official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will host a pair of news conferences Friday, July 26, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to highlight upcoming crew rotation missions to the International Space Station. NASA will host a mission overview news conference at 12 p.m. EDT and provide coverage on NASA+, NASA Television, theContinue reading “NASA Sets Briefings for Crew-9 Mission to Space Station”
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Hubble Studies a Potential Galactic Merger
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 5238, located 14.5 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. Its unexciting, blob-like appearance seems to resemble an oversized star cluster more than a classic image of a galaxy. Its lackluster appearance belies its complicated structure,Continue reading “Hubble Studies a Potential Galactic Merger”
From One Crew to Another: Artemis II Astronauts Meet NASA Barge Crew
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Members of the Artemis II crew met with the crew of NASA’s Pegasus barge prior to their departure to deliver the core stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket to the Space Coast. NASA astronaut and pilot of the Artemis II mission Victor Glover met the crew July 15.Continue reading “From One Crew to Another: Artemis II Astronauts Meet NASA Barge Crew”
NASA Space ROS Sim Summer Sprint Challenge
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Space ROS is an open-source software framework, derived from ROS 2, which was created to be compatible with the demands of safety-critical space robotics applications. NASA is looking to expand the Space ROS repository with new higher fidelity demonstration environments and additional capabilities. Award: $10,000 in total prizes Open Date:Continue reading “NASA Space ROS Sim Summer Sprint Challenge”
NASA Souding Rocket Launches, Studies Heating of Sun’s Active Regions
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Wayne Smith Investigators at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will use observations from a recently-launched sounding rocket mission to provide a clearer image of how and why the Sun’s corona grows so much hotter than the visible surface of Earth’s parent star. The MaGIXS-2 mission –Continue reading “NASA Souding Rocket Launches, Studies Heating of Sun’s Active Regions”
The Earth Observer Editor’s Corner: Summer 2024
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s third EOS mission—AURA—marked 20 years in orbit on July 15, with two of its four instruments—MLS and OMI—still collecting quality datasets.
New Evidence Adds to Findings Hinting at Network of Caves on Moon
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY An international team of scientists using data from NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) has discovered evidence of caves beneath the Moon’s surface.
The Earth Observer’s 35th Anniversary
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Welcome to a new era for The Earth Observer newsletter! Our 35th anniversary also marks the official public release of our new website. Over the past year and a half, The Earth Observer has migrated from a print publication (the last printed issue was November–December 2022) to publishing PDFs online only (final PDF issue published in MayContinue reading “The Earth Observer’s 35th Anniversary”
NASA Ames Welcomes New Zealand Prime Minister, Celebrates Partnership
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As one of eight nations that helped to develop the Artemis Accords, New Zealand is a valuable NASA partner. On July 12, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visited NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley to learn more about how Ames supports efforts to return humans to theContinue reading “NASA Ames Welcomes New Zealand Prime Minister, Celebrates Partnership “
NASA: Life Signs Could Survive Near Surfaces of Enceladus and Europa
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Europa, a moon of Jupiter, and Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, have evidence of oceans beneath their ice crusts. A NASA experiment suggests that if these oceans support life, signatures of that life in the form of organic molecules (e.g. amino acids, nucleic acids, etc.) could survive just under theContinue reading “NASA: Life Signs Could Survive Near Surfaces of Enceladus and Europa”