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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Prepares for Deorbit Burn

NASA is providing live coverage as NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, make their return to Earth inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. Splashdown is scheduled for approximately 3:29 a.m. EDT off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. Recovery teams are taking [...]

By |2024-10-25T02:18:00-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Sinister Solar System

1 Min Read Sinister Solar System A witch appears to be screaming in space in this image from NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Credits: NASA/WISE Our universe is full of mysterious sights. Explore some of our most frightful finds from past Halloweens. Keep Exploring Discover More Topics From NASA Solar System Exploration Europa [...]

By |2024-10-24T19:17:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Sols 4341-4342: A Bumpy Road

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions The Solar System The Sun [...]

By |2024-10-24T18:59:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Awards NOAA’s Solar Wind Plasma Sensors Contract

NASA has selected the University of New Hampshire in Durham to build Solar Wind Plasma Sensors for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Next Program. This cost-plus-no-fee contract is valued at approximately $24.3 million and includes the development of two sensors that will study the [...]

By |2024-10-24T16:00:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

An Orange Blue Moon

NASA/Ben Smegelsky Clouds curling around the full “blue” moon gives the night sky an eerie feel in this image from Aug. 19, 2024. As seen here, a blue moon is not actually blue; the third full moon in a season with four full Moons is called a “blue” moon. Another moon will be visible in [...]

By |2024-10-24T15:09:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Chief AI Officer on the Federal Executive Forum: How Agencies Are Strategizing About AI

Listen to Chief AI Officer Dave Salvagnini represent NASA in a Federal Executive Forum webinar on “Artificial Intelligence Strategies in Government Progress and Best Practices 2024.” I see an acceptance of AI as the digital assistant, that capability that is going to enable every member of the workforce to be more effective with their time. [...]

By |2024-10-24T14:48:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

PSI Database is Live with New Features to Improve User Experience

Since its ​launch​​​ in 2014, ​the ​Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) ​system ​has served as NASA’s online repository for physical science data. ​Now​​​, the PSI system​ is​ ​live with new​​​ update​s​ to further align with NASA’s open data policy​.​  ​​With its first significant update in over five years,​​ t​he data repository has been completely redesigned, featuring [...]

By |2024-10-24T14:28:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Expedition 72 Back to Work as Crew-8 Heads to Earth

The Milky Way appears in the vastness of space behind the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the space station’s Harmony module. Seven Expedition 72 crew members remain aboard the International Space Station after the four SpaceX Crew-8 members entered the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft and departed the orbital outpost on Wednesday. Crew-8 Commander Matthew Dominick, [...]

By |2024-10-24T14:25:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|

Educator Night at the Museum of the North: Activating Science in Fairbanks Classrooms

Learn Home Educator Night at the Museum… Heliophysics Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   2 min read Educator Night at the Museum of the North: Activating Science in Fairbanks Classrooms The NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) set out to activate science in [...]

By |2024-10-24T13:21:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Funds Open-Source Software Underpinning Scientific Innovation

NASA logo NASA has awarded $15.6 million in grant funding to 15 projects supporting the maintenance of open-source tools, frameworks, and libraries used by the NASA science community, for the benefit of all. The agency’s Open-Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries awards provide support for the sustainable development of tools freely available to everyone and critical [...]

By |2024-10-24T11:51:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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