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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s LCOT (Low-Cost Optical Terminal), a ground station made of modified commercial hardware, transmitted its first laser communications uplink to the TBIRD (TeraByte Infrared Delivery), a tissue box-sized payload formerly in low Earth orbit. During the first live sky test, NASA’s LCOT produced enough uplink intensity for the TBIRD payloadContinue reading “NASA Terminal Transmits First Laser Communications Uplink to Space “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The NASA Science Activation program’s NASA eClips project, led by the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), aims to increase Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) literacy and inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists by providing effective web-based, standards-aligned, in-school and out-of-school learning and teaching resources through the lensContinue reading “How Do Astronauts Get in Shape? – New “Ask SME” from NASA eClips”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Satellite-based data offers a broad view of particulate air pollution patterns across a major West Coast e-commerce hub. As goods of all shapes and sizes journey from factory to doorstep, chances are they’ve stopped at a warehouse along the way — likely several of them. The sprawling structures are waypointsContinue reading “NASA-Funded Study Assesses Pollution Near Los Angeles-Area Warehouses”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a supermassive black hole that has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole, as described in our latest press release. This research helps connect two cosmic mysteries and providesContinue reading “Black Hole Destroys Star, Goes After Another, NASA Missions Find”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Space is hard, but it’s not all hardware.   The new Lunar Autonomy Challenge invites teams of students from U.S. colleges and universities to test their software development skills. Working entirely in virtual simulations of the Moon’s surface, teams will develop an autonomous agent using software that can accomplish pre-defined tasksContinue reading “NASA, Collaborators Announce a New Student Lunar Autonomy Challenge! “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The International Space Station offers a unique microgravity environment where cells outside the human body behave similarly to how they do inside the human body. Tissue chips are small devices containing living cells that mimic complex functions of specific human tissues and organs. Researchers can run experiments using tissue chipsContinue reading “Tissue Chips Accurately Model Organs in Space”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Engineered heart tissues in space showed impairments that led to increased arrhythmias and loss of muscle strength, changes similar to cardiac aging. This finding suggests that the engineered tissues, essentially an automated heart-on-a-chip platform, can be used to study cardiac issues in space and aging-related cardiovascular disease on Earth. Microgravity exposure isContinue reading “Station Science Top News: Oct. 4, 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, preview the agency’s new Earth Information Center exhibit on Monday, Oct. 8, 2024. This new exhibit is the Earth Information Center’s second physical location. The exhibit at the Smithsonian includes aContinue reading “NASA’s Earth Information Center at the Smithsonian”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On August 19-20, 53 educators from a diverse set of learning contexts (libraries, K-12 classrooms, 4-H afterschool clubs, outdoor education centers, and more) gathered in Orono, Maine for the Learning Ecosystems Northeast (LENE) biannual Connect, Reflect, & Plan Connected Learning Ecosystems (CLEs) Gathering. These gatherings are meant to foster meaningfulContinue reading “Connected Learning Ecosystems: Educators Learning and Growing Together”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Throughout the life cycles of missions, Goddard engineer Noosha Haghani has championed problem-solving and decision-making to get to flight-ready projects. Name: Noosha HaghaniTitle: Plankton Aerosol Clouds and Ecosystem (PACE) Deputy Mission Systems EngineerFormal Job Classification: Electrical engineerOrganization: Engineering and Technology Directorate, Mission Systems Engineering Branch (Code 599) What do youContinue reading “Systems Engineer Noosha Haghani Prepped PACE for Space”