official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Just after sunrise, the waning gibbous moon sets just behind a waving United States flag on March 19, 2025, in this image from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The waning gibbous moon phase comes after the full moon. As the Moon begins its journey back toward the Sun,Continue reading “Moon and Flag at NASA Michoud”
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NASA Videographer Wins Top Award for Capturing Human Side of Science
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Capturing the high-stakes work behind NASA’s Airborne Science Program takes more than just technical skill – it takes vision. At NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, videographer Jacob Shaw brings that vision to life, documenting missions with a style and storytelling approach all his own. “Armstrong is fullContinue reading “NASA Videographer Wins Top Award for Capturing Human Side of Science”
Student Coders Bring Novel Approaches to NASA Challenge
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On March 28, 80 college students filed into Colorado State University’s (CSU) Nancy Richardson Design Center to receive pizza and a challenge: design an intelligent system capable of traversing rugged terrain to provide aid in emergency scenarios. They had 24 hours to complete this mission. Co-led by CSU, the UnitedContinue reading “Student Coders Bring Novel Approaches to NASA Challenge “
Hubble Spies a Spiral So Inclined
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The stately and inclined spiral galaxy NGC 3511 is the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy is located 43 million light-years away in the constellation Crater (The Cup). From Hubble’s vantage point in orbit around Earth, NGC 3511 is tilted by about 70 degrees, intermediate betweenContinue reading “Hubble Spies a Spiral So Inclined”
NASA Supports Artemis Accords Signatories Advancing Exploration
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The United States participated in an international Artemis Accords workshop May 21-22 to advance the safe and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which was represented by the UAE Space Agency, the workshop took place at the Abu Dhabi National ExhibitionContinue reading “NASA Supports Artemis Accords Signatories Advancing Exploration”
NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Washington State
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronaut and Spokane, Washington, native Anne McClain will participate in an event with students from the Mobius Discovery Center located in her hometown. McClain will answer prerecorded questions submitted by students from aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute Earth-to-space call on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel. TheContinue reading “NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Washington State”
Sols 4547-4548: Taking in the View After a Long Drive
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University Earth planning date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Monday’s single-sol plan included a marathon 45-meter drive (about 148 feet), which put us in position for two full sols of imaging. This means both sols have what we call “targeted” science blocks, inContinue reading “Sols 4547-4548: Taking in the View After a Long Drive”
Preflight Flower
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A NASA photographer took this picture of a flower called Borshchov’s tulip near the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 7, 2025, ahead of NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky launching to the International Space Station. The flower is unique toContinue reading “Preflight Flower”
Percolating Clues: NASA Models New Way to Build Planetary Cores
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A new NASA study reveals a surprising way planetary cores may have formed—one that could reshape how scientists understand the early evolution of rocky planets like Mars. Conducted by a team of early-career scientists and long-time researchers across the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division at NASA’s Johnson SpaceContinue reading “Percolating Clues: NASA Models New Way to Build Planetary Cores”
NASA’s Moffett Federal Airfield Hosts Boeing Digital Taxi Tests
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY New technology tested by an industry partner at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley could improve how commercial planes taxi to and from gates to runways, making operations safer and more efficient on the surfaces of airports. Airport taxiways are busy. Planes come and go while support vehiclesContinue reading “NASA’s Moffett Federal Airfield Hosts Boeing Digital Taxi Tests”