Category Archives: Uncategorized

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The James Webb Space Telescope observed “starburst” galaxy NGC 4449, seen in this image released on May 29, 2024. Starbursts are intense periods of star formation usually concentrated at a galaxy’s core, but NGC 4449’s activity is much more widespread — likely due to past interactions with its galactic neighbors.Continue reading “Webb Spots a Starburst”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Sometimes a story about a NASA volunteer just grabs your heart and won’t let go. NASA Scientist Dr. Brian Day shared with us the incredible story of what first ignited his passion for involving the public in his scientific research. It’s a story about a boy named Amaey Shah. “Through the NASAContinue reading “The Moon and Amaey Shah”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Information from the PREFIRE mission will illuminate how clouds and water vapor in the Arctic and Antarctic influence the amount of heat the poles radiate into space. A pair of new shoebox-size NASA satellites will help unravel an atmospheric mystery that’s bedeviled scientists for years: how the behavior of cloudsContinue reading “Twin NASA Satellites Ready to Help Gauge Earth’s Energy Balance”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The NSSC provides travel reimbursement services for all authorized Agency travel including: domestic, foreign, local, ETDY, and Change of Station (COS). References Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) Traveler Extended TDY and Taxes Domestic Per Diem Rates Foreign Per Diem Rates Change of Station NSSC Travel now has another way that aContinue reading “Travel”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Bill Nelson welcomed Peru as the newest nation to sign the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony with the U.S. State Department at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Peru joins 40 other countries in a commitment to advancing principles for the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon,Continue reading “NASA Welcomes Peru as 41st Artemis Accords Signatory”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Felix Landerer, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, felix.w.landerer@jpl.nasa.gov Introduction In October 2023, the annual gathering of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and GRACE Follow-On [G-FO] Science Team took place in Boulder, CO, hosted at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research’s (UCAR) Center Green campus. The event had 70 in-person participant andContinue reading “Summary of the 2023 GRACE Follow-On Science Team Meeting”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY How does spaceflight affect tumor-bearing fruit fly hosts and their parasites? Background: Like humans, fruit flies (a model organism for spaceflight research) also exhibit immune system dysfunction in space. Despite decades of studies on fruit flies and wasps, little was known about how their immune systems interact with natural parasitesContinue reading “Spaceflight effects tumor-bearing fruit fly hosts and their parasites”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY More to Marshall: Center Leadership Provides Updates During Spring All-Hands Meeting By Wayne Smith NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will celebrate its 65th birthday next summer, and while there are plans to honor the center’s rich history, there is also More to Marshall ahead. That was part of the messageContinue reading “The Marshall Star for May 29, 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY To foster growth in Maryland’s aerospace industry, the state’s Department of Commerce signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NASA at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Wednesday, May 28, 2024. The agreement commits the two organizations to develop the state’s aerospace economy, particularly in the area surrounding Goddard’sContinue reading “NASA Goddard, Maryland Sign Memo to Boost State’s Aerospace Sector”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On May 27, 1999, the second space station assembly and logistics mission began. The main goals of STS-96, designated as the 2A.1 mission in the overall assembly sequence, included resupplying and repairing the fledgling orbital facility, consisting of the Zarya and Node 1 modules assembled during STS-88 in December 1998.Continue reading “25 Years Ago: STS-96 Resupplies the Space Station”