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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Updated, Dec. 8, 2023 NASA restored the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope to science operations Friday, Dec. 8. The telescope had paused science observations Nov. 23 due to an issue with one of its gyros. The spacecraft is in good health and once again operating using all three of its gyros.Continue reading “NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Returns to Science Operations”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA experts will join a virtual news conference hosted by Axiom Space at 10 a.m. EST Wednesday, Dec. 13, to discuss the launch of Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), the third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The Ax-3 launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraftContinue reading “NASA to Participate in Next Private Astronaut Mission News Conference”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Eight U.S. university teams are partnering with NASA to advance technologies for small spacecraft, increasing their capability to support the agency’s science and exploration missions within the Earth, cislunar, and deep space domains.  The University SmallSat Technology Partnerships (USTP) initiative within NASA’s Small Spacecraft Technology (SST) program selected the eight teams fromContinue reading “NASA Selects Universities to Support Small Spacecraft Technologies”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Astronomers found what looks like a glowing cloud of dust from a massive planetary pile-up—and NASA volunteers helped make the discovery!

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This striking Hubble Space Telescope image shows the densely packed globular cluster known as NGC 2210, which is situated in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The LMC lies about 157,000 light-years from Earth and is a so-called satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, meaning that the two galaxies are gravitationally bound. Globular clusters are very stable,Continue reading “Hubble Captures a Cluster in the Cloud”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Dec. 9, astronomers and physicists will commemorate two years of landmark X-ray science by NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission. IXPE is the joint NASA-Italian Space Agency mission to study polarized X-ray light. Polarization is a characteristic of light that can help reveal information about where that lightContinue reading “NASA’s IXPE Marks Two Years of Groundbreaking X-ray Astronomy”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Get ready with Kurt Blankenship, a pilot at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, as he prepares for a research mission high above the clouds. Check out how the crew plan the route and goals, what it takes to get NASA’s Pilatus PC-12 aircraft in tip-top shape, and even what type ofContinue reading “Prepare to Fly with a NASA Pilot”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This striking Hubble Space Telescope image shows the densely packed globular cluster known as NGC 2210, which is situated in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The LMC lies about 157,000 light-years from Earth and is a so-called satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, meaning that the two galaxies are gravitationally bound. Globular clusters areContinue reading “Hubble Captures a Cluster in the Cloud”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY 2022-07-07 08:54 Current Status: Open – HURCON V The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) is open. For more information about the NASA Framework for Return to On-Site Work visit nasapeople.nasa.gov. MAF urges it’s employees to be safe at all times.  MAF is currently in Hurricane Condition V (Tropical Storm Readiness) HurricaneContinue reading “MAF Status 2022-07-07 08:54”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected the following companies for a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to fabricate ground support equipment at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida: The work will support Artemis, including missions to land the first woman and person of color on the Moon. The contractors will provide management, labor,Continue reading “NASA Selects Contractors for Ground Support Equipment Fabrication”