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Perseverance Matters

By |2024-10-07T11:00:00-04:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Mars: Perseverance (Mars 2020) Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Perseverance Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance [...]

The Long Tails Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

By |2024-10-07T09:09:06-04:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day A bright comet is moving into the evening skies. C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) has brightened and even though it is now easily visible to the unaided eye, it is so near to the Sun that it is still difficult to see. Pictured, Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS was captured just before sunrise from an [...]

Mark Sonoda: Leading NASA’s Path to the Commercialization of Space

By |2024-10-07T08:45:00-04:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

With over 34 years of experience in human spaceflight, Mark Sonoda has witnessed some of NASA’s most pivotal moments, from the startup of the International Space Station to the retirement of the space shuttle. As the acting associate program manager for the Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program (CLDP), he is set to help guide [...]

Crew-8 Return No Earlier Than Oct. 10

By |2024-10-06T16:06:00-04:00October 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 3:05 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 10, for the undocking of the Crew-8 mission from the International Space Station due to weather conditions off the coast of Florida. Mission managers continue to monitor conditions, with the next weather briefing planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8. [...]

The Magnificent Tail of Comet McNaught

By |2024-10-06T09:09:14-04:00October 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Comet McNaught, the Great Comet of 2007, grew a spectacularly long and filamentary tail. The magnificent tail spread across the sky and was visible for several days to Southern Hemisphere observers just after sunset. The amazing ion tail showed its greatest extent on long-duration, wide-angle camera exposures. During some times, [...]

JOB OPPORTUNITIES: NASA OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

By |2024-10-04T17:07:00-04:00October 4th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) There are no current openings. Please check back later for opportunities to join our team. View all current NASA job openings at USAJobs Explore More 3 min read How NASA Astronauts Vote from Space Aboard International Space Station  Article 1 day ago 5 min [...]

Sunglint on the Alabama River

By |2024-10-04T12:39:00-04:00October 4th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot this photo of large meanders of the Alabama River while orbiting over the southern United States. The river’s smooth water surface reflects sunlight back toward the astronaut’s camera, producing an optical phenomenon known as sunglint.NASA/Woody Hoburg In this June 26, 2023, photo taken from the International Space [...]

Science Activation’s PLACES Team Facilitates Third Professional Learning Institute

By |2024-10-04T12:30:00-04:00October 4th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Learn Home Science Activation’s PLACES… Earth Science Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   5 min read Science Activation’s PLACES Team Facilitates Third Professional Learning Institute The NASA Science Activation program’s Place-Based Learning to Advance Connections, Education, and Stewardship (PLACES) project supports middle and high [...]

NASA Announces Teams for 2025 Student Launch Challenge

By |2024-10-04T11:00:00-04:00October 4th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Students celebrate after a successful performance in the 2024 Student Launch competition at Bragg Farms in Toney, Alabama.NASA NASA has selected 71 teams from across the U.S. to participate in its 25th annual Student Launch Challenge, one of the agency’s Artemis Student Challenges. The [...]

NASA Announces Teams to Compete in International Rover Challenge

By |2024-10-04T10:07:00-04:00October 4th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA MSFC HERC is the annual engineering competition – one of NASA’s longest standing challenges – held its concluding event April 19 and April 20, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.NASA NASA has selected 75 [...]

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