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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Exploring the Cosmos and Inspiring Young Minds From January through June 2025, the Education Outreach Office at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute (GI) continued its mission of bringing science to life by delivering the magic of its portable planetarium to communities across Alaska. This year, they reached overContinue reading “Portable Planetarium takes Thousands of Alaskan Students on a Cosmic Adventure”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Introduction The NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission, launched in 2015, has over 10 years of global L-band radiometry observations. The low frequency [1.4 GHz frequency or 21 cm (8 in) wavelength] measurements provide information on the state of land surfaces in all weather conditions – regardless of solarContinue reading “A Decade of Global Water Cycle Monitoring: NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Introduction The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Science Team (ST) organized a three-day workshop that took place June 9–11, 2025, at the Japan Space System’s (JSS) offices in Tokyo, Japan. About 25 people from Japan and the United States participated during the in-person meeting – see PhotoContinue reading “Summary of the 54th U.S.–Japan ASTER Science Team Meeting”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Corinne BeckingerWhen Artemis astronauts land on the Moon’s South Pole in a commercial human landing system, they will encounter a landscape pockmarked with deep craters, sloped connecting ridges, and harsh lighting conditions. The Moon’s lack of contrast, combined with its rolling terrain, will also pose a challenge, making itContinue reading “NASA, Army National Guard Partner on Flight Training for Moon Landing”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, walk on the crew access arm of the mobile launcher in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. On Aug. 11 and 12, teams with the agency’s ExplorationContinue reading “Artemis II Crew Practices Night Launch Scenario”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft will launch to the orbital laboratory on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for NASA. The mission is known as NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial ResupplyContinue reading “NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-23 Station Resupply Launch”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA invests in technologies that have the potential to revolutionize space exploration, including the way astronauts live in space. Through the Deep Space Food Challenge, NASA, in partnership with CSA (Canadian Space Agency), sought novel food production systems that could provide long-duration human space exploration missions with safe, nutritious, andContinue reading “NASA Challenge Winners Cook Up New Industry Developments”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Elena Amador-French, Science Operations Coordinator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 Today’s team investigated the texture and chemistry of the bedrock within a topographic low, or hollow, found within the greater boxwork area. We will place our APXS instrument on the “Asiruqucha”Continue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4629-4630: Feeling Hollow”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Until now, additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, of engine components was limited by the lack of affordable metal alloys that could withstand the extreme temperatures of spaceflight. Expensive metal alloys were the only option for 3D printing engine parts until NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, developedContinue reading “NASA-Developed Printable Metal Can Take the Heat”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronauts Michael Finke and Zena Cardman will connect with students in Minnesota as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 20, and will stream live on the agency’s LearnContinue reading “NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in Minnesota”