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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY When you’re testing a cutting-edge NASA aircraft, you need specialized tools to conduct tests and capture data –but if those tools need maintenance, you need to wait until they’re fixed. Unless you have a backup. That’s why NASA recently calibrated a new shock-sensing probe to capture shock wave data whenContinue reading “NASA Calibrates Second Shock-Sensing Probe for X-59 Testing”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) is sharing a new image series revisiting stunning, previously released Hubble targets with the addition of the latest Hubble data and new processing techniques. New images of NGC 346 and the Sombrero Galaxy have already been published. Now, ESA/HubbleContinue reading “Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As NASA prepares to return to the Moon, studying astronaut health and safety is a top priority. Scientists monitor and analyze every part of the International Space Station crew’s daily life—down to the air they breathe. These studies are helping NASA prepare for long-term human exploration of the Moon and,Continue reading “NASA Glenn to Test Air Quality Monitors Aboard Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Today’s rather aquatic-themed NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as the Squid Galaxy, which sits 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). The designation Messier 77 comes from the galaxy’s place in the famous catalog compiled by the French astronomerContinue reading “Hubble Spots a Squid in the Whale”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. Student at Purdue University Last week, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover continued its journey down lower ‘Witch Hazel Hill’ on the Jezero crater rim. The rover stopped along a boundary visible from orbit dividing light and dark rock outcrop (also known as a contact) at aContinue reading “Origins Uncertain: ‘Skull Hill’ Rock”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA engineers began using a network of ground sensors in March to collect data from an experimental air taxi to evaluate how to safely integrate such vehicles into airspace above cities – in all kinds of weather. Researchers will use the campaign to help improve tools to assist with collisionContinue reading “NASA Studies Wind Effects and Aircraft Tracking with Joby Aircraft”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Students from Woodland Park, Colorado, will connect with NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 21, on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel. The event, hostedContinue reading “NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Colorado Students”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The launch of space shuttle Discovery is captured in this April 12, 1985, photo. This mission, STS-51D, was the 16th flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, and Discovery’s fourth flight. Discovery carried out 39 missions, more than any other space shuttle. Its missions included deploying and repairing the Hubble SpaceContinue reading “Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY At Norfolk Technical Center in Norfolk, Virginia, carpentry students in Jordan Crawford’s first-year class aren’t just learning how to measure and cut wood—they’re discovering how their skills can serve a greater purpose. When the NASA Science Activation program’s NASA eClips project—led by the National Institute of Aerospace’s Center for IntegrativeContinue reading “Building for a Better World: Norfolk Students Bring STEM to Life with NASA Partnership”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY New findings from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover could provide an answer to the mystery of what happened to the planet’s ancient atmosphere and how Mars has evolved over time. Researchers have long believed that Mars once had a thick, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere and liquid water on the planet’s surface. ThatContinue reading “NASA’s Curiosity Rover May Have Solved Mars’ Missing Carbonate Mystery”