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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Research astrophysicist Regina Caputo puzzles out how the universe works by studying the most extreme events in the cosmos. ​​Name: Regina CaputoTitle: Research Astrophysicist Organization: Astroparticle Physics Laboratory (Code 661) What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard? I’m a research astrophysicist in theContinue reading “Regina Caputo Charts the Future of High-Energy Astrophysics”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The cupola is a small module designed for the observation of operations outside the station such as robotic activities, the approach of vehicles, and spacewalks. Its six side windows and a direct nadir viewing window provide spectacular views of Earth and celestial objects. The windows are equipped with shutters toContinue reading “The International Space Station’s “window to the world””

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LEDA 857074, located in the constellation Eridanus. LEDA 857074 is a barred spiral galaxy, with partially broken spiral arms. The image also captured a supernova, named SN 2022ADQZ, shining brightly on the right side of the galaxy’s bar. Several evolutionary pathsContinue reading “Hubble Spotlights a Supernova”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has kicked off its annual fall balloon campaign at the agency’s balloon launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Eight balloon flights carrying scientific experiments and technology demonstrations are scheduled to launch from mid-August through mid-October. The flights will support 16 missions, including investigations in theContinue reading “NASA to Launch 8 Scientific Balloons From New Mexico”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Engineers on NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission commanded the spacecraft to turn its transmitter off for the last time Thursday. This concludes more than 10 years of its planetary defense mission to search for asteroids and comets, including those that could pose a threat to Earth.Continue reading “NASA Mission Concludes After Years of Successful Asteroid Detections”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Operating internationally over several countries this summer, NASA’S C-20A aircraft completed more than 150 hours of science flights across two months in support of Earth science research and overcame several challenges throughout its missions. Based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research in Edwards, California, the C-20A research aircraft has been modifiedContinue reading “NASA Aircraft Gathers 150 Hours of Data to Better Understand Earth”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to launch a sounding rocket carrying student-developed experiments for the RockSat-X mission on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The Terrier-Improved Malemute rocket is expected to reach an altitude of about 100 miles (162 kilometers) before descending by parachute into the Atlantic Ocean to beContinue reading “This Rocks! NASA is Sending Student Science to Space”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Interior of the 20-foot diameter vacuum tank at the NASA Lewis Research Center’s Electric Propulsion Laboratory. The Electric Propulsion Laboratory, which began operation in 1961, contained two large vacuum tanks capable of simulating a space environment. The tanks were designed especially for testing ion and plasma thrusters and spacecraft. TheContinue reading “Interior of Vacuum Tank at the Electric Propulsion Laboratory”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA invites teams from colleges, universities, as well as technical and vocational schools around the country to test their engineering skills in the 2025 Lunabotics Challenge. Applications open at 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 6. The competition is aimed at inspiring Artemis Generation students to explore science, technology, engineering,Continue reading “Calling All Innovators: Apply for NASA’s 2025 Lunabotics Challenge”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s upcoming flagship astrophysics missions, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the Habitable Worlds Observatory, will study planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. Over 5,000 exoplanets have been confirmed to date — and given that scientists estimate at least one exoplanet exists for every star in theContinue reading “How NASA Citizen Science Fuels Future Exoplanet Research”