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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY From new perspectives on the early universe to illuminating the extreme environment near a black hole, discoveries from NASA missions will be highlighted at the 245th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The meeting will take place Jan. 12-16 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in NationalContinue reading “NASA Research To Be Featured at American Astronomical Society Meeting”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Jan. 10, 2025, NASA astronaut Don Pettit posted two images of the Los Angeles fires from the International Space Station. Multiple destructive fires broke out in the hills of Los Angeles County in early January 2025, fueled by a dry landscape and winds that gusted up to 100 miles perContinue reading “Los Angeles Fires Seen from International Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA selected 15 visionary ideas for its NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) program which develops concepts to transform future missions for the benefit of all. Chosen from companies and institutions across the United States, the 2025 Phase I awardees represent a wide range of aerospace concepts. The NIAC program nurtures innovationContinue reading “NASA Awards 2025 Innovative Technology Concept Studies”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is targeting launch Wednesday, Jan. 15. The mission will lift off on a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A atContinue reading “NASA Sets Coverage for Firefly First Commercial Robotic Moon Launch”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY John MatherNASA Goddard Space Flight Center We will design the first family of ISEE’s (Inflatable Starshade for Earthlike Exoplanets) with sizes from 35 to 100 m diameter. A starshade would enable any telescope to observe exoplanets, a top priority for astronomy worldwide. Compared with other starshade concepts, we aim forContinue reading “Inflatable Starshade for Earthlike Exoplanets”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Kimberly WeaverNASA Goddard Space Flight Center Some of the most enigmatic objects in the Universe are giant supermassive black holes (SMBH). Yet after 30 years of study, we don’t know precisely how these objects produce their power. This requires observations at X-ray wavelengths. The state-of-the-art for X-ray images is ChandraContinue reading “Beholding Black Hole Power with the Accretion Explorer Interferometer”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Saurabh VilekarPrecision Combustion Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI) proposes to develop a uniquely compact, lightweight, low-power, and durable Microlith® Thermo-Photo-Catalytic (TPC) Reactor for crewed Mars transit spacecraft O2 supply. As crewed space exploration mission destinations move from low Earth orbit to sustained lunar surface habitation toward Mars exploration, the need becomesContinue reading “Thermo-Photo-Catalysis of Water for Crewed Mars Transit Spacecraft Oxygen Supply”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Justin YimUniversity of Illinois We propose Legged Exploration Across the Plume (LEAP), based on the Salto jumping robot as a novel multi-jet robotic sampling concept for Enceladus to be deployed from Enceladus Orbilander. If successful, LEAP will enable collection of pristine, ocean-derived material directly from Enceladus’s jets and measurement ofContinue reading “LEAP – Legged Exploration Across the Plume”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Robert HinshawNASA Ames Research Center We propose to pioneer a radically new approach to mitigating radiation-induced cell damage in astronauts by transplanting new undamaged mitochondria (critical radiation-sensitive cell organelles) isolated from each individual pre-exposure. We will investigate this fundamental emerging concept in medicine in the space radiation context, study cellContinue reading “MitoMars: Targeted Mitochondria Replacement Therapy to Boost Deep Space Endurance”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Phase I Phillip AnsellHydrogen Hybrid Power for Aviation Sustainable Systems (Hy2PASS)University of IllinoisUrbana, IL 61801-29572025 Phase I Ryan BensonConstruction Assembly DestinationThinkOrbital Inc.Boulder, CO 80303-00012025 Phase I Martin BermudezLunar Glass Structure (LUNGS): Enabling Construction of Monolithic Habitats in Low-Gravity EnvironmentSkyeports LLCSacramento, CA 95811-00012025 Phase I Christine GreggDynamically Stable Large Space StructuresContinue reading “NIAC 2025 Selections”