Studying Arctic Ice – NASA

[ad_1] On July 12, 2011, crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy retrieved a canister dropped by parachute from a C-130, which brought supplies for some mid-mission fixes. The ICESCAPE, or “Impacts of Climate on Ecosystems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment, mission was a NASA shipborne investigation to study how changing conditions […]

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Shanghai from Space – NASA

[ad_1] The city lights of Shanghai, the most populous city in China with a population of about 24.9 million, and the Huangpu River flowing through downtown, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above the East China Sea. Image Credit: NASA/Jasmin Moghbeli Read More https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/iss070e096351-2/Copy URL to clipboard> DownloadShare [ad_2] […]

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Hubble Views an Active Star-Forming Galaxy

[ad_1] This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features IC 3476, a dwarf galaxy that lies about 54 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. While this image does not look very dramatic – we might say it looks almost serene – the actual physical events taking place in IC 3476 are highly energetic. […]

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NASA, Partners Test Artemis II Recovery Procedures

[ad_1] Members of NASA’s Exploration Ground System’s Landing and Recovery team and partners from the Department of Defense aboard the USS San Diego practice recovery procedures during Underway Recovery Test 11 (URT-11) off the coast of San Diego on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The team works to secure the Crew Module Test Article and align […]

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A Splash of Pink – NASA

[ad_1] A female (left) and a male roseate spoonbill get together near the tall grasses at the edge of a pond in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Spoonbills inhabit areas of mangrove such as on the coasts of southern Florida and Texas. These birds feed on shrimps […]

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Atmospheric Science Branch Chief Dr. Charles Gatebe

[ad_1] “Anyone you see on the streets, their color or background doesn’t matter; we all come into this world the same way. You’re equipped with skills, so find your passion and go for it.” – Dr. Charles Gatebe, Chief of Atmospheric Science Branch, NASA’s Ames Research Center Image Credit: NASA / Brandon Torres Read More […]

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Odysseus Lands on the Moon

[ad_1] Following a launch on Feb. 15, Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander touched down in the Moon’s south polar region on Feb. 22 and has since transmitted valuable scientific data back to Earth. Image Credit: Intuitive Machines Read More https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/csys-surface-hdr-mix-no-logo/Copy URL to clipboard> DownloadShare [ad_2] Source link

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Hubble Uncovers a Celestial Fossil

[ad_1] This densely populated group of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1841, which is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way galaxy that lies about 162,000 light-years away. Satellite galaxies are bound by gravity in orbits around a more massive host galaxy. We typically think of the […]

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Women of NASA Langley Research Center

[ad_1] In honor of Women’s History Month 2024 and those who paved the way for them, hundreds of female staff – from artists to administrative support, educators to engineers, and scientists to safety officers – gathered in front of the Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on […]

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NASA’s Newest Astronauts – NASA

[ad_1] NASA newest class of astronauts, selected in 2021, graduate during a ceremony on March 5, 2024, at the at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Image Credit: NASA Read More https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/photo-taken-during-the-2024-nasa-astronaut-graduation-ceremony-held-in-the-teague-auditorium-at-nasas-johnson-space-center-2/Copy URL to clipboard> DownloadShare [ad_2] Source link

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