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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Supporting the International Space Station is an around-the-clock responsibility for NASA and its international partners. This means there is always a team of flight operations and payload personnel working with the orbiting laboratory’s crew – including overnight, on weekends, and during the holidays. At Johnson Space Center’s Mission Control CenterContinue reading “Houston, We Have the Holiday Cookies”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Defeating dust may be a small concern for most people on Earth, but for astronauts and spacecraft destined for the Moon or Mars, it is a significant hazard that must be mitigated. That’s why researchers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are seeking innovative ways to use the ElectrodynamicContinue reading “Electrodynamic Dust Shield Heading to Moon on Firefly Lander”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Science at AMS Hyperwall Schedule, January 13-16, 2025 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #401) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. MONDAY, JANUARY 13 6:10 – 6:25 PM The Golden Age of Ocean Science: How NASA’s Newest Missions Advance the Study of Oceans inContinue reading “AMS Hyperwall Schedule”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Jan. 7, 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei peered through his newly improved 20-power homemade telescope at the planet Jupiter. He noticed three other points of light near the planet, at first believing them to be distant stars. Observing them over several nights, he noted that they appeared to moveContinue reading “415 Years Ago: Astronomer Galileo Discovers Jupiter’s Moons”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Among all the challenges of voyaging to and successfully landing on other worlds, the effective collection and study of soil and rock samples cannot be underestimated. To quickly and thoroughly collect and analyze samples during next-generation Artemis Moon missions and future journeys to Mars and other planetary bodies, NASA seeksContinue reading “NASA Lander to Test Vacuum Cleaner on Moon for Sample Collection”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Technicians have successfully integrated NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s payload – the telescope, instrument carrier, and two instruments – to the spacecraft that will deliver the observatory to its place in space and enable it to function while there. “With this incredible milestone, Roman remains on track for launch,Continue reading “NASA Joins Telescope, Instruments to Roman Spacecraft”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY For more than 24 years, NASA has supported a continuous U.S. human presence aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth for the benefit of humanity. The space station is a springboard to NASA’s next great leaps in exploration, including future missionsContinue reading “NASA’s 2024 International Space Station Achievements”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 After our marathon holiday plan, we’re easing back into the new year with a standard two-sol plan. We did arrive today to the news that the drive hadn’t made it as far as we wanted, but luckily the rover planners determined that weContinue reading “Sols 4416-4417: New Year, New Clouds”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The New York-based artist team Geraluz, left, and WERC, right, pose in front of their mural “To the Moon, and Back” with their son Amaru, 5. The community mural was created as part of the reimagined NASA Art Program, which aims to inspire and engage the next generation of explorersContinue reading “Best of 2024: Reestablished NASA Art Program Begins with Mural in New York City”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On November 14, 2024, NASA eClips team member, Betsy McAllister, was recognized with the prestigious Virginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST) Science Educator Specialist Award at the 2024 VAST Annual Professional Development Institute. McAllister is an educator with Hampton City Schools in Virginia and Educator-in-Residence (EIR) at the National InstituteContinue reading “NASA eClips Educator Receives 2024 VAST Science Educator Specialist Award”