official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as determined by an analysis from NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The probability of collisionContinue reading “How NASA Science Data Defends Earth from Asteroids”
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GLOBE, NASA, and the Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School in Queens, New York
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY When students actively participate in scientific investigations that connect to their everyday lives, something powerful happens: they begin to see themselves as scientists. This sense of relevance and ownership can spark a lifelong interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), paving the way for continued education and even futureContinue reading “GLOBE, NASA, and the Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School in Queens, New York”
NASA Measures Moonlight to Improve Earth Observations
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Flying high above the clouds and moon-gazing may sound like a scene from a timeless romance, but NASA did just that in the name of Earth science research. In March 2025 pilots took the agency’s ER-2 science aircraft on a series of night flights over NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research CenterContinue reading “NASA Measures Moonlight to Improve Earth Observations”
Have We Been to Uranus? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 56
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Have we ever been to Uranus? The answer is simple, yes, but only once. The Voyager II spacecraft flew by the planet Uranus back in 1986, during a golden era when the Voyager spacecraft explored all four giant planets of our solar system. It revealed an extreme world, a planetContinue reading “Have We Been to Uranus? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 56”
Linear Sand Dunes in the Great Sandy Desert
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On March 25, 2013, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photo of the Great Sandy Desert in northwest Australia, showcasing linear dunes separated in a roughly regular fashion. When you fly over such dune fields—either in an airplane or the space station—the fire scars stand out. WhereContinue reading “Linear Sand Dunes in the Great Sandy Desert”
Station Nation: Meet Nick Kopp, SpaceX Dragon Flight Lead
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Nick Kopp is a Dragon flight lead in the Transportation Integration Office at Johnson Space Center in Houston. He is currently leading NASA’s efforts to prepare, launch, and return the agency’s 32nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. He works directly with SpaceX and collaborates with NASA’s many internal, external, andContinue reading “Station Nation: Meet Nick Kopp, SpaceX Dragon Flight Lead “
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Studies Trove of Rocks on Crater Rim
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The diversity of rock types along the rim of Jezero Crater offers a wide glimpse of Martian history. Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia full of intriguing rocky outcrops on the rim of Jezero Crater. Studying rocks, boulders, and outcrops helps scientistsContinue reading “NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Studies Trove of Rocks on Crater Rim”
NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Resupply Mission Launches New Research to Station
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and SpaceX are launching the company’s 32nd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station later this month, bringing a host of new research to the orbiting laboratory. Aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft are experiments focused on vision-based navigation, spacecraft air quality, materials for drug and product manufacturing,Continue reading “NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Resupply Mission Launches New Research to Station”
NASA Offers Free High School Engineering Program This Summer
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is launching the NASA Glenn High School Engineering Institute this summer. The free, work-based learning experience is designed to help high school students prepare for a future in the aerospace workforce. Rising high school juniors and seniors in Northeast Ohio can submit applications forContinue reading “NASA Offers Free High School Engineering Program This Summer”
NASA’s Juno Back to Normal Operations After Entering Safe Mode
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The spacecraft was making its 71st close approach to Jupiter when it unexpectedly entered into a precautionary status. Data received from NASA’s Juno mission indicates the solar-powered spacecraft went into safe mode twice on April 4 while the spacecraft was flying by Jupiter. Safe mode is a precautionary status thatContinue reading “NASA’s Juno Back to Normal Operations After Entering Safe Mode”