official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Marshall Center Director Holds First Media Event By Jessica Barnett NASA Marshall Space Flight Center’s newest center director, Joseph Pelfrey, took to the podium Feb. 15 in the lobby of Building 4221 to host his first media event since his appointment to the position. Pelfrey, who had been serving asContinue reading “The Marshall Star for February 21, 2024”
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NASA Invites Media to First Astronaut Launch Aboard Boeing’s Starliner
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the agency opened media accreditation for the launch of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The mission will be the company’s first Starliner spacecraft mission with crew. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will launch aboard Starliner onContinue reading “NASA Invites Media to First Astronaut Launch Aboard Boeing’s Starliner”
Studying Arctic Ice
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In this image from July 12, 2011, crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy retrieve a supply canister dropped by parachute during the Impacts of Climate on Ecosystems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment, or ICESCAPE, mission. ICESCAPE was a multi-year project sponsored by NASA to determine theContinue reading “Studying Arctic Ice”
Experience the Launch of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Mission
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission to the International Space Station. The mission will be the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Starliner will launch atop a United LaunchContinue reading “Experience the Launch of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Mission “
Stellar Beads on a String
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Astronomers have discovered one of the most powerful eruptions from a black hole ever recorded in the system known as SDSS J1531+3414 (SDSS J1531 for short). As explained in our press release, this mega-explosion billions of years ago may help explain the formation of a striking pattern of star clusters around two massive galaxies, resembling “beadsContinue reading “Stellar Beads on a String”
NASA Astronomer Sees Power in Community, Works to Build More
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Science is often portrayed as a solitary affair, where discoveries are made by lone geniuses toiling in isolation. But Dr. Natasha Batalha, an astronomer at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, says solving problems with the people around her is one of the best parts of her job.Continue reading “NASA Astronomer Sees Power in Community, Works to Build More”
Ride the Wave of Radio Astronomy During the Solar Eclipse
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Students and science enthusiasts are invited to catch a real-time look at radio astronomy as scientists explore magnetic hotspots on the Sun during a live, virtual solar eclipse event on April 8, 2024. A massive, 34-meter telescope once used by NASA’s Deep Space Network to communicate with spacecraft will pointContinue reading “Ride the Wave of Radio Astronomy During the Solar Eclipse “
NASA Selects University Teams to Explore Innovative Aeronautical Research
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected another five university teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges that could help transform flight in the skies above our communities.
Become a SunSketcher, and Help Measure the Shape of the Sun!
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY What shape Is the Sun? Hint: it’s not perfectly round! Knowing precisely how the Sun’s shape deviates from a sphere can teach us about its interior and test theories of gravity. You can help measure the Sun’s shape by joining the SunSketcher project! During the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024,Continue reading “Become a SunSketcher, and Help Measure the Shape of the Sun!”
NASA Sets Coverage of First US Uncrewed Commercial Moon Landing
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Intuitive Machines is targeting no earlier than 5:49 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 22, to land their Odysseus lunar lander near Malapert A in the South Pole region of the Moon. Live landing coverage will air on NASA+,Continue reading “NASA Sets Coverage of First US Uncrewed Commercial Moon Landing”