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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 Perseverance has been continuing its sightseeing tour of the Jezero crater rim, with this week’s travel itinerary including an up-close look at “Pico Turquino.” Here, the team hopes to investigate the history recorded in this approximately 200-meter-long region (about 656 feet) of exposedContinue reading “You Are Now Arriving at ‘Pico Turquino’”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Catch December’s Celestial Highlights! This month, Venus dazzles as the “Evening Star,” Jupiter reaches its brightest for the year, and the Geminid meteor shower peaks under challenging moonlit skies. Skywatching Highlights All Month – Planet Visibility: December 3-5 – Venus and the Moon: Look southwest after sunset to see aContinue reading “What’s Up: December 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 5, for its return to Earth. NASA’s live coverage of undocking and departure begins at 10:50 a.m. EST on NASA+. Learn how toContinue reading “NASA to Cover its 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission Station Departure”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. This will be the 14th time a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched by a FalconContinue reading “Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission  “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Virtual meetings feeling a little stale? NASA has just unveiled a suite of new Artemis backgrounds to elevate your digital workspace. From the majesty of the Artemis I launch lighting up the night sky to the iconic image of the Orion spacecraft with the Moon and Earth in view, theseContinue reading “New Artemis Virtual Meeting Backgrounds Released Celebrating Artemis I, Looking to Artemis II and Beyond”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Jupiter is our solar system’s undisputed king of the planets! Jupiter is bright and easy to spot from our vantage point on Earth, helped by its massive size and banded, reflective cloud tops. Jupiter even possesses moons the size ofContinue reading “December’s Night Sky Notes: Spot the King of Planets”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Aaron Yazzie’s dream of being part of humanity’s exploration of space took him on a journey from his childhood home on the Navajo Nation to working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. His journey reflects not only his personal ambition, but also a commitment to elevating IndigenousContinue reading “Aaron Yazzie: Bridging Indigenous Heritage and Space Exploration”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Thanksgiving holiday typically brings families and friends together in a celebration of common gratitude for all the good things that have happened during the previous year. People celebrate the holiday in various ways, with parades, football marathons, and attending services, but food remains the over-arching theme. For astronauts embarkedContinue reading “Thanksgiving Celebrations in Space”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Nov. 30, 2002, NASA astronauts John Herrington (pictured) and Michael Lopez-Alegria performed the third and final spacewalk of the STS-113 mission. The goal of the mission was to install and activate the Port 1 Integrated Truss Assembly (P1). The first major component installed on the left side of theContinue reading “John Herrington Performs a Spacewalk”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A bell rings and a strobe light flashes as a pilot pulls the nose of the DC-9 aircraft up sharply. The blood quickly drains from researchers’ heads as they are pulled to the cabin floor by a force twice that of normal gravity. Once the acceleration slows to the desiredContinue reading “NASA Plane Supported Innovative Microgravity Research in ‘90s”