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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On May 4, 1976, a spacecraft resembling a disco ball entered orbit almost 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) above Earth. This shiny, two‑foot‑wide (60‑centimeter) sphere called the Laser Geodynamics Satellite, or LAGEOS, is covered with 426 retroreflectors—small mirrored prisms designed to bounce laser light directly back to where it came from.Continue reading “LAGEOS: An Earth Science Mission Built for Enduring Precision”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA announced Friday Janet Petro, center director for the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is retiring. Prior to joining NASA, Petro worked in a variety of military and industry positions, ultimately beginning her career at the agency in 2007 and working her way up to center director, as wellContinue reading “NASA Kennedy Center Director Announces Plans to Retire”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Nasdaq Chair and Chief Executive Officer Adena T. Friedman, left, and NASA’s Artemis II crewmembers CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman, right, ring the closing bell of the Nasdaq market session, Thursday, April 30, 2026. NASA’s Artemis II missionContinue reading “NASA Artemis II Crew Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Technicians at NASA’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida offloaded eight high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) wall modules and other ground support equipment on April 27. The equipment will support launch processing of the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Each 1,800-pound module enhancesContinue reading “Key Support Equipment Arrives at Kennedy for Roman Space Telescope”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Summer is “Go” for launch, and NASA has a universe of ways to help you to jump in, explore, and create! Whether you prefer to spend this season fueling your creativity, going outdoors into nature, or daydreaming about your future, NASA offers ways to take your interests to the nextContinue reading “Space Out This Summer with Variety of NASA STEM Activities”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In this new picture from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a spiral galaxy glittering with star clusters is the center of attention. NGC 3137 is located 53 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia (the Air Pump). As a nearby spiral galaxy, this target offers astronomers an excellent opportunity to study the cycleContinue reading “Hubble Spots a Starry Spiral”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Maila triggered a deadly landslide in the mountains of East New Britain.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Ireland will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Monday, May 4, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Ambassador of Ireland to the United States of America Geraldine Byrne Nason; Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, T.D., of Ireland;Continue reading “NASA Invites Media to Ireland Artemis Accords Signing”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Description Team members past and present from NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter mission gathered on April 15, 2026, to celebrate 25 years since the spacecraft’s launch, which took place April 7, 2001. For the occasion, the team rolled out a giant global map of Mars created using imagery from Odyssey’sContinue reading “Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Shooting stars before dawn, a brilliant meetup between the Moon and Venus and a rare blue moon to end the month.