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Hubble Spots a Grand Spiral of Starbursts

By |2024-10-11T07:00:00-04:00October 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Hubble Space Telescope Home Hubble Spots a Grand Spiral of… 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 [...]

Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation

By |2024-10-10T16:48:00-04:00October 10th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Unable to render the provided source NASA invites the public to virtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System‘s space journey using NASA’s “Eyes on the Solar System” visualization tool, a digital model of the solar system. This simulation shows the real-time positions of the planets, moons, and spacecraft – including NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar [...]

Igniting Inspiration: Jennifer Becerra’s STEM Legacy at Johnson 

By |2024-10-10T16:31:00-04:00October 10th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Jennifer Becerra has nearly three decades of experience in education, both in the classroom and within the NASA community. Leading a team dedicated to fostering a passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), she develops programs that inspire students and educators alike.   Whether coordinating internships or organizing engagement events, Becerra creates educational opportunities to [...]

NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract

By |2024-10-10T16:15:00-04:00October 10th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Credit: NASA NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as well as develop and maintain software and hardware used to conduct simulations for aerospace research and development across the agency. The Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations (ARTS) contract is a hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract with an [...]

NASA Highlights Low Earth Orbit, Sustainability at Space Conference

By |2024-10-10T15:46:00-04:00October 10th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy visited the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Dec. 8, 2021 for tours and briefings on Michoud’s role in the Artemis program and other capabilities that enrich many facets of the nation’s space exploration endeavors. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy [...]

First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With NASA-Designed Instrument

By |2024-10-10T14:34:00-04:00October 10th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) On Sept. 19, the imaging spectrometer on the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s Tanager-1 satellite detected this methane plume in Karachi, Pakistan, extending nearly 2½ miles (4 kilometers) from a landfill. The spectrometer was designed at NASA JPL.Carbon Mapper/Planet Labs PBC Extending about 2 miles (3 [...]

Ring Around the Mountain

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

NASA/Wanmei Liang, USGS On June 10, 2023, the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 acquired this image of Mount Taranaki, a snow-capped mountain in New Zealand that is ringed by a dark green forest. Two older and extinct volcanoes, Kaitake and Pouakai, lie to the northwest of its peak. Learn more about Mount Taranaki. Image [...]

Lunar Autonomy Mobility Pathfinder Workshop: A NASA Chief Technologist Sponsored Workshop

By |2024-10-10T12:38:00-04:00October 10th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 Min Read Lunar Autonomy Mobility Pathfinder Workshop: A NASA Chief Technologist Sponsored Workshop OVERVIEW The NASA chief technologist’s team, within the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS), is hosting a Lunar Autonomy Mobility Pathfinder (LAMP) workshop on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, to provide a community forum to discuss modeling and simulation testbeds in [...]

Lunar Autonomy Mobility Pathfinder: An OTPS-Sponsored Workshop

By |2024-10-10T12:38:00-04:00October 10th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 Min Read Lunar Autonomy Mobility Pathfinder: An OTPS-Sponsored Workshop OVERVIEW NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS), is hosting a Lunar Autonomy Mobility Pathfinder (LAMP) workshop on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, to provide a community forum to discuss modeling and simulation testbeds in this domain. NASA’s agency chief technologist is organizing the event [...]

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