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Cobertura de la NASA del lanzamiento de Europa Clipper a una luna de Júpiter

By |2024-10-03T11:11:00-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Concepto artístico de la nave espacial Europa Clipper de la NASA. Créditos: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Read this release in English here. La NASA ofrecerá cobertura en directo, en inglés y en español, de las actividades previas al lanzamiento y del lanzamiento de Europa Clipper, la misión de la agencia para explorar Europa, una luna helada de Júpiter. La [...]

NASA Sets Coverage for Europa Clipper Launch to Jupiter Moon

By |2024-10-03T11:11:00-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

An artist’s concept of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Europa Clipper, the agency’s mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. NASA is targeting launch at 12:31 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 10, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy [...]

NASA’s Laser Comms Demo Makes Deep Space Record, Completes First Phase

By |2024-10-03T10:54:00-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is depicted receiving a laser signal from the Deep Space Optical Communications uplink ground station at JPL’s Table Mountain Facility in this artist’s concept. The DSOC experiment consists of an uplink and downlink station, plus a flight laser transceiver flying with [...]

How NASA Astronauts Vote from Space Aboard International Space Station 

By |2024-10-03T10:42:00-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The American flag inside the cupola of the International Space Station (Credits: NASA).Credit: NASA NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station have the opportunity to vote in general elections through absentee ballots or early voting in coordination with the county clerk’s office where they [...]

GPM Celebrates Ten Years of Observing Precipitation for Science and Society

By |2024-10-03T10:25:00-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Earth Observer Earth Home Earth Observer Home Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam More Archives 40 min read GPM Celebrates Ten Years of Observing Precipitation for Science and Society Introduction On February 27, 2014, the four-ton Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory (CO) spacecraft launched aboard [...]

NASA’s LRO: Lunar Ice Deposits are Widespread

By |2024-10-03T09:14:00-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

5 min read NASA’s LRO: Lunar Ice Deposits are Widespread Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission. Ice would be a valuable resource for future lunar expeditions. Water could be used for [...]

Facility Managers, Assemble: Protecting Johnson Space Center’s People and Places

By |2024-10-02T17:45:00-04:00October 2nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Not all heroes wear capes (or blue flight suits). At Johnson Space Center in Houston, the heroes might train their colleagues how to safely respond and evacuate their office in an emergency. They might investigate office accidents and remove potential hazards. Or they might help fix a leaky bathroom sink or a broken coffee maker. [...]

The Marshall Star for October 2, 2024

By |2024-10-02T16:05:00-04:00October 2nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

20 Min Read The Marshall Star for October 2, 2024 The Fabric of Marshall: Center Hosts Safety Day 2024 By Serena Whitfield “Safety Woven Throughout the Fabric of Marshall” was the theme for Safety Day at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center on Sept. 26. Kickoff activities were held in Building 4316 and other sites [...]

New NASA eClips VALUE Bundles for Learners with Varied Needs

By |2024-10-02T15:33:00-04:00October 2nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Learn Home New NASA eClips VALUE Bundles… For Kids and Students Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   2 min read New NASA eClips VALUE Bundles for Learners with Varied Needs The NASA Science Activation program’s NASA eClips project, led by the National Institute of [...]

Unique NASA Partnerships Spark STEM Learning on Global Scale

By |2024-10-02T12:13:00-04:00October 2nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 Min Read Unique NASA Partnerships Spark STEM Learning on Global Scale NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn reading “Goodnight Moon” aboard station for Crayola’s “Read Along, Draw Along” Credits: NASA NASA offers a world of experiences and opportunities to engage young explorers around the globe in the excitement of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). [...]

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