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This Thanksgiving, We’re Grateful for NASA’s Amateur Scientists!

By |2024-11-26T12:20:00-05:00November 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

FjordPhyto participants playing in an incredible phytoplankton bloom surrounded by early season sea ice at Damoy on the Antarctic Peninsula. They share knowledge with one another and take samples to better understand and protect Antarctica. Allison Cusick This year, we’re giving thanks to you for Doing NASA Science! You and the millions of other [...]

This Thanksgiving, We’re Grateful for NASA’s Volunteer Scientists!

By |2024-11-26T12:20:00-05:00November 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

FjordPhyto participants playing in an incredible phytoplankton bloom surrounded by early season sea ice at Damoy on the Antarctic Peninsula. They share knowledge with one another and take samples to better understand and protect Antarctica. Emily Gregory This year, we’re giving thanks to you for Doing NASA Science! You and the millions of other [...]

NASA Data Reveals Role of Green Spaces in Cooling Cities

By |2024-11-26T12:02:00-05:00November 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Earth (ESD) Earth Home Explore Climate Change Science in Action Multimedia Data For Researchers As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. But what happens when there’s no shade available? A recent study in Nature Communications used NASA satellite data to identify [...]

Art Meets Exploration: Cosmic Connections in Galveston

By |2024-11-26T11:13:00-05:00November 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The Texas Art Education Association hosted its annual conference from Nov. 14–16 at Moody Gardens Hotel & Convention Center in Galveston, Texas, drawing nearly 3,000 educators, administrators, and artists.   This year’s theme, “Cosmic Connections: SPACE, the Last Frontier and the Element of Art,” celebrated the fusion of creativity and space exploration, with NASA’s Johnson Space [...]

Space Station Research Tests Performance of Self-Healing Quantum Technology 

By |2024-11-26T10:31:00-05:00November 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The Canadarm2 removes materials science samples from the Kibo laboratory module's airlock. NASA The Materials ISS Experiment Flight Facility mounted on the outside of the International [...]

The Sombrero Galaxy from Webb and Hubble

By |2024-11-26T08:09:06-05:00November 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day This floating ring is the size of a galaxy. In fact, it is a galaxy -- or at least part of one: the photogenic Sombrero Galaxy is one of the largest galaxies in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies. The dark band of dust that obscures the mid-section of the [...]

Emerging Engineering Leader Basil Baldauff Emphasizes Osage Values

By |2024-11-26T06:00:00-05:00November 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Basil Baldauff knew early in his tenure at NASA’s Johnson Space Center that he wanted to become a leader within the agency and make an impact on the future of space exploration. As a contract electrical design and test engineer working within Johnson’s Energy Systems Test Area, Baldauff had an opportunity to lead small teams [...]

Artemis II Stacking – Booster Segment Lift – Timelapse

By |2024-11-25T19:08:54-05:00November 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Artemis II Stacking - Booster segment lift onto Mobile Launcher - Timelapse

Space Biology, Tech Studies Fill Day as Station Boosts Orbit

By |2024-11-25T16:29:00-05:00November 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|

The International Space Station soars into an orbital sunset above the Pacific Ocean with the Soyuz MS-26 crew ship in the foreground and the Prichal docking module in the rear. The Expedition 72 crew kicked off Thanksgiving week with a multitude of advanced biology and technology studies to improve human health and industry on and [...]

NASA’s Commercial Partners Make Progress on Low Earth Orbit Projects

By |2024-11-25T16:18:00-05:00November 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Milky Way pictured from the International Space Station in a long-duration photographCredits: NASA NASA and its commercial partners continue to drive innovation in space exploration, achieving milestones that will ultimately benefit human spaceflight and commercial low Earth orbit efforts. These recent achievements from [...]

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