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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Jack Kaye [NASA HQ—Associate Director for Research, Earth Science Division (ESD)] has decided to retire on April 30, 2025, following 42 years of service to NASA – see Photo 1. Most recently, Kaye served as associate director for research of the Earth Science Division (ESD) within NASA’s Science Mission DirectorateContinue reading “Jack Kaye Retires After a Storied Career at NASA”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Monday, June 2, 2025 Now that Curiosity has spent a few sols collecting close-up measurements of the rocks in the outer edge of the boxwork-forming geologic unit, the team has decided that it’s time toContinue reading “Sols 4559-4560: Drill Campaign — Searching for a Boxwork Bedrock Drill Site”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling cloudscape from one of the Milky Way’s galactic neighbors, a dwarf galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. Located 160,000 light-years away in the constellations Dorado and Mensa, the Large Magellanic Cloud is the largest of the Milky Way’s many small satellite galaxies. ThisContinue reading “Hubble Captures Cotton Candy Clouds”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting 8:22 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 10, for launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 4. The mission will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will travel toContinue reading “NASA Sets Coverage for Axiom Mission 4 Launch, Arrival at Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) are collaborating to launch scientific investigations aboard Axiom Mission 4, the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. These studies include examining muscle regeneration, growth of sprouts and edible microalgae, survival of tiny aquatic organisms, and human interaction with electronic displaysContinue reading “NASA, ISRO Research Aboard Fourth Private Astronaut Mission to Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY New observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have captured a rare cosmic event: two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe at each other. Galaxy clusters are some of the largest structures in the Universe. Held together by gravity, theyContinue reading “Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA’s Chandra Finds”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The core portion of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully completed vibration testing, ensuring it will withstand the extreme shaking experienced during launch. Passing this key milestone brings Roman one step closer to helping answer essential questions about the role of dark energy and other cosmic mysteries. “TheContinue reading “Core Components for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Pass Major Shake Test”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Christina Zeringue remembers being 10 years old, looking to the sky through her new telescope to view the Moon and planets on Christmas night. It opened her eyes to space and inspired her journey from the backyard to NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. “I became fascinatedContinue reading “How a Childhood Telescope Launched a NASA Career”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Lili Villarreal fell in love with space exploration from an early age when her and her family visited the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. So, it should come as no surprise that when the opportunity came for her to start working on NASA’s Artemis missions to return theContinue reading “I Am Artemis: Lili Villarreal”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Sharon Wilson Purdy, Planetary Geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Earth planning date: Friday, May 30, 2025 When you are scheduled to participate in Science Operations for the rover’s weekend plan, you know it’s going to be a busy morning! Assembling the activities for FridayContinue reading “Sols 4556-4558: It’s All in a Day’s (box)Work”