official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Vivid green blooms form, drift, and fade in Hartbeespoortdam reservoir over the course of a year.
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Supernova Remnant Video From NASA’s Chandra Is Decades in Making
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A new video shows the evolution of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory captured over more than two and a half decades. Kepler’s Supernova Remnant, named after the German astronomer Johannes Kepler, was first spotted in the night sky in 1604. Today, astronomers know that aContinue reading “Supernova Remnant Video From NASA’s Chandra Is Decades in Making”
NASA Awards Launch Range Contract for Wallops Flight Facility
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected ARES Technical Services Corporation of McLean, Virginia, to provide launch range operations support at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Wallops Range Contract has a total potential value of $339.8 million with a one-year base period expected to begin Tuesday, Feb. 10, and four one-yearContinue reading “NASA Awards Launch Range Contract for Wallops Flight Facility”
NASA Marshall Prepares for Demolition of Historic Test, Simulation Facilities
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is preparing for the demolition of three iconic structures at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Crews began demolition in mid-December at the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator, a facility built in the late 1960s that once enabled NASA astronauts and researchers to experience near-weightlessness. The facility wasContinue reading “NASA Marshall Prepares for Demolition of Historic Test, Simulation Facilities”
Scientists Identify ‘Astronomy’s Platypus’ with NASA’s Webb Telescope
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY After combing through NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of astronomers at the University of Missouri says they have identified a sample of galaxies that have a previously unseen combination of features. Principal investigator Haojing Yan compares the discovery to an infamousContinue reading “Scientists Identify ‘Astronomy’s Platypus’ with NASA’s Webb Telescope”
NASA Webb Finds Early-Universe Analog’s Unexpected Talent for Making Dust
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted two rare kinds of dust in the dwarf galaxy Sextans A, one of the most chemically primitive galaxies near the Milky Way. The finding of metallic iron dust and silicon carbide (SiC) produced by aging stars, along with tiny clumps ofContinue reading “NASA Webb Finds Early-Universe Analog’s Unexpected Talent for Making Dust”
Space Station Research Informs New FDA-Approved Cancer Therapy
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA opens the International Space Station for scientists and researchers, inviting them to use the benefits of microgravity for commercial and public research, technology demonstrations, and more. Today, a portion of the crew’s time aboard station is devoted to private industry, including medical research that addresses complex health challenges onContinue reading “Space Station Research Informs New FDA-Approved Cancer Therapy”
First Sky Map from NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, as seen here in this image released on Dec. 18, 2025. This image features a selection of colors emitted primarily by stars (blue, green, and white), hot hydrogen gas (blue), and cosmic dust (red). While not visible toContinue reading “First Sky Map from NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory”
Diving Into Human Spaceflight Safety with NASA Johnson’s Craig Shannon
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Growing up in Houston, Craig Shannon was always inspired by NASA and the spirit of exploration the agency represents. Yet it was a passion for scuba diving that unexpectedly led to his more than 23-year career at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Shannon became a certified diver and scuba instructor whileContinue reading “Diving Into Human Spaceflight Safety with NASA Johnson’s Craig Shannon”
Reaching the Precipice in Angola
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Huíla plateau, bounded by dramatic cliffs and chasms, stands above the arid coastal plains in the country’s southwest.