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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY At the recent winter AAS meeting, Michael Katz volunteered for t at the PhysCOS booth talking with folks about PhysCOS and other areas of NASA and astrophysics. Katz also participated in the Multimessenger LISA workshop that took place on the Saturday and Sunday before the official start of the meeting.Continue reading “LISA Representation at the American Astronomical Society’s Winter Meeting”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse from hundreds of thousands of miles away. The camera suite aboard the LRO usually retrieves high resolution black and white images of the Moon’s surface; these images provide knowledge of polar illumination conditions, identify potential resources, hazards, andContinue reading “Seeing the Solar Eclipse from 223,000 Miles Away”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Data from the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission helped researchers to calculate the depth of water in this transient freshwater body. California’s Death Valley, the driest place in North America, has hosted an ephemeral lake since late 2023. A NASA-led analysis recently calculated water depths in the temporaryContinue reading “SWOT Satellite Helps Gauge the Depth of Death Valley’s Temporary Lake”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Switzerland became the 37th country to sign the Artemis Accords at NASA Headquarters in Washington on Monday, April 15, affirming Switzerland’s commitment to the sustainable and beneficial use of space for all humankind. “Today, we marked a giant leap forward in the partnership between the United States and Switzerland,” saidContinue reading “NASA Welcomes Switzerland as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Project officials report light-sensing instrument aboard NASA’s Voyager 1, that had difficulty during encounter with the planet Jupiter March 5th, has been confirmed as no longer being able to record useful data. Tests conducted last week indicate that the light sensitivity of the instrument, called photopolarimeter, has almost reached zero.Continue reading “Voyager 1 Light-Sensing Instrument Non-operational”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Bill Nelson shared on Monday the agency’s path forward on the Mars Sample Return program, including seeking innovative designs to return valuable samples from Mars to Earth. Such samples will not only help us understand the formation and evolution of our solar system but can be used toContinue reading “NASA Sets Path to Return Mars Samples, Seeks Innovative Designs”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As the Moon blotted out the Sun to viewers across the United States during the April 8 solar eclipse, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured an image from some 223,000 miles away of the highly anticipated celestial event. There are three cameras that comprise the LRO camera (LROC) suite: twoContinue reading “NASA’s LRO Observes 2024 Solar Eclipse Shadow”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected a new crew of four volunteers to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Jason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekara will step into the agency’s Human Exploration Research Analog, or HERA, onContinue reading “NASA Selects New Crew for Next Simulated Mars Journey”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Current partners are encouraged to share their stories with NASA and our local communities. If partners do not have the time to prepare a story for the NRP post, the NRP team encourages partners to submit their latest press release and it can be included in the Post! Please submitContinue reading “The NRP Post”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On April 8, 2024, the Moon’s shadow swept across North America, treating millions to a breathtaking view of a total solar eclipse. As the Moon passed in front of the Sun, it revealed the Sun’s wispy white outer atmosphere — the corona. Pictures of total solar eclipses are beautiful —Continue reading “The April 8 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA”