Historic Marker Celebrates NASA Kennedy’s Old Center Headquarters 

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A grass field and tile display of NASA’s iconic “meatball” is all that remains of the structure that stood for over 50 years during America’s most monumental launches to space. Now, a large bronze plaque at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida marks the location of this original headquartersContinue reading “Historic Marker Celebrates NASA Kennedy’s Old Center Headquarters “

Swarming for Success: Starling Completes Primary Mission

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY After ten months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm successfully demonstrated its primary mission’s key objectives, representing significant achievements in the capability of swarm configurations.  Swarms of satellites may one day be used in deep space exploration. An autonomous network of spacecraft could self-navigate, manage scientific experiments, and execute maneuversContinue reading “Swarming for Success: Starling Completes Primary Mission”

Stars of the Month, June 2024

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Amy Gresser, Mary Beth Wilhelm, Taylor Bell, and Liane Guild. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the talent, camaraderie, and vision needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Biosciences Star: Amy Gresser Dr. AmyContinue reading “Stars of the Month, June 2024”

Travel Through Data From Space in New 3D Instagram Experiences

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A new project provides special 3D “experiences” on Instagram using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes through augmented reality (AR), allowing users to travel virtually through objects in space. These new experiences of astronomical objects – including the debris fields of exploded stars – are being releasedContinue reading “Travel Through Data From Space in New 3D Instagram Experiences”

In Memoriam: Dr. Richard S. Stolarski [1941–2024]

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Renowned ozone scientist Dr. Richard “Rich” Stolarski died on February 22, 2024, at age 82 from the complications of prostate cancer. Rich was born at Fort Lewis, WA on November 22, 1941. After short stays in Kansas and Hawaii, Rich’s family settled in Tacoma, WA. He attended Stadium High SchoolContinue reading “In Memoriam: Dr. Richard S. Stolarski [1941–2024]”

Summary of the Fifty-Second U.S.–Japan ASTER Science Team Meeting

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Michael Abrams, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, mjabrams@jpl.nasa.gov Yasushi Yamaguchi, Nagoya University/Japan Science and Technology Agency, yasushi@nagoya-u.jp Introduction The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Science Team (ST) organized a three-day workshop that took place September 11–13, 2023, at the offices of Japan Space Systems (JSS) inContinue reading “Summary of the Fifty-Second U.S.–Japan ASTER Science Team Meeting”

NASA Lucy Images Reveal Asteroid Dinkinesh to be Surprisingly Complex

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Images from the November 2023 flyby of asteroid Dinkinesh by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft show a trough on Dinkinesh where a large piece — about a quarter of the asteroid — suddenly shifted, a ridge, and a separate contact binary satellite (now known as Selam). Scientists say this complicated structure showsContinue reading “NASA Lucy Images Reveal Asteroid Dinkinesh to be Surprisingly Complex”

NASA Stennis Helps Family Build a Generational Legacy

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY For Lee English Jr., the sound of a ringing phone probably sounds a lot like the roar of a rocket engine test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. During the 1970s, when 9-year-old English Jr. picked up the ringing phone, someone from the south Mississippi testContinue reading “NASA Stennis Helps Family Build a Generational Legacy”

NASA to Measure Moonquakes With Help From InSight Mars Mission

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The technology behind the two seismometers that make up NASA’s Farside Seismic Suite was used to detect more than a thousand Red Planet quakes. The most sensitive instrument ever built to measure quakes and meteor strikes on other worlds is getting closer to its journey to the mysterious far sideContinue reading “NASA to Measure Moonquakes With Help From InSight Mars Mission”

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