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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth’s average surface temperature in 2023 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Global temperatures last year were around 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA’s baseline period (1951-1980), scientists from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York reported.Continue reading “NASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on Record”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9 captured this image of Simsbury, Connecticut on September 15, 2022. Martin Luther King Jr. and other students from Morehouse College worked summers on a tobacco farm, Meadowood, in Simsbury in 1944 and 1947 to earn money for tuition. King’s time in Connecticut impacted his outlook and trajectoryContinue reading “Verdant Farmlands of Simsbury, Connecticut”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The American Astronomical Society (AAS) met in New Orleans this week, attended by thousands of astronomers and reporters, and NASA volunteers were in the spotlight. Wow! Big congratulations to everyone involved!

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In space since their launch on Nov. 16, 1973, Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson, and William R. Pogue began the new year of 1974 roughly halfway through their planned 84-day mission. By the end of January, the three rookies held the records for the longest singleContinue reading “50 Years Ago: Skylab 4 Astronauts Begin Record-Breaking Third Month in Space”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will host a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 17, to discuss the upcoming launch and science objectives of the agency’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission. Once in orbit above Earth, the satellite will shed light on the impact of tiny things – microscopic lifeContinue reading “NASA to Brief Media on Climate Mission to Study Ocean Life, Air”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth’s oceans and atmosphere are changing as the planet warms. Some ocean waters become greener as more microscopic organisms bloom. In the atmosphere, dust storms born on one continent affect the air quality of another, while smoke from massive wildfires can blanket entire regions for days. NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite, calledContinue reading “NASA’s PACE To Investigate Oceans, Atmospheres in Changing Climate”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Establishing sustained operations at the Moon and Mars presents a multitude of opportunities and challenges NASA has yet to encounter. Many of these activities require new technologies and processes to ensure the agency is prepared for its ambitious Artemis missions and those beyond. One of those challenges is working withContinue reading “Brr, It’s Cold in Here! NASA’s Cryo Efforts Beyond the Atmosphere”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren talk with students and families at Youth Alliance, a community organization in Hollister, California, on Jan. 5.  Mann, who was born in another small California community, spoke about her parents’ work as an auto mechanic and a manicurist and her own path toContinue reading “NASA Astronaut, Congresswoman Discuss STEM Careers with Students”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff of Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) is scheduled for 5:11 p.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 17, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space CenterContinue reading “NASA Sets Coverage for Axiom Mission 3 Briefing, Events, Broadcast”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The first crew to take part in a yearlong NASA Mars analog mission reached the 200 day mark of its mission Jan. 11. The four person analog crew, entered the CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 25, 2023, andContinue reading “First NASA Mars Analog Crew Passes Mission Halfway Mark”