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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a phenomenon for the very first time. The bright red streaks at top left of this June 20, 2024, image are aligned protostar outflows – jets of gas from newborn stars that all slant in the same direction. This image supports astronomers’ assumptionContinue reading “Webb Sees Gassy Baby Stars”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Researchers tested a treatment on cartilage and bone tissue cultures subjected to compressive impact injury and found differences in the metabolites and proteins released by cells in space and on Earth along with partial improvement in both gravity conditions. The findings suggest the treatment is safe and could help ensure the healthContinue reading “Station Science Top News: August 9, 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 9, 2024 The focus for this three-sol weekend plan is delivering a portion of the Kings Canyon drill sample to SAM for Evolved Gas Analysis (EGA), following on from a successful CheMin analysis. The CheMin and SAM analyses, coupled with APXS and ChemCam analyses, willContinue reading “Sols 4270-4272: Sample for SAM”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft delivering nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the Expedition 71 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Progress 89 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 11:20 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 14 (8:20 a.m.Continue reading “NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 89 Launch, Space Station Docking”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY At the Earth Educator’s Rendezvous, held July 15-19, 2024, NASA’s Infiniscope project from Arizona State University hosted a two-day workshop aimed at empowering Earth educators with the tools to design and build virtual tours (VTs). This hands-on session provided participants with a unique opportunity to experience first-hand how to createContinue reading “Earth Educators Rendezvous with Infiniscope and Tour It”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 Curiosity is admiring our latest drill hole, “Kings Canyon.” Today’s plan is dedicated to continuing analysis of the drilled sample, including preconditioning for SAM evolved gas analysis (EGA) scheduled for the weekend. In planning today, the environmental (ENV), and the geology and mineralogyContinue reading “Sols 4268-4269: Admiring Kings Canyon”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As part of its commitment to a robust, sustainable lunar exploration program for the benefit of all, NASA issued a Request for Information Friday to seek interest from American companies and institutions in conducting a mission using the agency’s VIPER Moon rover. VIPER, short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover,Continue reading “NASA Explores Industry, Partner Interest in Using VIPER Moon Rover”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronaut Don Pettit is available for limited interview opportunities beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 16, to discuss his upcoming mission to the International Space Station in September. The virtual interviews will stream live on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Learn how toContinue reading “NASA Hosts Astronaut Don Pettit Prelaunch Interviews”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Jessica Barnett  From Earth, one might be tempted to view the Sun as a unique celestial object like no other, as it’s the star our home planet orbits and the one our planet relies on most for heat and light. But if you took a step back and comparedContinue reading “A ‘FURST’ of its Kind: Sounding Rocket Mission to Study Sun as a Star”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Recently, teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center met with engineering teams at a central Florida amusement park to share knowledge on a new braking system NASA is using for its launch pad emergency egress system for Artemis missions. “We have a newContinue reading “NASA Teams Change Brakes to Keep Artemis Crew Safe”