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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Exoplanets, look out! Two NASA-funded teams of amateur astronomers are tracking you with their backyard telescopes.  These two teams, called UNITE (UNISTELLAR Network Investigating TESS Exoplanets) and Exoplanet Watch, have combined forces to confirm a new planetary discovery—a toasty “warm Jupiter”.   “I pinch myself every day when I recall that I have made aContinue reading “Talented Teams Tackle Toasty Planet”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A super blue Moon rises over Huntsville, Alabama, home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Aug. 19. Visible through Wednesday, Aug. 21, the full Moon is both a supermoon and a Blue Moon. As the Moon reaches its closest approach to Earth, theContinue reading “August 2024 Supermoon Rises Near NASA Marshall”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This view from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope plunges into the center of spiral galaxy Messier 33 (M33), also known as the Triangulum Galaxy.  Located within the triangle-shaped constellation Triangulum and about half the size of our Milky Way galaxy, M33 is the third-largest member of our Local Group of galaxiesContinue reading “Hubble Peers Into the Center of a Star-forming Powerhouse”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA awarded $1.4 million to 15 teams developing new technologies that advance and streamline the open sharing of scientific information. High Priority Open-Source Science (HPOSS) awards fund projects that aim to increase the accessibility, inclusivity, or reproducibility of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) research. Projects include open-source tools, software, frameworks,Continue reading “NASA Awards 15 Grants to Support Open-Source Science”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Roger Baird has been selected as associate director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In this role, Baird will lead execution and integration of the center’s business operations, mission support enterprise functions, and budget management. In addition, he will be a senior adviser in advancing the directionContinue reading “NASA Marshall Names Roger Baird Associate Director”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The agriculture industry faces several challenges, including limited resources and growing demands to reduce agriculture’s environmental impact while increasing its climate resilience. NASA Aeronautics is dedicated to expanding its efforts to assist commercial, industry, and government partners in advancing aviation systems that could modernize capabilities in agriculture. In NASA’s 2025Continue reading “2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A NASA photographer captured this gopher tortoise walking on the Launch Pad 39B beach road at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 4, 2014. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. TheContinue reading “Tortoise Takes a Leisurely Stroll”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Using cameras designed for navigation, scientists count ‘fireflies’ to determine the amount of radiation the spacecraft receives during each orbit of Jupiter. Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission have developed the first complete 3D radiation map of the Jupiter system. Along with characterizing the intensity of the high-energy particles near theContinue reading “Danish Instrument Helps NASA’s Juno Spacecraft See Radiation”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Through a nonlinear path to success, research astrophysicist Tyler Parsotan discovers transformational science using Swift’s observations.  Name: Tyler ParsotanFormal Job Classification: Research astrophysicistOrganization: Astroparticle Physics Laboratory (Code 661), Astrophysics Science Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate  What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard?  IContinue reading “Tyler Parsotan Takes a Long Look at the Transient Universe with NASA’s Swift”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Editor’s note: This article was updated Aug. 20, 2024, to reflect the latest information from NASA’s Office of Communications. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the orbiting laboratory on June 6 aboard the Boeing Starliner after lifting off on June 5 from Space Launch Complex-41 at CapeContinue reading “FAQ: NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Return Status”