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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The study of X-ray emission from astronomical objects reveals secrets about the Universe at the largest and smallest spatial scales. Celestial X-rays are produced by black holes consuming nearby stars, emitted by the million-degree gas that traces the structure between galaxies, and can be used to predict whether stars mayContinue reading “Revealing the Hidden Universe with Full-shell X-ray Optics at NASA MSFC”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY At the end of 2022, 65 percent of the Western United States was in severe drought, the result of a two decades long mega drought in the Colorado River Basin that had captured headlines around the world.  However, it was flooding, not drought, that was making headlines when we beganContinue reading “OpenET: Balancing Water Supply and Demand in the West”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter, where it will investigate Europa, a moon with an enormous subsurface ocean that may have conditions to support life. The spacecraft launched at 12:06 p.m. EDT Monday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’sContinue reading “Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Felipe Valdez is someone who took advantage of every possible opportunity at NASA, working his way from undergraduate intern to his current job as a flight controls engineer.  Born in the United States but raised in Mexico, Valdez faced significant challenges growing up.   “My mom worked long hours, my dadContinue reading “NASA Spotlight: Felipe Valdez, an Inspiring Engineer”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 This blogger is in the United Kingdom, just north of London, where we yesterday had beautiful night skies with a red aurora that was even visible with the unaided eye, and looked stunning on photographs. That reminded me of the solar storm thatContinue reading “Sols 4331-4333: Today’s Rover ABC – Aurora, Backwards Driving, and Chemistry, with a Side of Images”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Find details about the launch sequences for the orbiter, which is targeting an Oct. 14 liftoff on its mission to search for ingredients of life at Jupiter’s moon Europa. In less than 24 hours, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is slated to launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in FloridaContinue reading “Journey to a Water World: NASA’s Europa Clipper Is Ready to Launch”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY While in Milan for international meetings, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson was among the witnesses as Estonia signed the Artemis Accords and became the 45th nation to join the United States and other signatories agreeing to the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The signing ceremonyContinue reading “NASA Welcomes Estonia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Growing up in Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Diaz didn’t imagine that one day she would work at NASA. Today, she serves as technical project coordinator at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia, supporting its Aeronautics Research Directorate.  Cruz-Diaz’s position requires her to travel in support of public engagement events and recentlyContinue reading “A Serendipitous NASA Family Reunion”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Al crecer en Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Díaz no imaginó que algún día trabajaría en la NASA. En la actualidad, se desempeña como coordinadora de proyectos técnicos en el Centro de Investigación Langley de la NASA en Virginia, apoyando a su Dirección de Investigación Aeronáutica. El puesto de Cruz-Díaz le requiereContinue reading “Una reunión familiar de la NASA por casualidad”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY With a spacecraft launching soon, the mission will try to answer the question of whether there are ingredients suitable for life in the ocean below Europa’s icy crust. Deep down, in an ocean beneath its ice shell, Jupiter’s moon Europa might be temperate and nutrient-rich, an ideal environment for someContinue reading “Can Life Exist on an Icy Moon? NASA’s Europa Clipper Aims to Find Out”