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Climate Change Research - NASA
The space station has multiple instruments collecting climate-related data helping scientists solve the challenges created by climate change.Ana Guzman (NASA)
Hubble Goes Hunting for Small Main Belt Asteroids - NASA Science
Like boulders, rocks, and pebbles scattered across a landscape, asteroids come in a wide range of sizes.science.nasa.gov
NASA Invites Media for Climate Update, New Earth Missions - NASA
In anticipation of Earth Day, NASA invites media to a briefing at the agency’s headquarters on Friday, April 19, at 11 a.m. EDT. The event will share updatesNASA
OSDR hosts Blue Origin Erika Wagner - NASA
Friday, March 29, 2024—The Open Science Data Repository hosted the sixth presentation showcasing flight integrators in the “Meet the Expert” series. ThisElizabeth E. Keller (NASA)
Space memory: Voyager gift for Pres. George H.W. Bush
Voyager Project Scientist Ed Stone and other mission team members gave a framed copy of an iconic Voyager 1 solar system image that includes Earth as a "Pale Blue Dot" to President George H.W. Bush on June 7, 1990.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s TESS Returns to Science Operations
NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has returned to work after science observations were suspended on April 8, when the spacecraft entered into safe mode.science.nasa.gov
NASA Announces Winners of Power to Explore Challenge - NASA
NASA announced the winners on Wednesday of the third annual Power to Explore Challenge, a national writing competition designed to teach K-12 students aboutNASA
NASA’s Near Space Network Enables PACE Climate Mission to ‘Phone Home’ - NASA
The PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission has delivered its first operational data back to researchers, a feat made possible in part byKatherine Schauer (NASA)
NASA’s Near Space Network Enables PACE Climate Mission to ‘Phone Home’ - NASA
The PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission has delivered its first operational data back to researchers, a feat made possible in part byKatherine Schauer (NASA)
NASA Photographer Honored for Thrilling Inverted In-Flight Image - NASA
Riding in the back seat of a car can be boring. Riding in the back of a NASA aircraft is exhilarating, especially for photographers capturing NASA’s story.Dede Dinius (NASA)
NASA to Hoist Its Sail: Solar Sail Mission Gets Ready for Launch - NASA
A NASA mission testing a new way of navigating our solar system is ready to hoist its sail into space – not to catch the wind, but the propulsive power ofNASA
NASA Announces Winners of Power to Explore Challenge - NASA
NASA announced the winners on Wednesday of the third annual Power to Explore Challenge, a national writing competition designed to teach K-12 students aboutNASA
Astronauts To Patch Up NASA’s NICER Telescope
NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, during a spacewalk later this year. It will be the fourth science observatory in orbit serviced by astronauts.science.nasa.gov
NASA Invites Media for Climate Update, New Earth Missions - NASA
In anticipation of Earth Day, NASA invites media to a briefing at the agency’s headquarters on Friday, April 19, at 11 a.m. EDT. The event will share updatesNASA
Tech Today: Taking Earth’s Pulse with NASA Satellites - NASA
Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, floods, and tornados can dramatically change the surface of Earth to the point where alterations are visible inAndrew Wagner (NASA)
Comet Geyser: Perseverance’s 24th Rock Core
After investigating the high-standing bedrock at the Bunsen Peak workspace deep within the Margin Unit, the unique nature and composition of this rock was deemed worthy for collection of Perseverance’s 24th rock core sample, Comet Geyser! Bunsen Peak…science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Eyes’ Pass First Vision Test - NASA
Engineers at L3Harris Technologies in Rochester, New York, have combined all 10 mirrors for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Preliminary tests showAshley Balzer (NASA)
Going Through Changes: Total Eclipse Over NASA Hangar
A stunning view of the phases of the total solar eclipse, seen over the Flight Research Building at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on April 8, 2024.Ellen Bausback (NASA)
NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan Confirmed
NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s organic-rich moon Titan. The decision allows the mission to progress to completion of final design, followed by the construction and testing of the entire spacecraft and science instrume…science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now - NASA
The final downlink shift by the Ingenuity team was a time to reflect on a highly successful mission — and to prepare the first aircraft on another world forNaomi Hartono (NASA)
Space Life Science Highlights - NASA
Spaceflight Atrophy Studied with Machine Learning Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Found on ISS Mutating to Become Functionally Distinct On-demand NutrientElizabeth E. Keller (NASA)
BioNutrients Flight Experiments - NASA
When astronauts embark on long space missions, they'll need to grow their own food because pre-packaged meals from Earth lose their nutritional value overElizabeth E. Keller (NASA)
A Clinical Decision Support System for Earth-independent Medical Operations - NASA
Deep space exploration requires a paradigm shift in astronaut medical support toward Earth-independent medical operations. Currently, astronauts rely onElizabeth E. Keller (NASA)
Spaceflight Atrophy Studied with Machine Learning - NASA
Background: Even intense exercise by astronauts cannot compensate for muscle atrophy caused by microgravity. Atrophy occurs, in part, by way of an underlyingElizabeth E. Keller (NASA)
Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Found on ISS Mutating to Become Functionally Distinct - NASA
In a new scientific paper funded by an Ames Space Biology grant, Principal Investigator Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory strainsElizabeth E. Keller (NASA)
Comet Geyser: Perseverance’s 24th Rock Core
After investigating the high-standing bedrock at the Bunsen Peak workspace deep within the Margin Unit, the unique nature and composition of this rock was deemed worthy for collection of Perseverance’s 24th rock core sample, Comet Geyser! Bunsen Peak…science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan Confirmed
NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s organic-rich moon Titan. The decision allows the mission to progress to completion of final design, followed by the construction and testing of the entire spacecraft and science instrume…science.nasa.gov
NASA to Host a Pair of Briefings for Starliner Crew Flight - NASA
NASA will host two media opportunities on Thursday, April 25, in preparation for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. TheNASA
BioNutrients-3 Experiment Completed During Analog Astronaut Mission - NASA
From March 4 to 9 at the Hawaiian Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) located on Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island, NASA Ames Scientist KatieElizabeth E. Keller (NASA)
NASA Observations Find What Helps Heat Roots of ‘Moss’ on Sun
Did you know the Sun has moss? Due to its resemblance to the earthly plants, scientists have named a small-scale, bright, patchy structure made of plasma in the solar atmosphere “moss.” New observations from NASA reveal insights into this region.science.nasa.gov
Dirigentes de la NASA visitarán México, se fortalecerá cooperación espacial - NASA
Read this release in English here.NASA
Space Biosciences Tri-Valley Innovation Fair 2024 - NASA
For the third consecutive year, six Ames Space Biosciences Division and one member from Space Sciences proudly participated in the 6th Tri-Valley InnovationElizabeth E. Keller (NASA)
Space Biosciences Events - NASA
To explore deeper into space, it is crucial that we learn how our bodies change and adapt to the unique environment of space. The Open Science Data RepositoryElizabeth E. Keller (NASA)
Kate A. McGinnis: Ready to “Go” with PACE Testing - NASA
PACE Systems Engineer Kate A. McGinnis spent years planning the vibration, acoustic, and shock tests for the PACE spacecraft before saying “Systems is ‘go’”Madison Olson (NASA)
NASA Leadership to Visit Mexico, Strengthen Cooperation - NASA
Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí.NASA
Space Biosciences Events - NASA
To explore deeper into space, it is crucial that we learn how our bodies change and adapt to the unique environment of space. The Open Science Data RepositoryElizabeth E. Keller (NASA)
NASA’s VIPER Gets Its Head and Neck - NASA
In this image from Feb. 12, 2024, engineers lift a mast into place on NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) robotic Moon rover.NASA
Media Invited to NASA’s 30th Anniversary of International Rover Competition - NASA
NASA will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Human Exploration Rover Challenge when the competition returns to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’sNASA
NASA Goddard to Build Quake Detector for Artemis III Moon Landing - NASA
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will build a moonquake detector for astronauts to deploy on the Moon in 2026 during the Artemis IIIJamie Adkins (NASA)