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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Eclipsing binaries are special pairs of stars that cross in front of one another as they orbit—stars that take turns blocking one another from our view. At Eclipsing Binary Patrol, the newest NASA-funded citizen science project, you’ll have a chance to help discover these unusual pairs of objects.  In Eclipsing Binary Patrol,Continue reading “Join the Eclipsing Binary Patrol and Spot Rare Stellar Pairs!”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have signed an interagency agreement to collaborate on a satellite servicing demonstration in geosynchronous Earth orbit, where hundreds of satellites provide communications, meteorological, national security, and other vital functions.  Under this agreement, NASA will provide subject matter expertise to DARPA’s RoboticContinue reading “NASA to Support DARPA Robotic Satellite Servicing Program”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Mars was once a very wet planet as is evident in its surface geological features. Scientists know that over the last 3 billion years, at least some water went deep underground, but what happened to the rest? Now, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) missionsContinue reading “NASA’s Hubble, MAVEN Help Solve the Mystery of Mars’ Escaping Water”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Student teams from three U.S. universities became the first to measure what scientists have long predicted: eclipses can generate ripples in Earth’s atmosphere called atmospheric gravity waves. The waves’ telltale signature emerged in data captured during the North American annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, as part of theContinue reading “Eclipses Create Atmospheric Gravity Waves, NASA Student Teams Confirm”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Sept. 13, 1944, researchers subjected a Bell P-39L Airacobra to frigid temperatures and a freezing water spray in the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)’s new Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) to study inflight ice buildup. Since that first run at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory (now NASA’s Glenn ResearchContinue reading “NASA Tunnel Generates Decades of Icy Aircraft Safety Data”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Learn about the handy device NASA is developing to help astronauts rehydrate their meals aboard the Gateway Lunar Space Station during the ambitious Artemis IV mission.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 Our backwards drive to “McDonald Pass” got hung up on the steep slopes of “Fairview Dome,” but unlike a lot of movie sequels, our inadvertent return visit to Fairview Dome was at least as good as the original. We took full advantage ofContinue reading “Sols 4291-4293: Fairview Dome, the Sequel”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 Curiosity has returned to “McDonald Pass,” a block within Gediz Vallis that we first spotted about a month ago (as seen in the above Front Hazcam image). The block shows some interesting zonation — the distribution of textures and colors into different areas,Continue reading “Sol 4294: Return to McDonald Pass”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Rocket Hardware for Future Artemis Flights Moved to Barge for Delivery to Kennedy NASA is making strides with the Artemis campaign as key components for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket continue to make their way to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Teams with NASA and Boeing loaded the core stage boat-tail for ArtemisContinue reading “The Marshall Star for September 4, 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY From sea to sky to orbit, a range of vantage points allow NASA Earth scientists to collect different types of data to better understand our changing planet. Collecting them together, at the same place and the same time, is an important step used to verify the accuracy of satellite data.Continue reading “NASA Earth Scientists Take Flight, Set Sail to Verify PACE Satellite Data”