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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This illustration made on Nov. 26, 1974, by Rick Giudice shows the Pioneer 10 spacecraft traveling through the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. At the time, it was uncertain whether it would traverse it safely since the density of particles large enoughContinue reading “Pioneer 10 Crosses the Asteroid Belt”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In 2019, the GLOBE Land Cover project began asking volunteers to help map planet Earth by taking photos of their surroundings facing multiple directions, including north, south, east and west. Now, a new paper by Huang et al. demonstrates how to combine these images using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY “Trying to do stellar observations from Earth is like trying to do birdwatching from the bottom of a lake.”  James B. Odom, Hubble Program Manager 1983-1990. The discovery after its launch that the Hubble Space Telescope’s primary mirror suffered from a flaw disappointed scientists who could not obtain the sharpContinue reading “30 Years Ago: STS-61, the First Hubble Servicing Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, and other United States government leaders are set to unveil the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center Monday during the 28th annual United Nations Climate Conference (COP28). “NASA data is essential to making the changes needed on the ground toContinue reading “NASA, Partners Launch US Greenhouse Gas Center to Share Climate Data”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY During a ceremony in Washington Nov. 30, Angola became the 33rd country to sign the Artemis Accords. The Artemis Accords establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations, including those participating in NASA’s Artemis program. NASA, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State, establishedContinue reading “NASA Welcomes Angola as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY December 1, 2023 It is my pleasure to share information about new hires within NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) on this blog, and it is also my bittersweet duty to share information about retirements. After 40 years with NASA, Kristen Erickson – Director of NASA Science Engagement & Partnerships DivisionContinue reading “Erickson to Retire after Over 40 Years of Service”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Former NASA Acting Administrator Steve Jurczyk passed away Nov. 23, at the age of 61, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. During his career, which spanned more than three decades with the agency, Jurczyk rose in ranks to associate administrator, the highest-ranking civil servant, a position he held from MayContinue reading “NASA Honors Steve Jurczyk, Former Acting Administrator, Space Leader”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In microgravity, without the continuous load of Earth’s gravity, the tissues that make up bones reshape themselves. Bone cells readjust their behaviors—the cells that build new bone slow down, while the cells that break down old or damaged bone tissue keep operating at their normal pace so that breakdown outpacesContinue reading “Counteracting Bone and Muscle Loss in Microgravity”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This Hubble image features a massive cluster of brightly glowing galaxies, first identified as Abell 3192. Like all galaxy clusters, this one is suffused with hot gas that emits powerful X-rays, and it is enveloped in a halo of invisible dark matter. All this unseen material – not to mention the manyContinue reading “Hubble Views a Double Cluster of Glowing Galaxies”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Despite their small size, the satellites launching through NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) missions have a big impact, creating access to space for many who might not otherwise have the opportunity. One recent mission tells the story of four teams of researchers and engineers who conceived, built, launched, and collectedContinue reading “NASA’s Educational CubeSats: Small Satellites, Big Impact”