official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On April 8, NASA and its partners will celebrate the wonders of the total solar eclipse as it passes over North America, with the path of totality in the United States, from Kerrville, Texas, to Houlton, Maine. Eclipses are an important contribution to NASA’s research into the Sun’s outer atmosphere,Continue reading “NASA Partnerships Bring 2024 Total Solar Eclipse to Everyone”
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The Marshall Star for April 3, 2024
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Huntsville, Marshall Preparing to Celebrate Total Solar Eclipse By Celine Smith On April 8 between 1 and 3 p.m., the Moon will pass between the Sun and Earth to create a total solar eclipse for 15 states. While Alabama will experience a partial eclipse, area residents can enjoy some fun-filledContinue reading “The Marshall Star for April 3, 2024”
NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will use to travel around the lunar surface, conducting scientific research during the agency’s Artemis campaign at the Moon and preparing for human missions to Mars. The awards leverageContinue reading “NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions”
Scientists Pursue the Total Solar Eclipse with NASA Jet Planes
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will produce stunning views across North America. While anyone along the eclipse path with a clear sky will see the spectacular event, the best view might be 50,000 feet in the air, aboard NASA’s WB-57 jet planes. That’s where a trio of NASA-fundedContinue reading “Scientists Pursue the Total Solar Eclipse with NASA Jet Planes”
Carving a Path
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY These aren’t highways in this picture taken on Aug. 15, 2023; they’re paths carved by glaciers as they move through the Karakoram mountain range north of the Himalayas. Crew aboard the International Space Station take photos of Earth, recording how the planet changes over time due to human activity andContinue reading “Carving a Path”
NASA Receives 13 Nominations for the 28th Annual Webby Awards
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Since it began in 1958, NASA has been charged by law with spreading the word about its work “to the widest extent practicable.” From typewritten press releases to analog photos and film, NASA has effectively moved into social media and other online communications. NASA’s broad reach across digital platforms hasContinue reading “NASA Receives 13 Nominations for the 28th Annual Webby Awards”
Rock Sampled by NASA’s Perseverance Embodies Why Rover Came to Mars
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The 24th sample taken by the six-wheeled scientist offers new clues about Jezero Crater and the lake it may have once held. Analysis by instruments aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover indicate that the latest rock core taken by the rover was awash in water for an extended period of timeContinue reading “Rock Sampled by NASA’s Perseverance Embodies Why Rover Came to Mars”
NASA Invites Media to Annual FIRST Robotics Competition in Rocket City
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Rocket City Regional – Alabama’s annual For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition – is scheduled for Friday, April 5, through Saturday, April 6, at the Von Braun Center South Hall in Huntsville, Alabama, known as the Rocket City. This event is free for theContinue reading “NASA Invites Media to Annual FIRST Robotics Competition in Rocket City”
How NASA Spotted El Niño Changing the Saltiness of Coastal Waters
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY New findings have revealed a coastal realm highly sensitive to changes in runoff and rainfall on land. After helping stoke record heat in 2023 and drenching major swaths of the United States this winter, the current El Niño is losing steam this spring. Scientists have observed another way that theContinue reading “How NASA Spotted El Niño Changing the Saltiness of Coastal Waters”
NASA’s Webb Probes an Extreme Starburst Galaxy
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Amid a site teeming with new and young stars lies an intricate substructure. A team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to survey the starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82). Located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, this galaxy is relatively compact in size butContinue reading “NASA’s Webb Probes an Extreme Starburst Galaxy”