Small But Mighty Lab Device Could Transform NASA Research

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station after launching with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. NASA aims to use the off-the-shelf device, called a microplate reader, to conduct vital biological research in space and get real-time accessContinue reading “Small But Mighty Lab Device Could Transform NASA Research”

Digital Surface and Terrain Models from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line Added to Satellite Data Explorer

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The CSDA Program added three digital elevation and digital terrain products from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line to the Satellite Data Explorer.

CSDA Program Announces Eight New Data Agreements

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program announced eight new agreements with seven of its commercial partners to give users more access to near‑global multispectral and synthetic aperture radar data.

Measuring the Big Bang with the COBE satellite

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By John Mather The Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE) went up on a Delta rocket on Nov. 18, 1989, into a polar sun-synchronous orbit 900 km up. Our team at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Ball Aerospace, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and universities built it to look atContinue reading “Measuring the Big Bang with the COBE satellite”

The Sky Belongs to All of Us

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Hashima Hasan How did a little girl born in India soon after its independence from the British Empire, become a program scientist for NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, and the first female program scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), Gravity Probe B, andContinue reading “The Sky Belongs to All of Us”

42 Years of Measuring the Sun, the Earth and the Energy in Between

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Denise Lineberry On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth orbit. Though its final transmission was in May 1958, it continued to revolve around EarthContinue reading “42 Years of Measuring the Sun, the Earth and the Energy in Between”

Peering Homeward, 1972

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Laura Rocchio On July 23, 1972 the first civilian satellite designed to image Earth’s land surfaces was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. On board the satellite, originally named the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), but later known as Landsat 1, were two sensors. The primary sensor,Continue reading “Peering Homeward, 1972”

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