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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Introduction Since 1987, a highly modified McDonnell Douglas DC-8 aircraft has been a workhorse in NASA’s Airborne Science Program (ASP)—see Photo 1. The aircraft, located at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in California, flew countless missions as a science laboratory, producing science data that supports projects serving the world’sContinue reading “The NASA DC-8 Retires: Reflections on its Contributions to Earth System Science”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will provide interview opportunities with astronaut Jonny Kim beginning at 9 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, March 18, to highlight his upcoming mission to the International Space Station in April. The virtual interviews from Star City, Russia, will stream live on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a varietyContinue reading “NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim to Discuss Upcoming Launch, Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Discovery A possible “super-Earth” orbits a relatively close, Sun-like star, and could be a habitable world – but one of extreme temperature swings, from scorching heat to deep freeze. Key Facts The newly confirmed planet is the outermost of three detected so far around a star called HD 20794,Continue reading “Discovery Alert: ‘Super-Earth’ Swings from Super-Heated to Super-Chill”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This was a magical revelation for the Greeks and the Egyptians, who were able to see from the motions of the stars and the way the Sun moved. They saw the way the Sun’s shadow worked in different places. And they figured, well, that’s only possible if the Earth isContinue reading “How Do We Know the Earth Isn’t Flat? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 53”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Shortly after dawn on March 27, 2001, NASA pilot Bill Rieke took off from an airfield just outside of Phoenix in NASA’s blue-and-white Learjet 25 and flew low over a series of microphones for the first flight test of a groundbreaking NASA technology. On one of the plane’s engines wasContinue reading “NASA’s Chevron Technology Quiets the Skies”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The universe is ballooning outward at an ever-faster clip under the power of an unknown force dubbed dark energy. One of the major goals for NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is to help astronomers gather clues to the mystery. One team is setting the stage now to helpContinue reading “Team Preps to Study Dark Energy via Exploding Stars With NASA’s Roman”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21st century aviation challenges that could transform the skies above our communities.  As part of NASA’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI), both graduate and undergraduate students on faculty-led university teams will contribute directly to real-world flight research while gaining hands-on experience workingContinue reading “NASA Selects Three University Teams to Participate in Flight Research “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronauts are gearing up for a scientific mission aboard the International Space Station. Expedition 73 NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov will launch in March as part of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission. NASA astronautContinue reading “NASA, Partners to Conduct Space Station Research During Expedition 73”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Remotely piloted aircraft could transform the way we transport people and goods and provide our communities with better access to vital services, like medical supply deliveries and efficient transportation.  NASA’s Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles (PAAV) subproject is working with partners to safely integrate remote air cargo and airContinue reading “About Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On March 6, 1985, NASA’s newest space shuttle, Atlantis, made its public debut during a rollout ceremony at the Rockwell International manufacturing plant in Palmdale, California. Under construction for three years, Atlantis joined NASA’s other three space-worthy orbiters, Columbia, Challenger, and Discovery, and atmospheric test vehicle Enterprise. Officials from NASA,Continue reading “40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Atlantis Makes its Public Debut “