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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is bringing the world of planetary defense to the public with its new documentary, “Planetary Defenders.” What would humanity do if an asteroid were headed for Earth? The documentary takes viewers inside the real-life efforts of scientists and engineers working to detect, track, and mitigate potential asteroid threats. FeaturingContinue reading “NASA’s Planetary Defenders Documentary Premieres April 16”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, Planetary Geologist at University of New Brunswick Earth planning date: Monday, April 7, 2025 Over the weekend, we completed our drive up the steep side of a canyon, up onto “Devil’s Gate,” a small butte which forms part of the ridge along the top of the canyon and now we canContinue reading “Sols 4505-4506: Up, up and onto the Devil’s Gate “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY David Mitchell, the Associate Administrator for MSD.    Have you ever wondered how NASA manages to achieve all the incredible missions it does, like probing the Sun and studying the history of our Universe? We do it through teamwork, one of our core values. And an essential part of NASA’s teamContinue reading “Welcome to the Mission Support Directorate (MSD)”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Deep Space Station 43 (DSS-43), a 230-foot-wide (70-meter-wide) radio antenna at NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in Canberra, Australia, is seen in this March 4, 2020, image. DSS-43 was more than six times as sensitive as the original antenna at the Canberra complex, so it could communicate with spacecraft atContinue reading “Sixty Years in Canberra: NASA’s Deep Space Network”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Within the scientific community, peer review has become the process norm for which an author’s research or ideas undergo careful examination by other experts in their field. It encourages each scientist to meet the high standards that they themselves, as writers and reviewers, have aided in setting. It has becomeContinue reading “Findings from the Field: A Research Symposium for Student Scientists”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew under Artemis. Astronauts on their first flight aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft will confirm all of the spacecraft’s systems operate as designed with crew aboard in the actual environment of deep space.  Through the Artemis campaign, NASA will sendContinue reading “NASA’s First Flight With Crew Important Step on Long-term Return to the Moon, Missions to Mars”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Canberra joined the global network in 1965 and operates four radio antennas. Now, preparations have begun on its fifth as NASA works to increase the network’s capacity. NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in Canberra, Australia celebrated its 60th anniversary on March 19 while also breaking ground on a new radioContinue reading “NASA’s Deep Space Network Starts New Dish, Marks 60 Years in Australia”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY IntroductionThe Earth Observer Editorial ProcessTypes of Articles in The Earth ObserverGeneral article format— Announcement article— Feature article— Hybrid article— In Memoriam article— Kudos article— Summary articleGuidelines for Preparing Articles for The Earth Observer— Writing for the web— Catchy headline— Naming files— Use visuals to draw the reader in— Search engineContinue reading “Style Guidelines for ‘The Earth Observer’ Newsletter “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Students from Dade City, Florida, will have the chance to connect with NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 1 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 11, on NASA+ and learn howContinue reading “NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Florida”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As an Air Force veteran from Spartanburg, South Carolina, Alex Olley now serves as a contract specialist in the International Space Station Procurement Office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.   Olley joined NASA as a Pathways intern in January 2023 to turn his lifelong goal into a reality—bringing hisContinue reading “Meet Alex Olley: Air Force Veteran Powering the Space Station “