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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The subject of this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is the spiral galaxy IC 4633, located 100 million light-years away from us in the constellation Apus. IC 4633 is a galaxy rich in star-forming activity and also hosts an active galactic nucleus at its core. From ourContinue reading “Hubble Spots a Galaxy Hidden in a Dark Cloud”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Before the Orion spacecraft is stacked atop NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket ahead of the Artemis II mission, engineers will put it through a series of rigorous tests to ensure it is ready for lunar flight. In preparation for testing, teams at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center inContinue reading “Altitude Chamber Gets Upgrade for Artemis II, Spacecraft Testing Begins “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Excitement is mounting as the largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for a planetary mission gets readied for an October launch. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California are running final tests and preparing the agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft for the next leg of its journey: launching fromContinue reading “Media Get Close-Up of NASA’s Jupiter-Bound Europa Clipper”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is now publicly distributing science-quality data from its newest Earth-observing satellite, providing first-of-their-kind measurements of ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate. The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite was launched on Feb. 8, and has been put through several weeks of in-orbit testing of theContinue reading “NASA’s PACE Data on Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate Now Available”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will welcome Switzerland as the 37th country to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 15 at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will host Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, Minister for Economic Affairs, Education & Research, along withContinue reading “NASA Invites Media to Switzerland Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The staff changes tap into a deep well of talent and experience across JPL as the laboratory looks to the future. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is pleased to announce three key staff appointments, naming Keyur Patel the associate director for Flight Projects and Mission Success, Howard Eisen chief engineer, andContinue reading “NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Announces 3 Personnel Appointments”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) entered into safe mode April 8, temporarily interrupting science observations. The team is investigating the root cause of the safe mode, which occurred during scheduled engineering activities. The satellite itself remains in good health. The team will continue investigating the issue and is inContinue reading “NASA’s TESS Temporarily Pauses Science Observations”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY “A genuine space success story,” is how Experiments Manager William Kerslake described NASA’s second Space Electric Rocket Test (SERT II), the first long-duration operation of ion thrusters in space. SERT II provided researchers with data for years beyond its expected lifetime and was a rare example of an entire missionContinue reading “NASA’s SERT II: ‘A Genuine Space Success Story’”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA, Marshall Help Viewers Celebrate Total Solar Eclipse in Arkansas A group of Marshall and agency team members traveled to Russellville, Arkansas, to help viewers experience the April 8 total solar eclipse through the eyes of NASA. Science and communication experts from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Stennis Space Center,Continue reading “The Marshall Star for April 10, 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Masahito Moriyama have signed an agreement to advance sustainable human exploration of the Moon. Japan will design, develop, and operate a pressurized rover for crewed and uncrewed exploration on the Moon. NASA will provide theContinue reading “NASA, Japan Advance Space Cooperation, Sign Agreement for Lunar Rover”