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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Students from Brighton Elementary School in Brighton, Tennessee, will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The space-to-Earth call will air live at 11:45 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 8, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.Continue reading “NASA, International Astronauts to Speak with Tennessee Students”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will be honored with the 2024 Michael Collins Trophy for Current Achievement. For its work developing and managing the first-ever planetary defense test mission, the team comprised by NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is being lauded forContinue reading “DART Team Earns Smithsonian Michael Collins Trophy for Successful Planetary Defense Test Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s short-form, narrative podcast, NASA’s Curious Universe, returns for its sixth season Nov. 7. This season will bring listeners on new “wild and wonderful” adventures from the farthest reaches of the cosmos to right here on planet Earth.  In season six, listeners will meet researchers who are using sounds fromContinue reading “NASA’s Curious Universe Podcast Unveils New Season of Adventures”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities ahead of the launch of SpaceX’s 29th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft is targeted for no earlier than 8:28 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 9, fromContinue reading “NASA Invites Public to Share Excitement of SpaceX’s Launch to Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The new images from the Euclid mission include a cluster of thousands of distant galaxies, demonstrating the spacecraft’s unique abilities.  The Euclid mission, which will investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, released its first five science images Tuesday, Nov. 7 The observatory, led by ESA (European SpaceContinue reading “First Science Images Released From ESA Mission With NASA Contributions”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY November 2023 I am pleased to welcome you to this new blog series – what my team affectionally calls, “Nicky Notes.” Through this platform, I hope to regularly share updates about all of the exciting work we do in the Science Mission Directorate, while offering some more candid reflections.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana presented an award to Richard Danne Monday for his outstanding achievement in creating the NASA worm logotype and inspiring the world through the medium of design for the benefit of humanity. The Exceptional Public Achievement Medal was presented to Danne following a panel discussion atContinue reading “Worm Designer Receives NASA’s Exceptional Public Achievement Medal”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The NASA Worm Logo sign at the NASA Headquarters building in Washington is unveiled in this image from June 21, 2023. The unveiling occurred just before NASA’s Earth Information Center, an immersive experience combining live data sets with cutting-edge data visualization and storytelling, opened to the public. On Nov. 6,Continue reading “NASA’s Worm Logo”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The mission team is making sure the robotic scientist, now in its fourth extended mission, is staying strong, despite wear and tear from its 11-year journey. Four thousand Martian days after setting its wheels in Gale Crater on Aug. 5, 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover remains busy conducting exciting science. The rover recentlyContinue reading “NASA’s Curiosity Rover Clocks 4,000 Days on Mars”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is hosting a virtual industry forum on Nov. 13, 2023, to introduce the agency’s Lunar Infrastructure Foundational Technologies (LIFT-1) demonstration Request for Information (RFI). At this event, representatives of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) will discuss the relevant Moon-to-Mars Objectives, STMD Envisioned Future Priorities (EFPs), and will answer questions from potentialContinue reading “NASA Invites Stakeholders to STMD’s LIFT-1 Industry Forum”