official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This June 5, 2024, image shows lysozyme crystals aboard the International Space Station. Lysozyme is a protein found in bodily fluids like tears, saliva, and milk, and is used as a control compound to demonstrate well-formed crystals. Lysozyme plays a vital role in innate immunity, protecting against bacteria, viruses, and fungi.Continue reading “Crystals Grown in Space”
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Map the Earth’s Magnetic Shield with the Space Umbrella Project
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Use data from NASA’s Magnetosphere Multiscale Mission to shed light on solar storms. For anyone with a laptop or cell.
Small But Mighty Lab Device Could Transform NASA Research
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station after launching with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. NASA aims to use the off-the-shelf device, called a microplate reader, to conduct vital biological research in space and get real-time accessContinue reading “Small But Mighty Lab Device Could Transform NASA Research”
Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A vivid display of the aurora lit up skies over the Denmark Strait and eastern Canada during a minor geomagnetic storm in February 2026.
Digital Surface and Terrain Models from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line Added to Satellite Data Explorer
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The CSDA Program added three digital elevation and digital terrain products from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line to the Satellite Data Explorer.
CSDA Releases New Data Acquisition Request System
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The CSDA Program’s Data Acquisition Request System lets authorized users submit proposals for yet-to-be-collected data from CSDA’s commercial partners.
Vantor Archive Imagery Added to Satellite Data Explorer
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program announces the addition of imagery from Vantor to its Satellite Data Explorer (SDX) data access and discovery tool.
CSDA Program Announces Eight New Data Agreements
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program announced eight new agreements with seven of its commercial partners to give users more access to near‑global multispectral and synthetic aperture radar data.
My NASA Experience
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Marcia J. Rieke The development of infrared detector arrays is intertwined with my experiences working on NASA projects. As an astronomer at a university, my interactions with NASA all start with a proposal in response to an opportunity. In 1983, near-infrared detector arrays were beginning to attract the attentionContinue reading “My NASA Experience”
Measuring the Big Bang with the COBE satellite
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By John Mather The Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE) went up on a Delta rocket on Nov. 18, 1989, into a polar sun-synchronous orbit 900 km up. Our team at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Ball Aerospace, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and universities built it to look atContinue reading “Measuring the Big Bang with the COBE satellite”