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Hubble Sights a Galaxy with ‘Forbidden’ Light - NASA Science
This whirling image features a bright spiral galaxy known as MCG-01-24-014, which is located about 275 million light-years from Earth.science.nasa.gov
Approval to Exceed GSA Lodging for LPSC 2024 - NASA Science
This letter from SARA is to issue a waiver for NASA grantees attending LPSC 2024 allowing them to be reimbursed out of their grants for their actual lodging, although it’s expected to be above the approved GSA amount.science.nasa.gov
Armstrong Flight Research Center: A Year in Review - NASA
It was an abundant year of innovation, exploration, and inspiration for NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA ArmstrongCody S. Lydon (NASA)
NASA’s Webb Stuns With New High-Definition Look at Exploded Star - NASA
Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams in a new image fromSteve Sabia (NASA)
NASA Signs Memorandum of Agreement for Space Weather - NASA
On Dec. 7, 2023, Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, signed on behalf of the agency the Memorandum of Agreement forNASA
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Returns to Science Operations - NASA Science
Updated, Dec. 8, 2023 NASA restored the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope to science operations Friday, Dec. 8. The telescope had paused science observations Nov. 23 due to an issue with one of its gyros.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Captures a Cluster in the Cloud - NASA Science
This striking Hubble Space Telescope image shows the densely packed globular cluster known as NGC 2210, which is situated in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to Resume Science Operations Soon - NASA Science
Updated, Dec. 7, 2023 NASA plans to restore the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope to science operations Friday, Dec.science.nasa.gov
Erickson to Retire after Over 40 Years of Service - NASA Science
December 1, 2023 It is my pleasure to share information about new hires within NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) on this blog, and it is also my bittersweet duty to share information about retirements.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Servicing Mission 1 - NASA Science
In the pre-dawn hours on Dec. 2, 1993, the space shuttle Endeavour launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a critical mission to repair NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Views a Double Cluster of Glowing Galaxies - NASA Science
This Hubble image features a massive cluster of brightly glowing galaxies, first identified as Abell 3192. Like all galaxy clusters, this one is suffused with hot gas that emits powerful X-rays, and it is enveloped in a halo of invisible dark matter.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue - NASA Science
NASA is working to resume science operations of the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope after it entered safe mode Nov. 23 due to an ongoing gyroscope (gyro) issue. Hubble’s instruments are stable, and the telescope is in good health.science.nasa.gov
Announcing the New Heliophysics Division Director - NASA Science
November 29, 2023 NASA has selected Dr. Joseph Westlake to fill the position of Heliophysics Division Director. Joe will join the Science Mission Directorate and assume his new role on Jan. 16, 2024.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Dragonfly to Proceed with Final Mission Design Work - NASA Science
NASA’s Dragonfly mission has been authorized to proceed with work on final mission design and fabrication – known as Phase C – during fiscal year (FY) 2024.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Images Galaxy with an Explosive Past - NASA Science
This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy NGC 941, which lies about 55 million light-years from Earth. Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) collected the data that created this image.science.nasa.gov
Investigations launching aboard SpaceX-29 will help humans go farther and stay longer in space - NASA Science
The SpaceX-29 commercial resupply spacecraft will deliver numerous physical sciences and space biology experiments, along with other cargo, to the International Space Station.science.nasa.gov
Welcome to Nicky Notes: Release of NASA Science Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Annual Report - NASA Science
November 2023 I am pleased to welcome you to this new blog series – what my team affectionally calls, “Nicky Notes.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Tangos with a Dancer in Dorado - NASA Science
This vibrant Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 1566, sometimes informally referred to as the ‘Spanish Dancer Galaxy’. Like the subject of another recent image, NGC 1566 is a weakly-barred or intermediate spiral galaxy.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Provides Unique Ultraviolet View of Jupiter - NASA Science
The planet Jupiter with its familiar cloud bands seen in shades of pink, rusty red, blue, and purple. The Great Red Spot is a deep navy blue, surrounded by bands and swirls of pink, and light blue.science.nasa.gov
Six Rules for Surviving in a Government Organization - NASA Science
An interview of Dr. Paul Hertz, a senior leader in the Science Mission Directorate By: Anna Ladd McElhannon, Summer 2022 Intern, Office of the Chief Scientist Dr.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Dragonfly Tunnel Visions - NASA
Dragonfly Team Utilizes Unique NASA Facilities to Shape Its Innovative Titan-bound RotorcraftTricia Talbert (NASA)
Nicky Notes – Inaugural Blog Post - NASA Science
October 2023 I am pleased to welcome you to this new blog series – what my team affectionally calls, “Nicky Notes.science.nasa.gov
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)
Near-Earth Asteroids as of August 31, 2023
Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets that orbit the Sun like the planets with orbits that come within 30 million miles of Earth’s orbit. NASATricia Talbert (NASA)
Clues to Psyche Asteroid’s Metallic Nature Found in SOFIA Data
When the asteroid Psyche has its first close-up with a NASA spacecraft, scientists hypothesize they will find a metal-rich asteroid. It could be part or allLinda E. Grimm (NASA)