Tag Archives: Nasa

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster NGC 2005. It’s not an unusual globular cluster in and of itself, but it is a peculiarity when compared to its surroundings. NGC 2005 is located about 750 light-years from the heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which is the Milky Way’s largestContinue reading “Hubble Captures a Cosmic Fossil”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Media are invited in late July to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to see progress on the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket as preparations continue for the Artemis II test flight around the Moon. Participants joining the multi-day events will see the arrival and unloading of theContinue reading “NASA Invites Media to See Artemis II Moon Rocket Elements at Kennedy”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY “Don’t let the NASA emblem scare you away. “I was very intimidated by it because it was a childhood dream [to make it to NASA]. I saw a picture of me at Kennedy Space [Center’s] visitor center the last time I went home. I must have been five years old.Continue reading “Transportation Officer Melissa Coleman”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Although surrounded by the big and bold missions of human spaceflight, Margaret Kennedy, an aerospace systems engineer on the Human Health and Performance Contract, still appreciates the little things. Ask about her favorite NASA experience to date and she will tell you it is getting to show her badge toContinue reading “Johnson Celebrates LGBTQI+ Pride Month: Meet Margaret Kennedy”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster NGC 2005. It’s not an unusual globular cluster in and of itself, but it is a peculiarity when compared to its surroundings. NGC 2005 is located about 750 light-years from the heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which isContinue reading “Hubble Observes a Cosmic Fossil”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Planning today was defined by the decision about whether or not to drill at “Mammoth Lakes,” the potential drill target that we selected on Monday. This decision is made based on the answer to two questions. First, does this location meet our scienceContinue reading “Sols 4214–4215: The Best Laid Plans…”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The spacecraft has resumed gathering information about interstellar space. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is conducting normal science operations for the first time following a technical issue that arose in November 2023. The team partially resolved the issue in April when they prompted the spacecraft to begin returning engineering data, whichContinue reading “Voyager 1 Returning Science Data From All Four Instruments”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Next Full Moon is the Strawberry Moon; the Flower, Hot, Hoe, or Planting Moon; the Mead or Honey Moon; the Rose Moon; Vat Purnima; Poson Poya; and the LRO Moon. The next full Moon will be Friday evening, June 21, 2024, appearing opposite the Sun (in Earth-based longitude) atContinue reading “The Next Full Moon is the Strawberry Moon”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The MSFC Disasters team supported stakeholders after severe weather outbreak occurred on 4/10/24 along the Gulf Coast region of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Our partners at FEMA R4 convened remote sensing calls to coordinate with impacted states on any remote sensing needs that they may have in their response.Continue reading “MSFC Disasters Supports Severe Weather Event”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In early May, widespread flooding and landslides occurred in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, leaving thousands of people without food, water, or electricity. In the following days, NASA teams provided data and imagery to help on-the-ground responders understand the disaster’s impacts and deploy aid. Building on thisContinue reading “NASA Announces New System to Aid Disaster Response”