Planetary scientist, Tom Fauchez looks for habitable planets and cooks a mean pot au feu. Source:: Goddard
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Space Station Science Highlights: Week of October 7, 2019
While it was a week full of spacewalks, the crew aboard the International Space Station fit in some science during the week of Oct. 7.
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Hubble Snaps Spiral’s Profile
Seen nearly edge-on in this Hubble image, spiral galaxy NGC 3717 sits about 60 million light-years distant from Earth, appearing in the constellation of Hydra,
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NASA is Accepting Applicants for its Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge
NASA is Accepting Applicants for its Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge Source:: Armstrong Flight Center
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NASA Spacecraft Launches on Mission to Explore Frontier of Space
After successfully launching Thursday night, NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) spacecraft is in orbit for a first-of-its-kind mission to study a region of space where
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New Research Sheds Light on the Ages of Lunar Ice Deposits
The discovery of ice deposits in craters scattered across the Moon’s south pole has helped to renew interest in exploring the lunar surface. Source:: Goddard
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PIA23485: Olympia Undae
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: Mars
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Dressing for the Job: Spacesuits Prepped for Upcoming Spacewalks
NASA astronauts have been busy getting their spacesuits ready to go in preparation for a suite of 10 spacewalks outside the International Space Station. Source::
Read moreRadiative Heating Rates Computed With Clouds Derived From Satellite-Based Passive and Active Sensors and their Effects on Generation of Available Potential Energy
Abstract: Radiative heating rates computed with cloud properties derived from passive and active sensors are investigated. Zonal monthly radiative heating rate anomalies computed using both
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PIA23466: NASA Mars 2020 Rover Separation Test
Mission: Mars 2020 Rover Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: Spacecraft and Telescopes
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PIA23484: Ceraunius Fossae
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: Mars
Read moreAssimilation of Satellite Microwave Observations in the Rainband of Hurricanes Using Bayesian Monte Carlo Technique
Abstract: No abstract available Source:: nasa sit 2
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Ocean-Monitoring Satellite Mission Ends After 11 Successful Years
The Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM), the third in a U.S.-European series of satellite missions designed to measure sea surface height, successfully ended its science
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NASA, U.S. Industry Aim to Electrify Commercial Aviation
NASA is exploring electrified aircraft propulsion as an alternative to jet-engine powered flight. Source:: Glenn Center
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PIA23173: Enceladus Organics on Grains of Ice (Illustration)
Target: Enceladus Mission: Cassini-Huygens Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: saturn
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PIA23465: Circumlocuting Jupiter’s Shadow (Animation)
Target: Jupiter Mission: Juno Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SWRI Source:: Jupiter
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NASA Television to Cover Return of Astronaut Nick Hague, Crewmates
NASA astronaut and Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Nick Hague, and two crewmates on the International Space Station are scheduled to conclude their stay on the
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PIA23402: Spitzer Spots Bubbles and Bow Shocks
Mission: Spitzer Space Telescope Instrument: Spitzer Space Telescope Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: universe
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NASA Television to Air 10 Upcoming Spacewalks, Preview Briefing
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station plan to conduct what may become a record pace of 10 complex spacewalks during the next three months, a
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SLS Core Stage Pathfinder Exercise
A time-lapse video from Aug. 23/24, 2019, shows crews at NASA’s Stennis Space Center performing a lift-and-install exercise, using a Space Launch System (SLS) core
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PIA23437: Moon Shadow
Target: Jupiter Mission: Juno Instrument: JunoCam Image Credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSSImage processing by Kevin M. Gill, © CC BY 3.0 Source:: Jupiter
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Invention Vital to NASA’s Hydrogen Engines
Outstanding invention was major technical advance in rocket propulsion. Source:: Glenn Center
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Found: Three Black Holes On Collision Course
Astronomers have spotted three giant black holes within a titanic collision of three galaxies. Several observatories, including the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other NASA space
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PIA23460: Mozu Tombs, Japan
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team Source:: Earth
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PIA23462: Comet C/2019 Q4
Instrument: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Image Credit: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Source:: universe
Read moreWater Found On A Habitable Alien Planet, NASA Future Interstellar Ship Can Get There In 52 Weeks
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PIA23461: Rover Rotisserie
Mission: Mars 2020 Rover Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: Spacecraft and Telescopes
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Scientists Discover Black Hole Has Three Hot Meals a Day
There’s an adage that it’s not healthy to skip meals. Apparently, a supermassive black hole in the center of a galaxy millions of light years
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PIA23172: Titan’s Rimmed Lakes (Artist’s Concept)
Target: Titan Mission: Cassini-Huygens Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: saturn
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NASA DC-8 to Fly Low Over Los Angeles Basin and San Joaquin Valley
NASA’s DC-8 will be conducting low-level flights over the Los Angeles Basin and San Joaquin Valley on Sept. 5 as the flying laboratory returns from
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NASA Selects Proposals to Advance Understanding of Space Weather
NASA has selected three proposals for concept studies of missions that could help us better understand the dynamic space weather system driven by the Sun
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NASA Selects Proposals to Further Study the Fundamental Nature of Space
NASA has selected two proposals for concept studies that could help us better understand the fundamental nature of space and how it changes in response
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NASA Targets Coastal Ecosystems with New Space Sensor
NASA has selected a space-based instrument under its Earth Venture Instrument (EVI) portfolio that will make observations of coastal waters to help protect ecosystem sustainability,
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NASA, NOAA Invite Media to Preview Study of Fires’ Impact on US Air Quality
Media are invited to a behind-the-scenes tour of a joint field campaign led by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to study
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‘Green’ Alternative Fuel Set for First In-Space Test
Satellites love hydrazine – a type of space propellant – but it’s toxic to people and extremely difficult to handle. A non-toxic alternative will be
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Media Invited to See Progress on NASA’s Space Launch System for Its First Moon Mission
Media are invited to NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans at 9:30 a.m. CDT Friday, June 28, to view progress on the rocket core
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NASA Invites Media to Renaming Ceremony for West Virginia Facility
Media are invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 2, celebrating the renaming of NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation
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