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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to provide the first observation of water and other molecules in the highly irradiated inner, rocky-planet-forming regions of a disk in one of the most extreme environments in our galaxy. These results suggest that the conditions for terrestrialContinue reading “Webb Study Reveals Rocky Planets Can Form in Extreme Environments”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY “The goal is to get as many of the wrong ideas out of the way as early as possible.  “So we’ll come up with some idea, especially on the research side, and sometimes it will seem really brilliant on the napkin or in a conversation with one other person.  “[WhenContinue reading “Deputy for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Integration Joe Connolly”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Six “sub-Neptune” exoplanets orbit their star in a kind of rhythmic dance – one easily set to music.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Artemis II Crew Enjoys Visit with Marshall Team Members By Wayne Smith From talking about continuing the legacy of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in space exploration to describing their roles in an upcoming historic mission, Artemis II astronauts enjoyed visiting with center team members Nov. 27. The crew willContinue reading “The Marshall Star for November 29, 2023”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Retired NASA astronaut Mary Cleave, a veteran of two NASA spaceflights, died Nov. 27. She was 76. A scientist with training in civil and environmental engineering, as well as biological sciences and microbial ecology, Cleave was the first woman to serve as an associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.Continue reading “NASA Remembers Trailblazing Astronaut, Scientist Mary Cleave”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA conducted the third RS-25 engine hot fire in a critical 12-test certification series Nov. 29, demonstrating a key capability necessary for flight of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket during Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond. NASA is conducting the series of tests to certify new manufacturing processesContinue reading “NASA Tests In-Flight Capability of Artemis Moon Rocket Engine”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is working to resume science operations of the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope after it entered safe mode Nov. 23 due to an ongoing gyroscope (gyro) issue. Hubble’s instruments are stable, and the telescope is in good health. The telescope automatically entered safe mode when one of its three gyroscopesContinue reading “NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY November 29, 2023 NASA has selected Dr. Joseph Westlake to fill the position of Heliophysics Division Director. Joe will join the Science Mission Directorate and assume his new role on Jan. 16, 2024.  I am pleased to have Joe take on the role as the Heliophysics Division Director. Joe hasContinue reading “Announcing the New Heliophysics Division Director “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY City lights stretch across the United States like a string of holiday lights in this image taken from the International Space Station on Nov. 10, 2023. At far left, the lights of Chicago, Illinois, are outlined by Lake Michigan. At far right, the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area shines through theContinue reading “The Beginnings of a Sunrise”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Two small businesses are benefitting from NASA’s expertise as they develop heat shield technologies, cargo delivery systems, and new protective materials for spacecraft and space stations in the growing commercial industry of low Earth orbit operations. The two American companies – Canopy Aerospace Inc. of Littleton, Colorado and Outpost TechnologiesContinue reading “NASA, Small Companies Eye New Cargo Delivery, Heat Shield Technologies”