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NASA’s Webb Probes an Extreme Starburst Galaxy

[ad_1] On the left is the starburst galaxy M82 as observed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 2006. The small box at the galaxy’s core corresponds to the area captured so far by the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The red filaments as seen by Webb are the polycyclic aromatic […]

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Scientists Use NASA Data to Predict Solar Corona Before Eclipse

[ad_1] To build their model, researchers at Predictive Science use measurements of the Sun’s changing magnetic field at the solar surface to drive their model in near real-time. A key to this innovation was creating an automated process that converts raw data from SDO to show how magnetic flux and energy are injected into the […]

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That Starry Night Sky? It’s Full of Eclipses

[ad_1] And astronomers can, in a sense, “see” eclipses among other systems of planets orbiting their parent stars. In this case, the eclipse is a tiny drop in starlight as a planet, from our point of view, crosses the face of its star. That crossing, called a transit, can register on sensitive light sensors attached […]

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65 Years Ago: NASA Selects America’s First Astronauts

[ad_1] On Nov. 5, 1958, NASA, newly established to lead America’s civilian space program, formally established the Space Task Group (STG) at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, to implement one of the nation’s top priorities – to develop a spacecraft capable of sending humans into space and returning them safely to Earth. In […]

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Veronica T. Pinnick Put NASA’s PACE Mission through Its Paces

[ad_1] To achieve the impossible, Veronica T. Pinnick, who put NASA’s PACE mission through its prelaunch paces, says you need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Name: Dr. Veronica T. Pinnick Title: Plankton Aerosol, Cloud and ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Integration and Test (I&T) manager Formal Job Classification: Chemist Organization: Integration and Test Branch, Electrical Engineering […]

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A Home for Astronauts around the Moon

[ad_1] The Gateway space station’s HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module, one of two of Gateway’s habitation elements where astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for lunar surface missions, is one step closer to launch following welding completion in Turin, Italy. HALO, shown in this image from Oct. 23, 2023, will next undergo a […]

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NASA Aeronautics Monthly STEM Newsletter

[ad_1] 1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) 2024 NASA Aeronautics Monthly STEM Newsletter: Issue 35 NASA Aeronautics Monthly STEM Newsletter: Issue 34 Aeronautics STEM Facebook logo @NASA@NASAaero@NASA_es @NASA@NASAaero@NASA_es Instagram logo @NASA@NASAaero@NASA_es Linkedin logo @NASA Explore More 31 min read Interview with Alex Borlaff Article 23 hours ago 4 min read […]

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NASA Partnerships Bring 2024 Total Solar Eclipse to Everyone

[ad_1] On Monday, April 8, NASA and its partners will celebrate the wonders of the total solar eclipse as it passes over North America, with the path of totality in the United States, from Kerrville, Texas, to Houlton, Maine. Eclipses are an important contribution to NASA’s research into the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, and […]

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NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return

[ad_1] Three crew members are scheduled to begin their return to Earth on Friday, April 5, from the International Space Station. NASA will provide live coverage of their departure from the orbital complex and landing. NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus will depart from the station’s […]

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NASA Engineer Chris Lupo Receives 2024 Federal Engineer Award

[ad_1] The National Society of Professional Engineers named Chris Lupo, deputy chief engineer of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, as the agency’s 2024 Federal Engineer of the Year. Sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers in Government, the award recognizes engineers employed in the federal government. Lupo was recognized during an award ceremony at the […]

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