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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In May 2024, a geomagnetic storm hit Earth, sending auroras across the planet’s skies in a once-in-a-generation light display. These dazzling sights are possible because of the interaction of coronal mass ejections – explosions of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun – with Earth’s magnetic field, which protects usContinue reading “NASA’s BioSentinel Studies Solar Radiation as Earth Watches Aurora”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As humans return to the Moon and push on toward Mars, scientists are ramping up research into the effects of space on the body to make sure astronauts stay healthy on longer missions. This research often involves spaceflight studies of rodents, insects, and other models in orbiting laboratories such asContinue reading “Pioneer of Change: America Reyes Wang Makes NASA Space Biology More Open”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY For almost 60 years, NASA’s Stennis Space Center has tested rocket systems and engines to help power the nation’s human space exploration dreams. Completion of a critical water system infrastructure project helps ensure the site can continue that frontline work moving forward. “The infrastructure at NASA Stennis is absolutely criticalContinue reading “NASA Stennis Completes Key Test Complex Water System Upgrade”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In a surprise finding, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to erupt along its trajectory. The stars, called novae, are not caught inside the jet, but apparently inContinue reading “NASA’s Hubble Finds that a Black Hole Beam Promotes Stellar Eruptions”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is seeking innovative solutions for a synchronized antenna deployment system. The primary objective is to develop a mechanism that ensures sequential deployment of antenna panels, addressing a critical aspect of space-based communication technology. In this challenge, participants are tasked with designing a mechanism that will release hexagonal panels inContinue reading “Let It Go: (After Latching)”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA invites the public to participate as virtual guests in the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission. NASA astronaut Nick Hague, commander, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, mission specialist, will embark on a flight aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, launching no earlier than 1:17 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept.Continue reading “NASA Invites Public to Join as Virtual Guests for SpaceX Crew-9 Launch “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is advancing an innovative approach to enabling commercial inspection of defunct, or inoperable, satellites in low Earth orbit, a precursor to capturing and repairing or removing the satellites. The agency has awarded Starfish Space of Seattle, Washington, a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to complete theContinue reading “Getting SSPICY: NASA Funds Orbital Debris Inspection Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Faculty Advisor: Dr. Donald Blake, University of California, Irvine Graduate Mentor: Katherine Paredero, Georgia Institute of Technology Katherine Paredero, Graduate Mentor Mikaela Vaughn Urban Planning Initiative: Investigation of Isoprene Emissions by Tree Species in the LA Basin Mikaela Vaughn, Virginia Commonwealth University Elevated ozone concentrations have been a concern inContinue reading “SARP West 2024 Whole Air Sampling (WAS) Group”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On August 12-13, 24 students from the West Coast cohort of NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) gathered at University of California, Irvine (UCI) to present their final research to a room of mentors, professors, family, and NASA personnel. SARP is an eight-week summer internship for undergraduate students, hosted inContinue reading “2024 SARP West Closeout”