official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A spectacular eclipse will sweep across North America on April 8, 2024! Enjoy these free resources from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific!
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Interview with Alex Borlaff
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY OK, we generally start with your early years, your childhood, where you’re from, and a little bit about your family at the time. Where you grew up, I think it was in Spain? Do you have siblings, what did your parents do, that sort of thing. And how early wasContinue reading “Interview with Alex Borlaff”
New ‘Eclipse Watch’ Tool Shows Eclipses from Space Any Time
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Do you wish you could see a total solar eclipse every day? With a new online tool called Eclipse Watch, you can observe the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, in real time with eclipse-like images from space as we count down to the next total solar eclipse on Earth. TheContinue reading “New ‘Eclipse Watch’ Tool Shows Eclipses from Space Any Time”
NASA Langley Participates in Drone Responders Conference
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The National Public Safety Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Conference was held at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia, March 12-13. NASA Langley engineers presented their work at the conference and staffed a NASA information table, promoting the benefits of NASA technologies and research for drone responders. “It’s exciting to see theContinue reading “NASA Langley Participates in Drone Responders Conference”
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Earns Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer) team received the American Astronomical Society’s Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award “for exceptional performance and extraordinary perseverance in successfully delivering a sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth.” The award, named after the first person to walk onContinue reading “NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Earns Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award”
Safety First!
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station wear eclipse glasses in this image from March 26, 2024. While millions of people on Earth experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, the space station crew will have the opportunity to see it from 250 miles above our planet. ExceptContinue reading “Safety First!”
NASA VIPER Robotic Moon Rover Team Raises Its Mighty Mast
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s VIPER – short for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover – now stands taller and more capable than ever. And that’s thanks to its mast. VIPER’s mast, and the suite of instruments affixed to it, looks a lot like the rover’s “neck” and “head.” The mast instruments are designed to helpContinue reading “NASA VIPER Robotic Moon Rover Team Raises Its Mighty Mast”
Citizen Scientists Invited to Collect Data for NASA During Eclipse
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On April 8, 2024, as the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, thousands of amateur citizen scientists will measure air temperatures and snap pictures of clouds. The data they collect will aid researchers who are investigating how the Sun influences climates in different environments. Among those citizen scientists areContinue reading “Citizen Scientists Invited to Collect Data for NASA During Eclipse”
What’s Up: March 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Jupiter plows through the Pleiades on March 14, a chance to spot Mercury at month’s end along with a subtle lunar eclipse, and a comet worth keeping an eye on!
NASA Names Finalists to Help Deal with Dust in Human Lander Challenge
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA selected 12 finalist teams to compete in the next round of the Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) competition. In 2023, NASA invited undergraduate and graduate students from accredited colleges and universities in the United States to propose innovative solutions to manage the lunar dust a spacecraft stirs up when landingContinue reading “NASA Names Finalists to Help Deal with Dust in Human Lander Challenge”