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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Did you know some of the brightest sources of light in the sky come from the regions around black holes in the centers of galaxies? It sounds a little contradictory, but it’s true! They may not look bright to our eyes, but satellites have spotted oodles of them across theContinue reading “The Universe’s Brightest Lights Have Some Dark Origins”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In this photo taken on Feb. 8, 1984, NASA astronaut Ronald E. McNair plays his saxophone while off-duty during the STS-41B mission. He and fellow crew members Vance D. Brand, Robert L. Gibson, Robert L. Stewart, and Bruce McCandless II launched on the space shuttle Challenger from NASA’s Kennedy SpaceContinue reading “Saxophone in Space”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Este artículo es para estudiantes de 5.o a 8.o grado. Cada vez que un astronauta sale de un vehículo espacial, se dice que hace una actividad extravehicular (EVA, por sus siglas en inglés). A esto también se le llama caminata espacial. El astronauta ruso Alexei Leonov hizo la primera caminata espacial elContinue reading “¿Qué es una caminata espacial? (Grados 5.o a 8.o)”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi will answer prerecorded questions about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from students in Mansfield, Texas, while aboard the International Space Station. The 20-minute space-to-Earth call will take place at 10:40 a.m. EDT on Monday, May 5, andContinue reading “NASA, International Astronauts to Connect with Students in Texas”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The planned deconstruction, disposal, and preservation of historic parts of NASA’s decommissioned Kuiper Airborne Observatory is complete. Part of the airborne astronomy legacy of NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, Kuiper conducted more than two decades of astronomical observations from 1975 to 1995. Later this year, the KuiperContinue reading “NASA Completes Kuiper Deconstruction, Plans for Display”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Crew members are kicking off operations for several biological experiments that recently launched to the International Space Station aboard NASA’s 32nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. These include examining how microgravity affects production of protein by microalgae, testing a microscope to capture microbial activity, and studying genetic activity in biofilms.Continue reading “NASA Kicks Off Biological Research Aboard Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Deborah Padgett, OPGS Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, April 25, 2025 On Sols 4520 and 4521, Curiosity was supposed to study layered rocks in its workspace, then drive on. Unfortunately, a communications pass didn’t go as expected, preventing this plan from beingContinue reading “Sols 4522-4524: Up on the Roof”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A cell phone, a computer—and your curiosity—is all you need to become a NASA citizen scientist and contribute to projects about Earth, the solar system, and beyond. Science is built from small grains of sand, and you can contribute yours from any corner of the world. All you need isContinue reading “How to Contribute to Citizen Science with NASA”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY What does the future of space exploration look like? At the 2025 FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, NASA gave student robotics teams and industry leaders a first-hand look—complete with lunar rovers, robotic arms, and real conversations about shaping the next era of discovery.  NASA engaged directly with the ArtemisContinue reading “Robots, Rovers, and Regolith: NASA Brings Exploration to FIRST Robotics 2025 “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Landing on the Moon is not easy, particularly when a crew or spacecraft must meet exacting requirements. For Artemis missions to the lunar surface, those requirements include an ability to land within an area about as wide as a football field in any lighting condition amid tough terrain. NASA’s officialContinue reading “NASA Advances Precision Landing Technology with Field Test at Kennedy”