
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
NASA Doubles Down, Advances Six Innovative Tech Concepts to New Phase - NASA
NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program (NIAC) has selected six visionary concept studies for additional funding and development. Each study has alreadyLoura Hall (NASA)
NASA Mission Strengthens 40-Year Friendship - NASA
As NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore launches aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station Monday, May 6 on its first crewed flight, oneElyna N. Niles-Carnes (NASA)