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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On May 8, 2022, NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems’ Program Manager Shawn Quinn captured this crop of a full frame image of the Hadley–Apennine region of Earth’s Moon including the Apollo 15 landing site (very near the edge of the shadow of one of the lunar mountains in the area). BuildingContinue reading “Looking Forward to the Moon”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Conor Hayes, Graduate Student at York University Earth planning date: Monday, July 28, 2025 Today was a pretty straightforward day of planning. Our drive over the weekend completed successfully, and we quickly confirmed that we are parked in a stable position. Thus, we were able to unstow theContinue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4614-4615: Driving Along the Boxwork”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Andrew Shumway, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Washington It is not common for a rover to spot nearly perfect spheres in the soil beneath its wheels. Over two decades ago, the Opportunity rover famously discovered spherules made of hematite (nicknamed “blueberries”) near its landing site in MeridianiContinue reading “Spheres in the Sand”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, $176.7 million to deliver two rovers and three scientific instruments to the lunar surface as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign to explore more of the Moon than ever before. This delivery is theContinue reading “NASA Selects Firefly for New Artemis Science, Tech Delivery to Moon”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Researchers across Space Biology and Physical Sciences come together for a special presentation at the May PSI Users Group. The Ring-Sheared Drop (RSD) is a Microgravity Science Glovebox experiment that launched in July 2019 to the ISS to study shearing flow in the absence of solid walls. The major goalsContinue reading “Adam and Hirsa Present Research on the Ring-Sheared Drop”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As the aviation industry works to design air taxis and other new electric aircraft, there’s a growing need to understand how the materials behave. That’s why NASA is investigating potential air taxi materials and designs to best protect passengers in the event of a crash. On June 26, 2025, at NASA’s Langley ResearchContinue reading “NASA Drop Test Supports Safer Air Taxi Designs”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronaut and microbiologist Kate Rubins retired Monday after 16 years with the agency. During her time with NASA, Rubins completed two long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station, logging 300 days in space and conducting four spacewalks. “I want to extend my sincere gratitude to Kate for her dedication toContinue reading “NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, First to Sequence DNA in Space, Retires”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, July 25, 2025 A 23-meter drive (about 75 feet) brought Curiosity to today’s planned “look-about” spot. The highlight of the plan will be the 360-degree Mastcam panorama that will document the ridge-and-hollow topography ofContinue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4611-4613: Scenic Overlook”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As part of her Summer Reading Challenge, Second Lady Usha Vance will host an event for children in grades K-8 on Monday, Aug. 4, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Media are invited. NASA astronaut Suni Williams will join Ms. Vance to read a space-related book to children andContinue reading “Join Second Lady Usha Vance as She Reads to Children at NASA Johnson”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Visiting the Event Center Due to the nature of being a NASA facility, there are some special considerations that must be taken into account. Traveling To & FromThe Event Center is located on the publicly accessible side of the Ames campus. If you plan to arrive via ride share, pleaseContinue reading “Visiting the NASA Silicon Valley Event Center”