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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Welcome to a new era for The Earth Observer newsletter! Our 35th anniversary also marks the official public release of our new website. Over the past year and a half, The Earth Observer has migrated from a print publication (the last printed issue was November–December 2022) to publishing PDFs online only (final PDF issue published in MayContinue reading “The Earth Observer’s 35th Anniversary”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As one of eight nations that helped to develop the Artemis Accords, New Zealand is a valuable NASA partner. On July 12, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visited NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley to learn more about how Ames supports efforts to return humans to theContinue reading “NASA Ames Welcomes New Zealand Prime Minister, Celebrates Partnership “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Europa, a moon of Jupiter, and Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, have evidence of oceans beneath their ice crusts. A NASA experiment suggests that if these oceans support life, signatures of that life in the form of organic molecules (e.g. amino acids, nucleic acids, etc.) could survive just under theContinue reading “NASA: Life Signs Could Survive Near Surfaces of Enceladus and Europa”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA invites innovators, technologists, storytellers, and problem solvers to register for the 2024 NASA Space Apps Challenge, the largest annual global hackathon.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On July 16, 2024, the first core stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the agency’s Artemis II mission began a journey from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The core stage was moved onto the agency’s Pegasus barge, where it will be ferried 900 miles toContinue reading “Artemis II Core Stage on the Move”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Introduction Observations of the Sun and Earth from space continue to revolutionize our view and understanding of how solar variability and other natural and anthropogenic forcings impact Earth’s atmosphere and climate. For more than four decades (spanning four 11-year solar cycles and now well into a fifth), the total andContinue reading “Summary of the 2023 Sun – Climate Symposium”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA-supported scientists have examined the long and intricately linked history of microbial life and the Earth’s environment. By reviewing the current state of knowledge across fields like microbiology, molecular biology, and geology, the study looks at how microorganisms have both shaped and been shaped by chemical properties of our planet’sContinue reading “An Ancient Partnership: Co-Evolution of Earth Environments and Microbial LifeAn Ancient Partnership:”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY “She gets things done.”    This is how colleagues describe Brooke Weborg, machine learning data scientist and engineer at NASA. Weborg was nominated as Digital Transformer of the Month for her work on the AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning) consultation portal, the type of ambitious project that computer scientist Herb Schilling hadContinue reading “July 2024 Transformer of the Month: Brooke Weborg”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Ships Moon Rocket Stage Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight NASA rolled out the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s core stage for the Artemis II test flight from its Michoud Assembly Facility on Tuesday for shipment to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center. The rollout is key progress on the path toContinue reading “The Marshall Star for July 17, 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Following a comprehensive internal review, NASA announced Wednesday its intent to discontinue development of its VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) project. NASA stated cost increases, delays to the launch date, and the risks of future cost growth as the reasons to stand down on the mission. The rover wasContinue reading “NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration”