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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Perseverance rover captured this view of Deimos, the smaller of Mars’ two moons, shining in the sky at 4:27 a.m. local time on March 1, 2025, the 1,433rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. In the dark before dawn, the rover’s left navigation camera used its maximum long-exposureContinue reading “Deimos Before Dawn”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The international mission collects two-dimensional views of smaller waves and currents that are bringing into focus the ocean’s role in supporting life on Earth. Small things matter, at least when it comes to ocean features like waves and eddies. A recent NASA-led analysis using data from the SWOT (Surface WaterContinue reading “NASA, French SWOT Satellite Offers Big View of Small Ocean Features”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Christine Braden values new experiences that broaden her perspective; a mindset that has guided her 26-year career at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where she currently serves as a senior systems engineer in the Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program. In her role, Braden works with engineering teams toContinue reading “Meet the Space Ops Team: Christine Braden”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Science in Space: May Crew members on the International Space Station periodically conduct spacewalks to perform a variety of tasks such as installing, upgrading, and repairing equipment. During a spacewalk on May 1, astronauts installed hardware to support the planned addition of a seventh roll-out solar array on the exteriorContinue reading “Spacewalk Research and Technology”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Will the Sun ever burn out? Well, the Sun, just like the stars we see at night, is a star. It’s a giant ball of super hot hydrogen. Gravity squeezes it in and it creates energy, which is what makes the Sun shine. Eventually, it will use up all ofContinue reading “Will the Sun Ever Burn Out? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 60”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Alex Jones, Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London  After a busy few months exploring the outer slopes of the Jezero crater rim at an area named “Witch Hazel Hill,” the Perseverance Science Team was eyeing another sample of these truly ancient rocks, which likely predate Jezero crater itself.  Continue reading “A Tough Drill at Witch Hazel Hill”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In the heart of Alaska’s winter, where the night sky stretches endlessly and the aurora dances across the sky in a display of ethereal beauty, nine undergraduate students from across the United States were about to embark on a transformative journey. These students had been active ‘NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassadors’Continue reading “Eclipses, Auroras, and the Spark of Becoming: NASA Inspires Future Scientists”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to launch the agency’s Aspera mission, a SmallSat to study galaxy formation and evolution, providing new insights into how the universe works. The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. ThisContinue reading “NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Aspera’s Galaxy Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The spiral galaxy known as Messier 81 (M81) has a rosy tint in this June 1, 2007, composite image that incorporates data from NASA’s Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes, and NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer. Discovered by the German astronomer Johann Elert Bode in 1774, M81 is one of the brightestContinue reading “Pretty in Pink”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On March 15, 2024, near the peak of the current solar cycle, the Sun produced a solar flare and an accompanying coronal mass ejection (CME), a massive explosion of gas and magnetic energy that carries with it large amounts of solar energetic particles. This solar activity led to stunning aurorasContinue reading “NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars”