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NASA (unofficial) 1 month ago • friendica (AP)

Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 After the excitement of Wednesday’s plan, it was a relief to come in today to hear that the drive toward our exit from Gediz Vallis completed successfully and that we weren’t perched on any rocks or in any other precarious position. This made for a very smooth planning […]

Sols 4359-4361: The Perfect Road Trip Destination For Any Rover! - NASA Science

Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 After the excitement of Wednesday’s plan, it was a relief to come in today to hear that the drive toward our exit from Gediz Vallis completed successfully and that we weren’t perched on any rocks or in any ot…

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NASA (unofficial) 1 month ago • friendica (AP)

NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus decades ago shaped scientists’ understanding of the planet but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data dive has offered answers. When NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus in 1986, it provided scientists’ first — and, so far, only — close glimpse of this strange, sideways-rotating outer planet. Alongside […]

Mining Old Data From NASA’s Voyager 2 Solves Several Uranus Mysteries - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 1 month ago • friendica (AP)

What is your name and your role with OCEANOS? My name is María Fernanda Barbarena-Arias. I am an associate professor of biology at the American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus. I am also a co-PI in the OCEANOS project, and an instructor and mentor for the students during the internship. What is the importance […]

Interview with OCEANOS Instructor María Fernanda Barbarena-Arias - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 1 month ago • friendica (AP)

What is your name and your role with OCEANOS? My name is Juan Torres-Pérez. I am a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center in the Earth Sciences division, biospheric sciences branch. I am the PI of OCEANOS, which stands for Ocean Community Engagement and Awareness with NASA Observations and Science for Hispanic/Latino students. What […]

Interview with OCEANOS PI Juan Torres-Pérez - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 1 month ago • friendica (AP)

What is your name and your role with OCEANOS? My name is Ray Armstrong and I am a professor in the Department of Marine Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico. I came to be involved in OCEANOS because my ex-student and good friend Juan Torres-Perez, who works at NASA Ames Research Center, came up […]

Interview with OCEANOS Instructor Roy Armstrong - NASA

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NASA (unofficial) 1 month ago • friendica (AP)

What is your name and your role with OCEANOS? My name is Samuel Suleiman and I am the Executive Director of Sociedad Ambiente Marino: an NGO in Puerto Rico that has been working for the last 25 years to conserve our coastline and our reefs. During the OCEANOS internship, I am one of the Co-PIs […]

Interview with OCEANOS Instructor Samuel Suleiman - NASA

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

Earth planning date: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 Sols 4357–4358: Turning West If you’ve ever driven down a road that’s in need of repaving, you’ll know that it can be an uncomfortable experience. The same is true on Mars: even at our carefully slow driving speed, the rough, rocky terrain that we’ve found ourselves in since […]

Sols 4357–4358: Turning West - NASA Science

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

TIME Recognizes the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System In October, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System a project managed at NASA Ames, was recognized by TIME Magazine as a “Top Invention of 2024”! TIME Magazine also recognized two other NASA missions this year: Europa Clipper, and the Deep Space Optical Communications experiment.   The Advanced Composite Solar […]

NASA Ames Astrogram - September/October 2024 - NASA

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

NASA is one of America’s Best Employers for Veterans, according to Forbes and Statista. Statista surveyed more than 24,000 military veterans – having served in the United States Armed Forces – working for companies with a minimum of 1,000 employees. Veterans were asked to share opinions about their employer on factors such as working conditions, […]

NASA Named one of America’s Best Employers for Veterans - NASA

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

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Dorado. This galaxy is a multi-talented light show, showing off an impressive array of different celestial lights. Like any spiral galaxy, shining stars fill its disk, giving the galaxy a beautiful glow. Along its two […]

Hubble Captures a Galaxy with Many Lights - NASA

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Dorado.

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

While some stand on the sidelines and witness history, others are destined to play a part in it. And then there are those who document it, bringing the people, the action, the images, the words, and the personalities to the world. U. S. Navy Reservist Public Affairs Officer and program strategic communicator for NASA’s HLS […]

I Am Artemis: Joe Vermette - NASA

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

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on February 22, 2024. Engineering is a huge field with endless applications. From aerospace to ergonomics, engineers play an important role in designing, building, and testing technologies all around us. We asked three engineers at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley to share their experiences, from […]

Math, Mentorship, Motherhood: Behind the Scenes with NASA Engineers - NASA

We asked three NASA engineers to share their experiences, from early challenges they faced in their careers to the day-to-day of being a working engineer.

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

Data from NISAR will improve our understanding of such phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides, as well as damage to infrastructure. We don’t always notice it, but much of Earth’s surface is in constant motion. Scientists have used satellites and ground-based instruments to track land movement associated with volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, and other phenomena. But […]

Powerful New US-Indian Satellite Will Track Earth’s Changing Surface - NASA

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

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has a long record of achievements in sustainability and recently added another to the list when the spaceport’s Applied Chemistry Lab became the first in the agency to be certified for its environmentally conscious practices. The My Green Lab Certification recognizes sustainability best practices in research facilities around the […]

NASA Kennedy’s Applied Chemistry Lab Achieves Agency First - NASA

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

Successfully deployed from the space shuttle Challenger during the February 1984 STS-41B mission, the Westar 6 and Palapa B2 communications satellites ended up in incorrect orbits due to failures of their upper stage rockets. During STS-51A in November 1984, Discovery’s second trip into space, the crew of Commander Frederick H. “Rick” Hauck, Pilot David M. […]

40 Years Ago: STS-51A – “The Ace Repo Company” - NASA

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

Week in images: 04-08 November 2024

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

Hubble Captures a Galaxy with Many Lights - NASA Science

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

This compilation of images, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, showcases the characteristic hues of autumn in different European countries.

Earth from Space: Autumn foliage across Europe

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

ESA’s Hera mission has completed the first critical manoeuvre on its journey to the Didymos binary asteroid system since launch on 7 October.

Hera burns towards Mars

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

Steve Jurczyk’s NASA career began in 1988 at Langley Research Center as an engineer in the Electronic Systems Branch. During his time at Langley, he served in other roles, including director of engineering and director of research and technology. Jurczyk was named as director of Langley in 2014, then in 2015 he left Langley to […]

Oral History with Stephen G. Jurczyk, 1962 - 2023 - NASA

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

A veteran of two space flights, Dr. Cleave served as a mission specialist on STS-61B and STS-30. She went on to join NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and worked in the Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes as the Project Manager for SeaWiFS, an ocean color sensor which is monitoring vegetation globally. Dr. Cleave next served as […]

Oral History with Mary L. Cleave, 1947 - 2023 - NASA

A veteran of two space flights, Dr. Cleave served as a mission specialist on STS-61B and STS-30. She went on to join NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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

NASA recently welcomed more than 50 commercial food and commercial space companies to learn about the evolving space food system supporting NASA missions, including unique requirements for spaceflight, menu development, and food provisioning – essential elements for human spaceflight and sustainable living in space. The event, held at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, […]

NASA Shares Space Food Insight with Commercial Food Industry - NASA

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

Get Ready! Members of the cast and crew of the Broadway national touring production of “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations,” visited NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia on Nov. 6, where they learned more about the center’s work in air, space, and science. The show was in the […]

The Cast and Crew of "Ain't Too Proud" Visit NASA Langley - NASA

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

NASA Shares Space Food Insight with Commercial Food Industry - NASA

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

Selected as an astronaut in 1978, Jon A. McBride served as the pilot for STS 41-G, launched October 5, 1984, the first shuttle mission to carry a full crew of seven. His other NASA assignments included lead chase pilot for the maiden voyage of Columbia and CAPCOM for three early shuttle flights. Read more about […]

Oral History with Jon A. McBride, 1943 - 2024 - NASA

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

Earth’s city lights streak by in this long-exposure photo taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit on Oct. 24, 2024. The green glow of Earth’s atmosphere is also visible on the horizon. Since the station became operational in November 2000, crew members have produced hundreds of thousands of images like this one through Crew Earth Observations. […]

Earth Below - NASA

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

On Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, inducing storm surges and widespread impacts on communities in its path. At the same time, NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, recorded enormous swells in the atmosphere that the hurricane produced roughly 55 miles above the ground. Such information helps us better […]

Hurricane Helene’s Gravity Waves Revealed by NASA’s AWE - NASA Science

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

By Wayne Smith As NASA plans for humans to return to the Moon and eventually explore Mars, a laser beam welding collaboration between NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and The Ohio State University in Columbus aims to stimulate in-space manufacturing. The multi-year effort seeks to understand the physical processes of welding on […]

NASA to Transform In-Space Manufacturing with Laser Beam Welding Collaboration - NASA

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

In July 2024, five student-built capsules endured the scorching heat of re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere as part of the second Kentucky Re-Entry Probe Experiment (KREPE-2). Scientists are now analyzing the data from the KREPE-2 experiments, which could advance the development of heat shields that protect spacecraft when they return to Earth. The mission was designed […]

Student-Built Capsules Endure Heat of Re-entry for NASA Science - NASA

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

NASA-supported scientists have developed a method to compute how tides affect the interiors of planets and moons, which will help interpret data from missions like NASA’s Europa Clipper.

NASA-Funded Study Examines Tidal Effects on Planet and Moon Interiors - NASA Science

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

Space startups and SMEs can meet ESA’s SME Office at Space Tech Expo, a space technology trade fair and conference in Bremen, Germany from 19–21 November.

Meet ESA’s SME Office at Space Tech Expo 2024

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

Snow returns to Mount Fuji

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

NASA’s fourth annual Power to Explore Student Challenge kicked off November 7, 2024. The science, engineering, technology, and mathematics (STEM) writing challenge invites kindergarten through 12th grade students in the United States to learn about radioisotope power systems, a type of nuclear battery integral to many of NASA’s far-reaching space missions. Students are invited to […]

Attention Students: NASA Launches Power Systems Student Essay Contest - NASA

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

Proba-3 is such an ambitious mission that it needs more than one single spacecraft to succeed. In order for Proba-3’s Coronagraph spacecraft observe the Sun’s faint surrounding atmosphere, the disk-bearing Occulter spacecraft must block out the fiery…

Proba-3 will constantly measure Sun’s energy output

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

For three weeks in August, over 100 migrant children (ages 3-15) got to engage in hands-on activities involving blueberries, pollinators, and eDNA as part of their time with The Blueberry Harvest School (BHS). BHS is a summer school program for migrant children whose families work in Washington County, Maine during the wild blueberry harvest season. […]

Integrating Relevant Science Investigations into Migrant Children Education - NASA Science

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

The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission has recently joined the NASA Here to Observe (H2O) program, where NASA planetary missions are partnered with universities to encourage undergraduate students from historically marginalized groups to pursue a career in STEM.

Mars 2020 Perseverance Joins NASA’s Here to Observe Program - NASA Science

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

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits in its run stall at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, in this image from Oct. 30, 2024. The engine-run tests, which began Oct. 30, allow the X-59 team to verify the aircraft’s systems are working together while powered by its own engine. In previous tests, […]

X-59’s Engine Started for Testing - NASA

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

Read this story in English here. La misión Quesst de la NASA ha alcanzado un hito importante con el inicio de las pruebas de motor que propulsará el silencioso avión supersónico experimental X-59. Estas pruebas de arranque del motor, que comenzaron el 30 de octubre, permiten al equipo del X-59 verificar el funcionamiento conjunto de […]

El X-59 enciende su motor por primera vez rumbo al despegue

Estas pruebas de arranque del motor, que comenzaron el 30 de octubre, permiten al equipo del X-59 verificar el funcionamiento conjunto de los sistemas de la

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

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic X-59 experimental aircraft. These engine-run tests, which began Oct. 30, allow the X-59 team to verify the aircraft’s systems are working together while powered by its own engine. […]

X-59 Fires Up its Engine for First Time on Its Way to Takeoff

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

NASA provides a variety of pathways for those outside the agency to contribute to authentic and meaningful research. Whether you’re a student pursuing a degree in STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics), an educator looking for new ways to engage your classroom, or a citizen scientist enthusiastic about sharing your observations, there’s a wide array […]

NASA Knows – How Can I Get Involved With NASA Research? - NASA

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