Large, Deep Antarctic Ozone Hole Persisting into November
by Persistent cold temperatures and strong circumpolar winds, also known as the polar vortex, supported the formation of a large and deep Antarctic ozone hole that …
New Evidence Our Neighborhood in Space Is Stuffed With Hydrogen
Data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft suggests the local interstellar medium contains 40% more hydrogen atoms than prior studies suggested. Source:: Goddard
Hubble Captures Luminous Beauty in a Galaxy Collision
NGC 34 looks more like an otherworldly, bioluminescent creature from the deep oceans than a galaxy. Source:: Goddard
Space Station 20th: Expedition 1 Crew Launches to the International Space Station!
Space Station 20th: Expedition 1 Crew Launches to the International Space Station! Source:: space station 2
Night Aboard the Space Station
Night aboard the International Space Station can seemingly look like every spooky sci-fi movie you’ve ever seen. Source:: updates 3
Assessing The Habitability Of Planets Around Old Red Dwarfs
A study using Chandra and Hubble has given new insight to how habitable planets that orbit the most common type of stars in the Galaxy …
Peraton Extends Commitment to Provide Orbital Analysis Support to Space Force
By Space Foundation Editorial Team Herndon, VA – October 27, 2020 – Peraton has been awarded a recompete award by the U.S. Space Force to …
Biweekly Washington, D.C., Update for the Week Ending October 30, 2020
By Hanh Le The Senate took recess this week following the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, as Washington and the country await …
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Successfully Stows Sample of Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully stowed the spacecraft’s Sample Return Capsule (SRC) and its abundant sample of …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/29/2020
By Bill Keeter Payloads Drop Vibration Setup: The crew performed the necessary steps to install the Drop Vibration hardware in the Microgravity Sciences Glovebox (MSG). …
NASA Invites Media to Briefing on OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Stowage
NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Thursday, Oct. 29, to provide an update on the status of the agency’s Origins, …
PIA24184: Rabe Crater Dunes
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
L3Harris Technologies to Fund Space Foundation Virtual STEM Education Program
By Space Foundation Editorial Team First Virtual ‘Space in the Community’ Episodes to Offer STEM Lessons for Students and Educators, Beginning Nov. 9 Live episodes …
Sounding Rocket to See What Keeps Intergalactic Space Sizzling
The intergalactic medium – the stuff between the galaxies – is extremely hot, and no one knows why. The DEUCE sounding rocket will observe a …
Our Halloween Sun
Active regions on the sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lantern’s face on Oct. 8, 2014. Source:: updates 3
After 20 Years, Glenn Continues to Support the International Space Station
NASA Glenn continues to support space station research after 20 years. Source:: Glenn Center
Marshall Oversees Signing of Mentor-Protégé Agreement Between NASA Prime Contractor Jacobs, JBS Solutions Inc.
NASA prime contractor Jacobs and Huntsville-based JBS Solutions Inc. signed a NASA Mentor-Protégé Agreement Oct. 27, overseen by Marshall procurement managers and small business leads. …
OSIRIS-REx In the Midst of Sample Stowage
OSIRIS-REx mission successfully placed the spacecraft’s sample collector head into its Sample Return Capsule. Source:: Goddard
PIA24130: Sea of Galilee, Israel
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team Source:: updates
PIA24132: ECOSTRESS drought stress comparison
Target: Earth Mission: ECOSTRESS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
Two Views of a Sungrazing Comet
When scientists downlinked data from Parker Solar Probe’s sixth orbit, there was a small, bright surprise waiting for them: the spacecraft’s first observation of a …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/28/2020
By Bill Keeter Payloads Drop Vibration Gather and Review: The crew reviewed the procedures and gathered the appropriate hardware to support the installation on Thursday. …
This Week in NASA History: SA-1 Launches – Oct. 27, 1961
This week in 1961, NASA launched the first test flight of the Saturn I rocket. Source:: updates 2
HQ-90 Arrives at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center
The L3Harris built Hybrid Quadrotor 90C (HQ-90) arrived at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in California on Sept. 30 and was transferred to AFRC’s …
‘Sprites’ Frolic in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
The lightning phenomenon known as a sprite depicted at Jupiter in this illustration. Source:: updates 3
NASA’s Webb To Examine Objects in the Graveyard of the Solar System
NASA’s upcoming James Webb Space Telescope will examine an assortment of Kuiper Belt Objects in a series of programs called Guaranteed Time Observations shortly after …
Space Policy Pod – Episode 13: (Kelvin Coleman, FAA)
By Space Foundation Editorial Team This podcast discussion features Kelvin Coleman, the FAA’s deputy associate administrator for commercial space transportation. His office is responsible for …
PIA24232: Perseverance Rover at Halfway Point
Mission: Mars 2020 Project Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/27/2020
By Bill Keeter Payloads ExHAM sample detach: The crew removed and stowed 15 ExHAM#1 samples. The samples were exposed to the ISS external environment and …
PIA24050: Possible Jupiter Sprite
Target: Jupiter Mission: Juno Instrument: Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI Source:: sun
NASA, European Space Agency Formalize Artemis Gateway Partnership
NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have finalized an agreement to collaborate on the Artemis Gateway. This agreement is an important element in a broad …
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Casts Her Vote from Space
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins points to the International Space Station’s “voting booth” where she cast her vote from space this month. Source:: updates 3
NASA Funds Projects to Make Geosciences Data More Accessible
NASA has funded 11 new projects as part of the agency’s Earth Science Data Systems’ Advancing Collaborative Connections for Earth Systems Science (ACCESS) program. Proposals …
NASA Marshall to Host 30th Small Business Alliance Meeting Oct. 29
On Oct. 29, Marshall will host the 30th Marshall Small Business Alliance meeting. Members of the media are invited to cover the online-only event. Source:: …
NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Crew-1 Mission Update, Target New Launch Date
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 7:49 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 14, for the launch of the first crew rotation mission to the International Space …
20 Breakthroughs from 20 Years of Science aboard the International Space Station
For 20 years, the astronauts aboard the International Space Station have conducted science in a way that cannot be done anywhere else. Source:: space station …
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Goes for Early Stow of Asteroid Sample
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is ready to perform an early stow on Tuesday, Oct. 27, of the large sample it collected last week from the surface …
NASA to Commercialize Near-Earth Communications Services
NASA plans to rely primarily on industry-provided communications services for missions close to Earth by 2030. Rather than using government-owned relay satellites and ground stations, …
Astronauts in Space to Discuss 20th Anniversary of International Space Station
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos will discuss their mission and the upcoming 20th …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/26/2020
By Bill Keeter Payloads ACE (Advanced Colloids Experiment) module photos: The crew retrieved and took photos of ACE modules T11, TR-2, T12-2, T2-3. This was …