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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy IC 4709 located around 240 million light-years away in the southern constellation Telescopium. Hubble beautifully captures its faint halo and swirling disk filled with stars and dust bands. The compact region at its core might be the most remarkable sight.Continue reading “Hubble Examines a Busy Galactic Center”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As the hub of human spaceflight, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston holds a variety of unique responsibilities and privileges. Those include being the home of NASA’s astronaut corps. One of those astronauts – Nick Hague – is now preparing to launch to the International Space Station along with RoscosmosContinue reading “Giant Leaps Start at Johnson for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Nick Hague”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Media are invited to the kickoff event of a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Department of Education at 4 p.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 23, at the Wheatley Education Campus in Washington. The interagency project, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, aims to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and mathContinue reading “NASA, US Department of Education to Launch STEM Project in Washington”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Rob Gutro has never been one to stay idle. From his start working at a paper factory as a teenager, Rob navigated his way to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center where he serves as the deputy news chief in the Office of Communications until he retires in October 2024. InContinue reading “Rob Gutro: Clear Science in the Forecast”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is returning home after a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. While on orbit, Dyson conducted an array of experiments and technology demonstrations that contribute to advancements for humanity on Earth and the agency’s trajectory to the Moon and Mars.  Here is a lookContinue reading “NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson’s Scientific Mission aboard Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Here on Earth, it might not matter if your wristwatch runs a few seconds slow. But crucial spacecraft functions need accuracy down to one billionth of a second or less. Navigating with GPS, for example, relies on precise timing signals from satellites to pinpoint locations. Three teams at NASA’s GoddardContinue reading “Reinventing the Clock: NASA’s New Tech for Space Timekeeping”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has awarded a contract to Intuitive Machines, LLC of Houston, to support the agency’s lunar relay systems as part of the Near Space Network, operated by the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. This Subcategory 2.2 GEO to Cislunar Relay Services is a new firm-fixed-price, multiple award,Continue reading “NASA Selects Lunar Relay Contractor for Near Space Network Services”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Moon dust, or regolith, isn’t like the particles on Earth that collect on bookshelves or tabletops – it’s abrasive and it clings to everything. Throughout NASA’s Apollo missions to the Moon, regolith posed a challenge to astronauts and valuable space hardware. During the Apollo 17 mission, astronaut Harrison Schmitt describedContinue reading “Measuring Moon Dust to Fight Air Pollution”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY FireSense The FireSense project is focused on delivering NASA’s unique Earth science and technological capabilities to operational agencies, striving to address challenges in US wildland fire management. The project concentrates on four use-cases to support decisions before, during, and after wildland fires. These include the measurement of pre-fire fuels conditions, active fire dynamics, post fire impacts and threats,Continue reading “Fire Science Missions and Projects”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY FireSage San José State University (SJSU) and NASA Ames Research Center are offering the FireSage Program; a premier summer internship opportunity designed to equip students with expertise in fire ecology and remote sensing technologies. This 10-week internship program offers a paid opportunity to work on-site at NASA Ames Earth ScienceContinue reading “Fire Science Internships at Ames”