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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Our universe is full of mysterious sights. Explore some of our most frightful finds from past Halloweens.

Sinister Solar System - NASA Science

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Earth planning date: Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 After Curiosity’s busy weekend, the team is ready for another day of planning. We are able to take advantage of the Earth-Mars time offset to full plan on both sols of our plan today. For this plan, I served as Mobility Rover Planner, and planned Curiosity’s drive. The […]

Sols 4341-4342: A Bumpy Road - NASA Science

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA has selected the University of New Hampshire in Durham to build Solar Wind Plasma Sensors for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Next Program. This cost-plus-no-fee contract is valued at approximately $24.3 million and includes the development of two sensors that will study the […]

NASA Awards NOAA’s Solar Wind Plasma Sensors Contract - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Clouds curling around the full “blue” moon gives the night sky an eerie feel in this image from Aug. 19, 2024. As seen here, a blue moon is not actually blue; the third full moon in a season with four full Moons is called a “blue” moon. Another moon will be visible in the sky […]

An Orange Blue Moon - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Since its launch in 2014, the Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) system has served as NASA’s online repository for physical science data. Now, the PSI system is live with new updates to further align with NASA’s open data policy. With its first significant update in over five years, the data repository has been completely redesigned, featuring […]

Physical Science Informatics Database is Live with New Features

Physical Science Informatics (PSI) Database repository has been completely redesigned, featuring a new layout, improved structure, and enhanced search functionalities.

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Listen to Chief AI Officer Dave Salvagnini represent NASA in a Federal Executive Forum webinar on “Artificial Intelligence Strategies in Government Progress and Best Practices 2024.” Featuring Chief AI Officers and technology experts at the IRS, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Red Hat, Deloitte, and Pure Storage, this discussion covers current […]

NASA Chief AI Officer on the Federal Executive Forum: How Agencies Are Strategizing About AI - NASA

NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

The NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) set out to activate science in Fairbanks classrooms in early October at the University of Alaska’s Museum of the North annual Educators’ Night. This free Fall semester event introduces educators and school staff to a variety of resources and connections, connecting attendees with resources and university departments […]

Educator Night at the Museum of the North: Activating Science in Fairbanks Classrooms - NASA Science

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA has awarded $15.6 million in grant funding to 15 projects supporting the maintenance of open-source tools, frameworks, and libraries used by the NASA science community, for the benefit of all. The agency’s Open-Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries awards provide support for the sustainable development of tools freely available to everyone and critical for the […]

NASA Funds Open-Source Software Underpinning Scientific Innovation - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

In fiscal year 2023, NASA investments supported 66,208 jobs in the state of California, generated $18.5 billion in economic output and $1 billion in tax revenue to the state’s economy. Overall, NASA generated an estimated $9.5 billion in federal, state, and local taxes throughout the United States. NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California […]

NASA Releases Economic Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2023 - NASA

Read the full Economic Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2023.

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

America is returning to the Moon with our sights set on Mars, and NASA is leading the way. Along with our industry and international partners, we’re advancing scientific research, inspiring the next generation of explorers, and ensuring reliable and continuous access to space for our nation. NASA’s Economic Impact Report for fiscal year (FY) 2023 […]

Statement from NASA’s Janet Petro on FY23 Economic Impact Report - NASA

Images of Janet Petro are available from NASA’s image library in vertical and horizontal formats.

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

New science experiments for NASA are set to launch aboard the agency’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The six investigations aim to contribute to cutting-edge discoveries by NASA scientists and research teams. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will liftoff aboard the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at […]

NASA Science on Health, Safety to Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission - NASA Science

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA’s work, including its Moon to Mars exploration approach, is advancing science and technology for the Artemis Generation, while also driving significant economic growth across the United States, the agency announced Thursday. In its third agencywide economic impact report, NASA highlighted how its Moon to Mars activities, climate change research and technology development, and other […]

New Report Shows NASA's $75.6 Billion Boost to US Economy - NASA

NASA's work, including its Moon to Mars exploration approach, is advancing science and technology for the Artemis Generation, while also driving significant

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

The latest book marks our third effort to review available literature regarding the role of nutrition in astronaut health. In 2009, we reviewed the existing knowledge and history of human nutrition for spaceflight, with a key goal of identifying additional data that would be required before NASA could confidently reduce the risk of an inadequate […]

Human Adaptation to Spaceflight: The Role of Food and Nutrition - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Dr. Nipa Phojanamongkolkij does not always do things the traditional way. As a systems engineer (SE) at Langley Research Center working closely with the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Nipa pushes boundaries and draws connections where few others would think to look. When she envisioned a way to use ChatGPT to help SE teams working on […]

October Transformer of the Month: Nipa Phojanamongkolkij - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Media are invited to attend the 2024 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium Monday Oct. 28 to Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Organized by the American Astronautical Society in collaboration with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, the annual symposium gathers leaders from across government, industry, policy, and academia to […]

NASA Invites Media to 2024 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Editor’s Note: Starting Nov. 4, the Office of Communications at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will no longer publish the Marshall Star on nasa.gov. The last public issue will be Oct. 30. To continue reading Marshall news, visit nasa.gov/marshall. Habitation Systems Business Unit Spotlight: Living and Working in Space For centuries, humans have dreamed of […]

The Marshall Star for October 23, 2024 - NASA

Editor’s Note: Starting Nov. 4, the Office of Communications at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will no longer publish the Marshall Star on nasa.gov. The

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Artemis II crew members recently traveled to Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado, where they practiced opening and closing an Orion crew module side hatch model to help demonstrate its reliability and durability during their 10-day mission around the Moon.

Artemis II Astronauts Put Orion’s Side Hatch to the Test - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) America Reyes Wang, Sepideh Khajehei, Julie Nottage, and Ryan Felton. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the talent, camaraderie, and vision needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Biosciences Star: America Reyes Wang America Reyes Wang serves as the […]

NASA Ames Stars of the Month: October 2024 - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free welcomed the Republic of Cyprus as the latest nation to commit to the responsible use of space for humanity on Wednesday, marking 46 signatories to date. “We applaud Cyprus’ commitment to the Artemis Accords, which will enhance the country’s engagement with NASA and the international community,” said Free, who participated virtually. “By joining 45 other country […]

NASA Welcomes Republic of Cyprus as 46th Artemis Accords Signatory - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Astronaut Don Pettit captured this image of Melbourne, Australia from the International Space Station on Oct. 9, 2024, as it orbited 271 miles above the city. Astronauts aboard the space station take photos using handheld digital cameras, usually through windows in the station’s cupola, for Crew Earth Observations. Crew members have produced hundreds of thousands […]

Melbourne City Lights - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Six decades after the launch of the first nuclear-powered space mission, NASA is embarking on a bold future of human exploration and scientific discovery.

After 60 Years, Nuclear Power for Spaceflight is Still Tried and True - NASA Science

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA is making event plans for the 2025 calendar year, and we want to pencil you in! We are looking for the Midwest’s biggest and best community events with the broadest audiences to share NASA’s content and raise awareness of the agency’s most exciting aeronautics and space missions. NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is […]

Submit Your 2025 Event Proposal to NASA

NASA is looking to inspire the Midwest through community events and collaborations; organizations can submit event proposals through Nov. 18, 2024.

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is on its way to explore a moon of Jupiter that researchers believe may be one of the best places in the Solar System to search for life beyond Earth. While the spacecraft makes its more-than-five year journey to Europa, scientists, students, teachers, and the public can tour and explore the […]

Europa Trek: NASA Offers a New Guided Tour of Jupiter’s Ocean Moon - NASA Science

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ESA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

An international team of astronomers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to detect the first brown dwarf candidates outside the Milky Way in the star cluster NGC 602.

First young brown dwarfs found outside the Milky Way?

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA recently evaluated initial flight data and imagery from Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-4 (PTD-4), confirming proper checkout of the spacecraft’s systems including its on-board electronics as well as the payload’s support systems such as the small onboard camera. Shown above is a test image of Earth taken by the payload camera, shortly after PTD-4 reached orbit. This […]

NASA Begins New Deployable Solar Array Tech Demo on Pathfinder Spacecraft - NASA

NASA recently evaluated initial flight data and imagery from Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-4 (PTD-4), confirming proper checkout of the spacecraft’s

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, has entered into an agreement with Skydweller Aero Inc. for the company to operate its solar-powered autonomous aircraft in the site’s restricted airspace, a key step towards achieving a strategic center goal. The Reimbursable Space Act agreement marks the first between NASA Stennis and a commercial […]

NASA Stennis Takes Key Step in Expanding its Range Operations Work - NASA

NASA’s Stennis Range Operations has entered into an agreement with Skydweller Aero Inc. for the company to operate its solar-powered autonomous aircraft in the site’s restricted airspace, a key step towards achieving a strategic center goal.

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA researchers developed a Quiet Space Fan to reduce the noise inside crewed spacecraft, sharing the results with industry for potential use on future commercial space stations. Controlling noise inside spacecraft helps humans talk to each other, hear alarms clearer, get restful sleep, and minimizes the risk of hearing loss. It is best to control […]

NASA Quiet Space Fan Research to Benefit Commercial Space Stations - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA, in partnership with AeroVironment and Aerostar, recently demonstrated a first-of-its-kind air traffic management concept that could pave the way for aircraft to safely operate at higher altitudes. This work seeks to open the door for increased internet coverage, improved disaster response, expanded scientific missions, and even supersonic flight. The concept is referred to as […]

NASA and Partners Scaling to New Heights in Air Traffic Management - NASA

NASA and its partners recently demonstrated an air traffic management concept that could pave the way for aircraft to safely operate at higher altitudes.

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA has selected All Native Synergies Company of Winnebego, Nebraska, to provide custodial and refuse collection services at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The Custodial and Refuse Collection Services III contract is a firm-fixed-price contract with an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity provision. Its maximum potential value is approximately $33.5 million. The performance period begins […]

NASA Awards Custodial, Refuse Collection Contract - NASA

NASA has awarded All Native Synergies Company of Winnebego, Nebraska, the Custodial and Refuse Collection Services III contract to provide services at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

This image, released on Feb. 24, 2017, shows Supernova 1987a (center) surrounded by dramatic red clouds of gas and dust within the Large Magellanic Cloud. This supernova, first discovered on Feb. 23, 1987, blazed with the power of 100 million Suns. Since that first sighting, SN 1987A has continued to fascinate astronomers with its spectacular […]

A Dazzling Supernova - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the U.S. Department of Defense during a launch window that runs 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. EDT each day from Wednesday, Oct. 23 to Friday, Oct. 25. No real-time launch status updates will be available. The launch […]

NASA Wallops to Support October Sounding Rocket Launch - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Stories open up new worlds and spark curiosity in readers of all ages – and NASA is using the power of storytelling to encourage the Artemis Generation to explore STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Through the below list of reading resources – books, comics, and graphic novels written and illustrated by NASA experts, and […]

Read With NASA: Books, More to Inspire Young Explorers - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

While precision, perseverance, and engineering are necessary skills in building a Moon rocket, Casey Wolfe knows that one of the most important aspects for the job is teamwork. “Engineering is vital, but to get this type of work done, you need to take care of the human element,” said Wolfe, the assistant branch chief of […]

I Am Artemis: Casey Wolfe - NASA

NASA’s Casey Wolfe, assistant branch chief of the advanced manufacturing branch in the Materials and Processes Laboratory, discusses how teamwork is essential to building a rocket.

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

A mentor of research scientist Meloë Kacenelenbogen once shared a sentiment from French author André Gide: “You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Kacenelenbogen pushes beyond her comfort zone to explore the unknown. Name: Meloë S. KacenelenbogenFormal Job Classification: Research scientistOrganization: Climate and Radiation Laboratory, Science […]

Meloë Kacenelenbogen Eyes the Future of Air Quality, Climate Research - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 On sol 4338, we have a science block planned as well as some arm activities. Our science activities include a ChemCam observation of “Donkey Lake.” This is a bedrock target with exposed laminations. In geology, lamination is a sequence of small-scale, embedded fine layers of sedimentary rock. Next, […]

Sols 4338-4340: Decisions, Decisions - NASA Science

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

NASA has revealed the first look at a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next decade, the space-based detection of gravitational waves — ripples in space-time caused by merging black holes and other cosmic sources. The LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission is led by ESA (European Space Agency) in partnership […]

NASA Reveals Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Observatory - NASA Science

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ESA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

Welcome to the October Council edition of ESA Impact, your interactive gateway to the most breathtaking images and remarkable stories from the European Space Agency since the last Council meeting.

ESA Impact – October 2024 Council Edition

NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

Teams at NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and Thales Alenia Space, including astronauts Stan Love and Luca Parmitano, came together in Turin, Italy, this summer for a test run of Gateway, humanity’s first space station to orbit the Moon. The group conducted what is known as human factors testing inside a mockup of Lunar I-Hab, […]

Gateway: Life in a Lunar Module - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

At any given time, crew members are conducting dozens of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations on the International Space Station. If you’re curious about this work, the Space Station Research Xplorer (SSRX) mobile application provides information on these experiments, special facilities on the station, research benefits, and published results. The app includes summaries of each […]

Explore International Space Station Research with NASA Mobile Apps - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 2 months ago • friendica (AP)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC) on behalf of the Space Technology Mission Directorate’s (STMD) Small Spacecraft Technology (SST) Program and is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for inputs on industry, academia, or government adopted battery passivation techniques. As part of a continual process improvement effort and potential requirement revisions, the […]

Industry Supported Battery Passivation Techniques – Request for Information - NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC) on behalf of the Space Technology Mission Directorate’s (STMD) Small

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