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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY After contributing to many important findings on the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space, the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission has come to an end. ICON launched in October 2019 and after completing its two-year mission objectives in December 2021, it operated as an extended mission for another year. “TheContinue reading “NASA’s ICON Mission Ends with Several Ionospheric Breakthroughs”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY An international team of astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged an exoplanet roughly 12 light-years from Earth. The planet, Epsilon Indi Ab, is one of the coldest exoplanets observed to date. The planet is several times the mass of Jupiter and orbits the K-type star EpsilonContinue reading “NASA’s Webb Images Cold Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away”

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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A team at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using optical, or laser, communications. The feat was part of a series of tests on new technology that could provide live video coverageContinue reading “NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA invites media to attend a real-time laser communications experiment at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Researchers are testing a laser communications networking system that could enable the public to watch the first woman and first person of color walk on the Moon in HD during the ArtemisContinue reading “Media Invited to Watch NASA Stream 4K Video to Space”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Welcome to NASA Aeronautics’ live update page with news about NASA events and other festivities taking place throughout the week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, which we simply call Oshkosh. Still Busy on Day 3 Wednesday, July 24 at 9 a.m. EDT Good morning from this, Day 3 of EAAContinue reading “LIVE: NASA is with you from Oshkosh”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On July 23, 1979, space shuttle Enterprise completed its time as a pathfinder vehicle at Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Workers towed it back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). During its four-month stay at KSC, Enterprise validated procedures for the assembly of theContinue reading “45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Enterprise Completes Launch Pad Checkout”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Monday, July 22, 2024 Last week we wrapped up activities at Fairview Dome and started heading south towards our next potential drill location in the Upper Gediz Vallis ridge campaign. We had about a 29-meter (about 95 feet) drive over the weekend, which set us up nicelyContinue reading “Sols 4253-4254: Pit Stop for Contact Science”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Friday, July 19, 2024 As usual with our weekend plans, we are packing a lot of science into today’s three-sol plan. I had the fun of planning a complex and large set of arm activities as the Arm Rover Planner today. Since we did not drive inContinue reading “Sols 4250-4252: So Many Rocks, So Little Time”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Welcome to NASA Aeronautics’ live update page with news about NASA events and other festivities taking place throughout the week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, which we simply call Oshkosh. Day Two Wraps Up Tuesday, July 23 at 8 p.m. EDT There was a spot of rain here this afternoon,Continue reading “LIVE: NASA is with you from Oshkosh”