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Lightning over the Volcano of Water

By |2025-07-27T13:44:25-04:00July 27th, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Have you ever watched a lightning storm in awe? You're not alone. Details of what causes lightning are still being researched, but it is known that inside some clouds, internal updrafts cause collisions between ice and snow that slowly separate charges between cloud tops and bottoms. The rapid electrical discharges [...]

SWE on the Hill: Members Successfully Advocate for STEM RESTART Act Reintroduction

By |2025-07-25T15:00:00-04:00July 25th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

SWE’s Hill Day reminds everyone that progress is still possible when powered by people passionate about equity, education, and engineering. Source

Twelve Years of Kappa Cygnids

By |2025-07-25T13:44:24-04:00July 25th, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Meteors from the Kappa Cygnid meteor shower are captured in this time-lapse composite skyscape. The minor meteor shower, with a radiant not far from its eponymous star Kappa Cygni, peaks in mid-August, almost at the same time as the much better-known and better-observed Perseid meteor shower. But, seen to have [...]

Fireball over Cape San Blas

By |2025-07-23T13:44:28-04:00July 23rd, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |

Photo of the Day Have you ever seen a fireball? In astronomy, a fireball is a very bright meteor -- one at least as bright as Venus and possibly brighter than even a full Moon. Fireballs are rare -- if you see one you are likely to remember it for your whole life. Physically, [...]

NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center

By |2025-07-22T01:44:33-04:00July 22nd, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2025, moving the completed launch vehicle stage adapter for Artemis III from Building 4649 to Building 4708 where it will remain until it is time to ship the hardware to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The cone-shaped [...]

NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center

By |2025-07-22T01:44:32-04:00July 22nd, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2025, moving the completed launch vehicle stage adapter for Artemis III from Building 4649 to Building 4708 where it will remain until it is time to ship the hardware to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The cone-shaped [...]

NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center

By |2025-07-22T01:44:31-04:00July 22nd, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2025, moving the completed launch vehicle stage adapter for Artemis III from Building 4649 to Building 4708 where it will remain until it is time to ship the hardware to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The cone-shaped [...]

NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center

By |2025-07-22T01:44:30-04:00July 22nd, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2025, moving the completed launch vehicle stage adapter for Artemis III from Building 4649 to Building 4708 where it will remain until it is time to ship the hardware to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The cone-shaped [...]

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