official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A lifelong baseball fan, Catherine Staggs set out with her family to visit all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums across the United States. That love of the game eventually led them to settle in Houston about eight years ago – a choice that helped lead Staggs to NASA’s Johnson SpaceContinue reading “Catherine Staggs: Advancing Artemis Through Contracting Expertise”
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NASA Tests Scalable Satellite Tech to Launch Sensors Quicker
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Athena Economical Payload Integration Cost mission, or Athena EPIC, is a test launch for an innovative, scalable space vehicle design to support future missions. The small satellite platform is engineered to share resources among the payloads onboard by managing routine functions so the individual payloads don’t have to. ThisContinue reading “NASA Tests Scalable Satellite Tech to Launch Sensors Quicker”
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4602-4603: On Top of the Ridge
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University Earth planning date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 As we hoped, we successfully climbed the 11-meter ramp (about 36 feet) and have arrived at the top of the ridge and the start of the main boxwork region. This means we’re moving intoContinue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4602-4603: On Top of the Ridge”
Stay Cool: NASA Tests Innovative Technique for Super Cold Fuel Storage
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In the vacuum of space, where temperatures can plunge to minus 455 degrees Fahrenheit, it might seem like keeping things cold would be easy. But the reality is more complex for preserving ultra-cold fluid propellants – or fuel – that can easily overheat from onboard systems, solar radiation, and spacecraftContinue reading “Stay Cool: NASA Tests Innovative Technique for Super Cold Fuel Storage”
NASA-Derived Textiles are Touring France by Bike
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY During the Tour de France, athletes have to maintain a constant speed while bike riding for dozens of miles through cold rains and summer heat. These cyclists need gear that adapts to the different environments they encounter. One company is using a material with NASA origins to ensure these athletesContinue reading “NASA-Derived Textiles are Touring France by Bike”
Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A massive, spacetime-warping cluster of galaxies is the setting of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy cluster in question is Abell 209, located 2.8 billion light-years away in the constellation Cetus (the Whale). This Hubble image of Abell 209 shows more than a hundred galaxies, but there’s more to thisContinue reading “Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait”
What You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Four crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance activities aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Vision Changes on Space Station
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Science in Space July 2025 When astronauts began spending six months and more aboard the International Space Station, they started to notice changes in their vision. For example, many found that, as their mission progressed, they needed stronger reading glasses. Researchers studying this phenomenon identified swelling in the optic disc,Continue reading “Vision Changes on Space Station”
Hubble Digs Up Galactic Time Capsule
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the field of stars that is NGC 1786. This globular cluster is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way Galaxy that is approximately 160,000 light-years away from Earth. NGC 1786 itself is in the constellationContinue reading “Hubble Digs Up Galactic Time Capsule”
NASA, Oxford Discover Warmer Uranus Than Once Thought
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY KEY POINTS For millennia, astronomers thought Uranus was no more than a distant star. It wasn’t until the late 18th century that Uranus was universally accepted as a planet. To this day, the ringed, blue world subverts scientists’ expectations, but new NASA research helps puzzle out some of the world’sContinue reading “NASA, Oxford Discover Warmer Uranus Than Once Thought”