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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Jupiter is at its biggest and brightest all year, the Moon and Saturn pair up, and the Beehive Cluster buzzes into view.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA announced Monday the selection of industry proposals to advance technologies for the agency’s Habitable Worlds Observatory concept – the first mission that would directly image Earth-like planets around stars like our Sun and study the chemical composition of their atmospheres for signs of life. This flagship space telescope alsoContinue reading “NASA Selects Tech Proposals to Advance Search-for-Life Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Michael Allen  For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. Using IXPE’s unique X-ray polarization capability, astronomers examined a star called the intermediate polar EX Hydrae, unlocking the geometry of energetic binary systems.  In 2024, IXPE spent nearly one weekContinue reading “NASA’s IXPE Measures White Dwarf Star for First Time”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Using new observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, astronomers tracked the influence of a recently discovered companion star, Siwarha, on the gas around Betelgeuse. The research, from scientists at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA), reveals a trail of dense gas swirling through Betelgeuse’sContinue reading “NASA Hubble Helps Detect ‘Wake’ of Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Listen to this audio excerpt from Jacki Mahaffey, Artemis II chief training officer: When the Artemis II crew travels around the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft, they will have spent countless hours training for their lunar mission, and Jacki Mahaffey will have played a role in preparing them for theirContinue reading “I Am Artemis: Jacki Mahaffey”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronauts will conduct two spacewalks Thursday, Jan. 8, and Thursday, Jan. 15, outside the International Space Station, and the agency will provide comprehensive coverage. The first spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. EST on Jan. 8 and last about six hours and 30 minutes. NASA will provideContinue reading “NASA to Cover US Spacewalks 94, 95 at International Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A team using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object — a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud considered a “relic” or remnant of early galaxy formation. Nicknamed “Cloud-9,” this is the first confirmed detection of such an object in the universe — a finding that furthersContinue reading “NASA’s Hubble Examines Cloud-9, First of New Type of Object”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A NASA internship provides a stellar opportunity to launch your future as part of America’s aerospace workforce. NASA interns take on meaningful work and contribute to exciting agency projects with the guidance of a supportive mentor. The agency’s internship program regularly ranks as the nation’s most prestigious and competition isContinue reading “5 Tips to Craft a Standout NASA Internship Application”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A scientific balloon starts its ascent into the air as it prepares to launch carrying NASA’s Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) mission. The mission lifted off from Antarctica at 5:56 a.m. NZST, Saturday, Dec. 20 (11:56 a.m., Friday, Dec. 19 in U.S. Eastern Time). The PUEO mission is designedContinue reading “Scientific Balloon Begins Antarctic Ascent”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The colorful formations found in this bowl-shaped escarpment in southwestern Utah are the centerpiece of Cedar Breaks National Monument.