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NASA Opens New Challenge to Support Climate-Minded Business Models

By |2025-01-17T14:23:00-05:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Freelancer NASA’s Sustainable Business Model Challenge is looking for entrepreneurs, startups, and researchers to leverage the agency’s publicly available Earth system science data to develop commercial solutions for climate challenges. This opportunity, with a submission deadline of June 13, bridges the gap between vast climate data and actionable solutions by inviting solvers to transform data [...]

NASA’s Planetary Defenders Head to the Sundance Film Festival

By |2025-01-17T13:41:00-05:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Trailer for NASA’s upcoming documentary, “Planetary Defenders,” which will take audiences inside the high-stakes world of asteroid hunting and planetary defense. NASA is bringing the high-stakes world of planetary defense to the Sundance Film Festival, highlighting its upcoming documentary, “Planetary Defenders,” during a panel ahead of its spring 2025 premiere on the agency’s streaming [...]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

By |2025-01-17T11:45:00-05:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Bill Ingalls The Stone of Hope, a granite statue of civil rights movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is seen in this image from Jan. 5, 2025. The statue is part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington. Dr. King inspired millions to answer the righteous call for racial equality and to [...]

Peak Performance in Microgravity

By |2025-01-17T10:00:00-05:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Science in Space January 2025 At the start of a new year, many people think about making positive changes in their lives, such as improving physical fitness or learning a particular skill. Astronauts on the International Space Station work all year to maintain a high level of performance while adapting to changes in their physical [...]

NASA Names David Korth as Deputy, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate

By |2025-01-16T17:58:00-05:00January 16th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA has selected David Korth as deputy for Johnson Space Center’s Safety and Mission Assurance directorate. Korth previously served as deputy manager of the International Space Station Avionics and Software Office at Johnson Space Center prior to serving as acting deputy for Safety and Mission Assurance.   I’m excited to embark on my new [...]

NASA Names Mary Beth Schwartz as Director, Center Operations Directorate

By |2025-01-16T17:58:00-05:00January 16th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA has selected Mary Beth Schwartz as director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center Center Operations directorate. Schwartz previously served as the directorate’s deputy director.   “I’m excited to embark on my new role as director for Johnson’s Center Operations directorate,” Schwartz said. “It is an honor to lead an organization that is foundational to [...]

Hubble Reveals Jupiter in Ultraviolet Light

By |2025-01-16T17:01:00-05:00January 16th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA, ESA, and M. Wong (University of California – Berkeley); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the planet Jupiter in a color composite of ultraviolet wavelengths. Released on Nov. 3, 2023, in honor of Jupiter reaching opposition, which occurs when the planet and the Sun are in opposite sides [...]

Hubble Captures Young Stars Changing Their Environments

By |2025-01-16T16:42:00-05:00January 16th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science [...]

NASA’s Day of Remembrance Honors Fallen Heroes of Exploration

By |2025-01-16T15:46:00-05:00January 16th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The Space Shuttle Columbia and Space Shuttle Challenger Memorials are seen after a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Credit: NASA) NASA will observe its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 23, honoring the members of the NASA [...]

ARMD Solicitations (USRC Proposal Updates)

By |2025-01-16T15:00:00-05:00January 16th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

7 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA / Lillian Gipson/Getty Images This ARMD solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air transportation systems. A summary of available opportunities with key dates requiring action are listed first. [...]

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