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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory of Laurel, Maryland, to build the Suprathermal Ion Sensors for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next Program. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at approximately $20.5 millionContinue reading “NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Next-Generation Space Weather Sensors”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) invite media to the official launch celebration of the new SERVIR Central America regional hub, located in Costa Rica, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. EST. The event will be hosted by NASA SERVIR Program Manager Daniel Irwin, U.S. AmbassadorContinue reading “NASA, USAID Invite Media to Launch of New SERVIR Central America Hub”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Lauren Perkins When you think of NASA, disasters such as hurricanes may not be the first thing to come to mind, but several NASA programs are building tools and advancing science to help communities make more informed decisions for disaster planning.  Empowered by NASA’s commitment to open science, theContinue reading “NASA AI, Open Science Advance Natural Disaster Research and Recovery”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Employees at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and NASA astronaut Victor Glover (right) happily snap a photo of themselves during a visit on Nov. 8, 2024. The employees are part of the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS), which develops and operates the systems and facilities needed to process andContinue reading “Selfie Time with Astronaut Victor Glover”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Grace Jacobs Corban The Discovery A Neptune-sized planet, TOI-3261 b, makes a scorchingly close orbit around its host star. Only the fourth object of its kind ever found, the planet could reveal clues as to how planets such as these form. Key Facts An international team of scientists usedContinue reading “Discovery Alert: a ‘Hot Neptune’ in a Tight Orbit”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This year, we’re giving thanks to you for Doing NASA Science! You and the millions of other volunteers have enabled an incredible banquet of discoveries—by taking data, analyzing data, writing code, writing papers, and even inventing your own science projects. Your work helps us maintain our leadership in space science!Continue reading “This Thanksgiving, We’re Grateful for NASA’s Amateur Scientists!”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Research scientist Alfonso Delgado Bonal makes important discoveries about patterns in cloud movements while thriving within the NASA Goddard family. Name: Alfonso Delgado BonalFormal Job Classification: Research scientistOrganization: Climate and Radiation Laboratory, Science Directorate (Code 613) What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here atContinue reading “Alfonso Delgado Bonal Has His Head in the Clouds — for Research”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. But what happens when there’s no shade available? A recent study in Nature Communications used NASA satellite data to identify a major gap in global resilience to climate change: citiesContinue reading “NASA Data Reveals Role of Green Spaces in Cooling Cities”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Texas Art Education Association hosted its annual conference from Nov. 14–16 at Moody Gardens Hotel & Convention Center in Galveston, Texas, drawing nearly 3,000 educators, administrators, and artists.   This year’s theme, “Cosmic Connections: SPACE, the Last Frontier and the Element of Art,” celebrated the fusion of creativity and spaceContinue reading “Art Meets Exploration: Cosmic Connections in Galveston”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Materials ISS Experiment Flight Facility mounted on the outside of the International Space Station allows researchers to test the performance and durability of materials and devices. This is done by exposing items of interest to everything that makes the space environment harsh, including radiation, highly reactive atomic oxygen, microgravity,Continue reading “Space Station Research Tests Performance of Self-Healing Quantum Technology “