- A Look Through Time with NASA’s Lead Photographer for the James Webb Space Telescope
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A Look Through Time with NASA’s Lead Photographer for the James Webb Space Telescope
This self portrait of Chris Gunn, standing in front of NASA’s James Webb ...
- Meet the Infrared Telescopes That Paved the Way for NASA’s Webb
Scientists have been studying the universe with infrared space telescopes for 40 years, including these NASA missions, from left: the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), launched in 1983; the Spitzer Space ...
- Celebrating the Holiday Season in Space
The Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year holidays are joyful events typically spent with family and friends. Astronauts and cosmonauts who find themselves in space during the holidays have found their ...
- NASA Asteroid Sampling Mission Renamed OSIRIS-APEX for New Journey
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At the end of a long-haul road trip, it might be time to kick up your feet and rest awhile – ...
- An Apollo 8 Christmas Dinner Surprise: Turkey and Gravy Make Space History
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On Christmas Day in 1968, the three-man Apollo 8 crew of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders found a surprise ...
- Hubble Sights a Galaxy with ‘Forbidden’ Light
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Hubble Sights a Galaxy with ‘Forbidden’ Light
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features a bright spiral galaxy known as MCG-01-24-014, which is located about 275 million light-years from ...
- NASA Flies Drones Autonomously for Air Taxi Research
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An Alta-8 small Unmanned Aircraft System testbed vehicle flies above NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Flying beyond visual line ...
- NASA Astronauts Test SpaceX Elevator Concept for Artemis Lunar Lander
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NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Doug “Wheels” Wheelock participated in a recent test of a sub-scale mockup elevator for SpaceX’s Starship human landing system that will be used for NASA’s ...
- Artemis II Crew Visits White House
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Artemis II crew members (from left) CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman pose for a group ...
- As the Arctic Warms, Its Waters Are Emitting Carbon
Sediment from Canada’s Mackenzie River empties into the Beaufort Sea in milky swirls in this 2017 satellite image. Scientists are studying how river discharge drives carbon dioxide emissions in this ...
- Kennedy Space Center Looks Ahead to a Busy Year in 2024
The mobile launcher, carried by the crawler-transporter 2, rolls out from its park site location to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in August 2023 for ...
- Going the Extra 500 miles for Alaskan River Ice
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Going the Extra 500 miles for Alaskan River Ice
Fresh Eyes on Ice science team from the University of Alaska Fairbanks stop in the Alaska Native village ...
- Scientists and Students Discuss the Future of Space Research at ASGSR Annual Conference
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Scientists and Students Discuss the Future of Space Research at ASGSR Annual Conference
Dr. Lisa Carnell, NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences’ (BPS) Division Director, presenting keynote remarks with Dr. ...
- NASA’s Hubble Watches ‘Spoke Season’ on Saturn
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NASA’s Hubble Watches ‘Spoke Season’ on Saturn
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope photo of Saturn reveals the planet’s cloud bands and a phenomenon called ring spokes.
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- NASA Stennis Internship Brings Aerospace Industry to Life
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NASA Pathways Intern Raquel Cervantes Espinosa is pictured at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near the Fred Haise Test Stand, where she ...
- NASA Leadership Participates in Vice President-Chaired National Space Council Meeting
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, second from left, speaks during the third meeting of the National Space Council alongside Deputy Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Steve ...
- The Marshall Star for December 20, 2023
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The Marshall Star for December 20, 2023
Crew-6 Connects with Marshall Team Members During Visit
By Celine Smith
One week after the 25th anniversary of the International Space ...
- NASA Glenn, Langley Award Administrative Support Contract
NASA has awarded the Glenn-Langley Administrative Support Services (GLASS) contract to PBG FedSync JV LLC of McLean, Virginia, to provide administrative support services to various organizations, programs, and projects at ...
- Models for Facilitating Government-Funded Activities in the Post-ISS LEO Ecosystem
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NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan stow biological research samples into a science freezer located inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory ...
- NASA’s New Investments in Commercialization-Focused Small Businesses
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As part of NASA’s ongoing commitment to supporting American innovators and advancing new aerospace technologies the agency announced its second round of Phase I awards for Small Business Innovation ...
- La movilidad aérea avanzada hace que los viajes sean más accesibles
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La Movilidad Aérea Avanzada conectará a los habitantes de las ciudades con los residentes de las zonas rurales ofreciendo una nueva ...
- NASA, Joby Pave the Way for Air Taxis in Busy Airports
Savvy Verma, left, and Huy Tran, director of aeronautics at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, center, explain a recent air traffic management simulation to guests at Ames’ ...
- Studying a Planned Fire
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Flames burn orange through green conifers and golden aspen on the slopes of Monroe Mountain in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, sending gray and brown smoke billowing into the sky ...
- NASA, Partners Continue to Advance Space Tech on Suborbital Flights
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New Shepard, Blue Origin’s reusable suborbital rocket, rising from the company’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on a previous flight ...
- NASA’s Artemis II Crew Meet with President, VP at White House
Artemis II crew members: NASA astronauts Christina Koch, left, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, right, pose for a group photograph with U.S. President Joe ...