NASA’s Chandra Notices the Galactic Center is Venting

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY These images show evidence for an exhaust vent attached to a chimney releasing hot gas from a region around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, as reported in our latest press release. In the main image of this graphic, X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue) have been combined with radio data from the MeerKATContinue reading “NASA’s Chandra Notices the Galactic Center is Venting”

NASA Licenses 3D-Printable Superalloy to Benefit US Economy

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s investment in a breakthrough superalloy developed for the extreme temperatures and harsh conditions of air and spaceflight is on the threshold of paying commercial dividends. The agency is licensing its invention, dubbed “GRX-810,” to four American companies, a practice that benefits the United States economy as a return onContinue reading “NASA Licenses 3D-Printable Superalloy to Benefit US Economy”

NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY While the planet is too hot to be habitable, detecting its atmosphere could provide insights into the early conditions of Earth, Venus, and Mars. Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This isContinue reading “NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet”

Sols 4180-4182: Imaging fest!

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 What a wonderful sight to see all the sedimentary structures. I am a geochemist, but I hear the excitement in the voices of my sediment-specialist colleagues, discussing all those textures and things to see. Generally, it is those features that allow us to determineContinue reading “Sols 4180-4182: Imaging fest!”

Sols 4178-4179: The Pinnacle Ridge Scarp

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Monday, May 6, 2024 Curiosity’s set of complex activities and drive over the weekend executed perfectly and we started our planning today directly in front of a scarp, or wall, along a section of the upper Gediz Valis ridge known as “Pinnacle Ridge.” The view along this scarp didContinue reading “Sols 4178-4179: The Pinnacle Ridge Scarp”

OTPS seeks input from the lunar community to inform a framework for further work on non-interference of lunar activities

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Questionnaire responses due by June 7, 2024 NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) is asking members of the lunar community to respond to a new Lunar Non-Interference Questionnaire that will inform the development of a framework for further work on non-interference of lunar activities. There is no fundingContinue reading “OTPS seeks input from the lunar community to inform a framework for further work on non-interference of lunar activities”

The Marshall Star for May 8, 2024

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY New Flag is in the Stars for Marshall’s Huntsville Operations Support Center By Wayne Smith A new flag is flying closer to the stars outside the Huntsville Operations Support Center at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center following a May 2 ceremony. The white flag features a blue logo of Boeing’sContinue reading “The Marshall Star for May 8, 2024”

Sulaiman Mountain Haze

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this Dec. 17, 2023, photograph of the Sulaiman Mountains in central Pakistan. The Sulaiman Mountains form a natural barrier between the plateaus to the west and the Indus River Valley to the east. Winds blowing from the Indian Ocean and Indus floodplain carryContinue reading “Sulaiman Mountain Haze”

NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for the existence of any rocky planet atmosphere outside our solar system.  Renyu Hu from NASA’s Jet Propulsion LaboratoryContinue reading “NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet”

NASA, JAXA XRISM Spots Iron Fingerprints in Nearby Active Galaxy

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY After starting science operations in February, Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) studied the monster black hole at the center of galaxy NGC 4151. “XRISM’s Resolve instrument captured a detailed spectrum of the area around the black hole,” said Brian Williams, NASA’s project scientist for the mission at theContinue reading “NASA, JAXA XRISM Spots Iron Fingerprints in Nearby Active Galaxy”

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