An Otherworldly-Looking Bombetoka Bay, Madagascar
by On the northwestern coast of Madagascar, the salty waters of the Mozambique Channel penetrate inland to join with the freshwater outflow of the Betsiboka River, …
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This Week in NASA History: Hubble Deployed – April 25, 1990
This week in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed from the cargo bay of space shuttle Discovery. Source:: updates 2
NASA Announces New ISS National Lab Leadership
As a first step in NASA’s response, Alex MacDonald, NASA’s chief economist, will also serve as the agency’s program executive for the ISSNL. Source:: space …
Space Companies Alter Course to Boost Ventilator Production in Fight Against COVID-19
By Andrew de Naray A novel coronavirus infection can, sometimes within just a matter of hours, escalate drastically into the life-threatening respiratory disease COVID-19, rendering …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/22/2020
By Bill Keeter Japanese Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD#13): The crew completed the final installation steps for the J-SSOD#13 deployable satellites onto the Multi-Purpose Experiment …
PIA23843: Ares Vallis
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Study Suggests Rainfall Triggered 2018 Kīlauea Eruption
A new NASA-funded study points to prolonged, sometimes heavy rainfall for triggering the eruption of Kilauea volcano in 2018. Source:: Goddard
The Black Marble: Our Planet in Brilliant Darkness
This image is one of several global images of the Earth at night released in 2017. Source:: updates 3
SNC’s Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Wings Arrive in Colorado
By Space Foundation Editorial Team SPARKS, Nev. (April 21, 2020) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader owned by Eren …
Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation Supporting COVID-19 Relief Efforts
By Space Foundation Editorial Team EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 21, 2020 – The Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation has launched a campaign to provide up to $750,000 …
How NASA’s Perseverance Mars Team Has Adjusted to Work in the Time of Coronavirus
The mission team performed a crucial weight-balancing test on the rover in preparation for this summer’s history-making launch to the Red Planet. Source:: Armstrong Flight …
PIA23881: Portraits in Perseverance
Mission: Mars 2020 Project Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
PIA23830: Countdown to Launch
Mission: Mars 2020 Project Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
PIA23825: Smartphone Walkdown
Mission: Mars 2020 Project Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
Colin Bornmann Helps Goddard Procure Spacecraft Goods and Services
Colin Bornmann is a contracting officer at Goddard who supports mission projects and who loves to travel around the world. Source:: Goddard
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/21/2020
By Bill Keeter Fluids Integration Rack (FIR): The crew replaced both FCF Hard Drives in the FCF Image Processor in the FIR. This change out …
Nine Reasons We’re Grateful to Live on Earth
On this 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, we reflect on nine reasons Earth is the best place to live. Source:: Goddard
PIA23842: Daedalia Planum Windstreaks
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Space Station Science Payload Operations Continue Amid Pandemic
On March 29, as Marshall responded to the coronavirus pandemic and began transitioning operations to Stage 4 in the NASA response framework, the real-time links …
On Earth Day 50, NASA Researchers Look To the Future
In the 50 years since the first Earth Day, the view from space has revolutionized our understanding of Earth. Looking ahead at the next 50 …
Four Successful Women Behind the Hubble Space Telescope’s Achievements
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into space on April 24, 1990. To commemorate Hubble’s 30th anniversary, we present these profiles of four extraordinarily talented …
The Gulf Stream in Infrared
This image shows a small portion of the Gulf Stream off of South Carolina as it appeared in infrared data collected by the Landsat 8 …
Ball Aerospace Conducts Critical Design Review for Space Force’s Next-Gen Operational Weather Satellite
By Space Foundation Editorial Team BOULDER, Colo., April 20, 2020 — Ball Aerospace conducted a critical design review (CDR) of the Weather System Follow-on (WSF) …
NASA Television to Air Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking
NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft delivering almost three tons of food, fuel, and supplies …
PIA23829: Lifting Perseverance Rover
Mission: Mars 2020 Project Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
PIA23828: Inverted Rover at Kennedy Space Center
Mission: Mars 2020 Project Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
PIA23826: Perseverance Rover on Spin Table at Kennedy Space Center
Mission: Mars 2020 Project Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
NASA Earth Data Powers Energy-Saving Decisions
NASA Earth Data Powers Energy Saving Decisions Source:: Goddard
NASA to Host Preview Briefings, Interviews for First Crew Launch with SpaceX
With the first mission to return human spaceflight launches to American soil now targeted to lift off May 27, NASA will highlight the historic flight …
NASA Awards Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 Contract
NASA awarded a contract to the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics for TSIS-2. Source:: Goddard
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/20/2020
By Bill Keeter ELF (Electro-static Levitation Furnace): The crew performed a cartridge sample #3 chamber swap and then opened the Air Gas bottle unit in …
PIA23841: Ascraeus Mons
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Space Foundation is Now Accepting Nominations for Space Technology Hall of Fame®
By Space Foundation Editorial Team COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 20, 2020) – The Space Foundation is seeking nominations for induction into the prestigious Space Technology …
Interstellar Comet Borisov Reveals Its Chemistry and Possible Origins
On Aug. 30, 2019, when amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov gazed upward with his homemade telescope, he spotted an object moving in an unusual direction. Source:: …
A Tale of Two Telescopes: WFIRST and Hubble
WFIRST’s infrared surveys will create enormous cosmic panoramas. Combining the mission’s findings with Hubble’s complementary observations could revolutionize our understanding in a multitude of cosmic …
Stirling Convertor Sets 14-Year Continuous Operation Milestone
A free-piston Stirling power convertor accomplishes 14 years of maintenance-free operation at NASA Glenn. Source:: Glenn Center
The Blue Marble: The View From Apollo 17
Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, people around the world marked the first Earth Day. Source:: updates 3
Biweekly Washington, D.C., Update for the Week Ending April 17, 2020
By Hanh Le Both chambers of Congress have adjourned for legislative business until May 4. Over the past weeks, legislators have discussed providing further funding …
NASA Joins California Team to Develop COVID-19 Solutions
NASA has joined forces with a task force in Antelope Valley, in northern Los Angeles County, California, to build medical devices to help patients with …
PIA23855: Disrupted Sediments in Acidalia Planitia
Target: Mars Mission: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Instrument: HiRISE Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona Source:: updates