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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, the pair sets a new record for the fastest-moving exoplanet system, nearly double our solar system’s speed through the Milky Way. The planetary system is thought to move atContinue reading “NASA Scientists Spot Candidate for Speediest Exoplanet System”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY FjordPhyto is a collective effort where travelers on tour expedition vessels in Antarctica help scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Universidad Nacional de La Plata study phytoplankton. Now project leader Dr. Allison Cusick has a Ph.D.! . Dr. Cusick studies how melting glaciers influence phytoplankton in the coastal regions.Continue reading “Newly Minted Ph.D. Studies Phytoplankton with NASA’s FjordPhyto Project”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, has made a surprising discovery in our cosmic backyard: a phenomenon called an Einstein ring. An Einstein ring is light from a distant galaxy bending to form a ring that appears aligned with a foreground object. The name honors AlbertContinue reading “Euclid Discovers Einstein Ring in Our Cosmic Backyard”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Light pollution has long troubled astronomers, who generally shy away from deep sky observing under full Moon skies. The natural light from a bright Moon floods the sky and hides views of the Milky Way, dim galaxies and nebula, and shooting stars. In recent years, human-made light pollution has dramaticallyContinue reading “February’s Night Sky Notes: How Can You Help Curb Light Pollution?”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The full moon rises over the Superdome and the city of New Orleans, Louisiana on Monday evening, January 13, 2025. New Orleans is home to NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility where several pieces of hardware for the SLS (Space Launch system) are being built. For more than half a century, NASAContinue reading “Golden Moon over the Superdome”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and its partners recently tested an aircraft guidance system that could help planes maintain a precise course even while flying at high speeds up to 500 mph. The instrument is Soxnav, the culmination of more than 30 years of development of aircraft navigation systems. NASA’s G-IV aircraft flew itsContinue reading “NASA Explores Earth Science with New Navigational System”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 Overnight before planning today, Mars reached a solar longitude of 40 degrees. The solar longitude is how we like to measure where we are in a Mars year. Each year starts at 0 degrees and advances to 360 degrees at the end ofContinue reading “Sols 4445–4446: Cloudy Days are Here”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2024 annual report Thursday examining the agency’s safety performance, accomplishments, and challenges during the past year. The report highlights 2024 activities and observations on NASA’s work, including: “Over the past year, NASA hasContinue reading “NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2024 Annual Report”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Moon will pass into Earth’s shadow and appear to turn red on the night of March 13 or early in the morning of March 14, depending on time zone. Here’s what you need to know about the total lunar eclipse. What is a lunar eclipse? A lunar eclipse occurs when theContinue reading “What You Need To Know About the March 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a “capture cube” in this image from Feb. 4, 2025. The experimental grippers demonstrated autonomous detection and capture techniques that may be used to remove space debris and service satellites in low Earth orbit. The Astrobee system was designedContinue reading “Robot Gets a Grip”