official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Bright, starry spiral arms surround an active galactic center in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the galaxy NGC 4951. Located in the Virgo constellation, NGC 4951 is located roughly 50 million light-years away from Earth. It’s classified as a Seyfert galaxy, which means that it’s an extremelyContinue reading “Hubble Views a Galaxy with a Voracious Black Hole”
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ARMD Solicitations
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This ARMD solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air transportation systems. A summary of available opportunities with key dates requiring action are listed first. More information about each opportunity is detailed lower on this page.Continue reading “ARMD Solicitations”
Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presidential Medals
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY President Joe Biden will present Dr. Ellen Ochoa, former center director and astronaut at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Dr. Jane Rigby, senior project scientist for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, each with the Presidential Medal of Freedom Friday in a ceremony at the White House inContinue reading “Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presidential Medals”
A Moonlit Trio
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Moon (left), Saturn, and Jupiter (lower right; Saturn is above and to the left of Jupiter) were seen in the sky above the Washington Memorial on Dec. 17, 2020. At the time, Saturn and Jupiter were nearing each other in the sky, culminating in a “great conjunction” on Dec.Continue reading “A Moonlit Trio”
Hubble Hunts Visible Light Sources of X-Rays
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf galaxy IC 776. This swirling collection of new and old stars is located in the constellation Virgo, in the Virgo galaxy cluster, 100 million light-years from Earth. Although IC 776 is a dwarf galaxy, it’s also classified as a SAB-type orContinue reading “Hubble Hunts Visible Light Sources of X-Rays”
NASA Research Park Public Documents
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Economic Benefits Study: Development Plans: NASA Research Park Environmental Reports: Environmental Management Division Public Documents: Environmental Impact Statement: RFP Housing Asbestos & Lead Based Paint Documents: FP Housing Misc Due Diligence Documents: Miscellaneous Documents:
2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Prediction vs. Reality
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Before a total solar eclipse crossed North America on April 8, 2024, scientists at Predictive Science Inc. of San Diego aimed to foresee what the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, would look like during totality. The predictions help researchers understand the accuracy of their models of the Sun’s corona, whichContinue reading “2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Prediction vs. Reality”
Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Jessica Barnett After months of preparation and years since its last flight, the upgraded High Resolution Coronal Imager Flare mission – Hi-C Flare, for short – took to the skies for a never-before-seen view of a solar flare. The low-noise cameras – built at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight CenterContinue reading “Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares”
Researchers Develop ‘Founding Document’ on Synthetic Cell Development
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Cells are the fundamental units of life, forming the variety of all living things on Earth as individual cells and multi-cellular organisms. To better understand how cells perform the essential functions of life, scientists have begun developing synthetic cells – non-living bits of cellular biochemistry wrapped in a membrane thatContinue reading “Researchers Develop ‘Founding Document’ on Synthetic Cell Development”
Galaxy Evolution Explorer Searches for Light
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This Dec. 21, 2002, artist’s concept of NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer imagines what the space telescope would look like during its mission. Launched April 28, 2003, it studied the shape, brightness, size and distance of galaxies across 10 billion years of cosmic history. By observing ultraviolet wavelengths, the telescope measuredContinue reading “Galaxy Evolution Explorer Searches for Light”