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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Contrary to what you might think, galaxy collisions do not destroy stars. In fact, the rough-and-tumble dynamics trigger new generations of stars, and presumably accompanying planets. Now NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has homed in on 12 interacting galaxies that have long, tadpole-like tidal tails of gas, dust, and a plethoraContinue reading “NASA’s Hubble Traces ‘String of Pearls’ Star Clusters in Galaxy Collisions”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This artist’s illustration depicts the findings of a new study about the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy called Sagittarius A* (abbreviated as Sgr A*). As reported in our latest press release, this result found that Sgr A* is spinning so quickly that it is warping spacetime — that is, time andContinue reading “Telescopes Show the Milky Way’s Black Hole is Ready for a Kick”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s satellite mission to study ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate for the benefit of humanity launched successfully into orbit at 1:33 a.m. EST Thursday. Known as PACE, the Plankton, Aerosol, Climate, ocean Ecosystem satellite, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space LaunchContinue reading “NASA Launches New Climate Mission to Study Ocean, Atmosphere”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Nose-up and bathed in soft blue lights, Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane and its Shooting Star cargo module cast dramatic shadows onto the walls of NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, as members of the media got their first glimpse of the towering 55-foot-tall stack on Feb. 1.Continue reading “First Look: Spaceplane Stacked and Shaken at NASA Test Facility”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Wednesday, Feb. 14, for a Falcon 9 launch of Intuitive Machines’ first lunar lander to the Moon’s surface. Liftoff will be from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space CenterContinue reading “NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX, Intuitive Machines First Moon Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected 8(a) vendor Seventh Sense Consulting LLC of Woodbridge, Virginia, to provide acquisition support services for non-inherently governmental functions across the agency. The contractor will provide services agencywide, including document development support, procurement administrative services, acquisition policy support, procurement operations support, procurement source selection support, cost/pricing support, andContinue reading “NASA Selects Agencywide Acquisition Support Services Contractor”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Announces New Marshall Space Flight Center Director NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Feb. 5 named Joseph Pelfrey director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center, effective immediately. Pelfrey has served as acting center director since July 2023. “Joseph is a respected leader who shares the passion for innovationContinue reading “The Marshall Star for February 7, 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Astronaut Bruce McCandless II approaches his maximum distance from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger in this 70mm photo from Feb. 7, 1984. While testing out the nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled back-pack device called the manned maneuvering unit (MMU) for the first time, McCandless’s fellow crewmembers aboard the reusable vehicle photographed him. TheContinue reading “Astronaut Bruce McCandless Performs the First Untethered Spacewalk”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The longest spaceflight up to that time ended on Feb. 8, 1974, when Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson, and William R. Pogue splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after their 84-day mission aboard Skylab, America’s first space station. During their stay, they carried out a challengingContinue reading “50 Years Ago: Skylab 4 Astronauts Return From Record-Breaking Spaceflight”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA will honor the next generation of Artemis astronaut candidates to graduate at 10:30 a.m. EST Tuesday, March 5, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. After completing more than two years of basic training, these candidates will earn their wings andContinue reading “New Artemis Generation Astronauts to Graduate, NASA Sets Coverage”