- Telescopes Show the Milky Way’s Black Hole is Ready for a Kick
NASA/CXC/M.Weiss
This artist’s illustration depicts the findings of a new study about the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy called Sagittarius A* (abbreviated as Sgr A*). As reported in our latest ...
- NASA’s Hubble Traces ‘String of Pearls’ Star Clusters in Galaxy Collisions
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NASA’s Hubble Traces ‘String of Pearls’ Star Clusters in Galaxy Collisions
Galaxy AM 1054-325 has been distorted into an S-shape from a normal pancake-like spiral shape by the gravitational ...
- NASA Launches New Climate Mission to Study Ocean, Atmosphere
NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Climate, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 1:33 a.m. EST, Feb. 8, 2024, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral ...
- Qatar Airways Announces Flights to Tashkent Uzbekistan
Doha, Qatar, February 8, 2024 / TRAVELINDEX / Qatar Airways welcomes the new route to its global network of over 170 destinations and connects travellers looking for an exciting destination ...
- Emirates Boosts Flights to Osaka Introducing A380 Premium Economy
Dubai, UAE, February 8, 2024 / TRAVELINDEX / Emirates will be boosting its services to Osaka with the introduction of the A380 starting from 1 June 2024. The A380 to ...
- TAT Joins Hands with TRUE-DTAC and National Parks to Launch Amazing Thailand Expat Privilege
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) joins hands with TRUE-DTAC and Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant to launch a campaign named “Amazing Thailand Expat Privilege”, offering a free pass ...
- Wander Wednesdays at Burapa Eastern Thai Cuisine
Bangkok, Thailand, February 6, 2024 / TRAVELINDEX / Burapa Eastern Thai Cuisine & Bar, the avant-garde and opulent Orient-express-themed dining destination nestled at 26 Soi Sukhumvit 11, Khlong Toei Nuea, ...
- IGCAT Top Websites for Foodie Travelers
Lappeeranta, Finland, February 5, 2024 / TRAVELINDEX / Hungry for an exceptionally tasty adventure across borders? IGCAT has just announced the Top 10 Websites for Foodie Travelers 2024 so that ...
- NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX, Intuitive Machines First Moon Mission
The Nova-C lunar lander is encapsulated within the fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in preparation for launch, as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and ...
- First Look: Spaceplane Stacked and Shaken at NASA Test Facility
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First Look: Spaceplane Stacked and Shaken at NASA Test Facility
Nose-up and bathed in soft blue lights, Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane and its Shooting Star ...
- NASA Selects Agencywide Acquisition Support Services Contractor
NASA has selected 8(a) vendor Seventh Sense Consulting LLC of Woodbridge, Virginia, to provide acquisition support services for non-inherently governmental functions across the agency.
The contractor will provide services agencywide, including ...
- The Marshall Star for February 7, 2024
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The Marshall Star for February 7, 2024
NASA Administrator Announces New Marshall Space Flight Center Director
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Feb. 5 named Joseph Pelfrey director ...
- Astronaut Bruce McCandless Performs the First Untethered Spacewalk
NASA
Astronaut Bruce McCandless II approaches his maximum distance from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger in this 70mm photo from Feb. 7, 1984. While testing out the nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled back-pack device ...
- 50 Years Ago: Skylab 4 Astronauts Return From Record-Breaking Spaceflight
The longest spaceflight up to that time ended on Feb. 8, 1974, when Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson, and William R. Pogue splashed down in the ...
- Nuevos astronautas de Artemis se gradúan y la NASA hará la cobertura
La promoción de candidatos a astronautas de la NASA, fotografiada durante un acto cerca del Centro Espacial Johnson de la NASA en Houston el 7 de diciembre de 2021.
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- New Artemis Generation Astronauts to Graduate, NASA Sets Coverage
NASA’s astronaut candidate class is pictured at an event near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Dec. 7, 2021.
Credits: NASA/James Blair
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- For Your Processing Pleasure: The Sharpest Pictures of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io in a Generation
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For Your Processing Pleasure: The Sharpest Pictures of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io in a Generation
Jupiter’s moon Io, its night side illuminated by reflected sunlight from Jupiter, or “Jupitershine.”
Image ...
- NASA Ames Hosts JAXA Leader to Discuss Space Science and Spaceflight
NASA/Don Richey
Daniel Andrews, project manager for NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) (left), stands next to a full-scale model of the rover alongside visitors from the Japan Aerospace Exploration ...
- JPL Workforce Update
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Workforce statement and memo to employees.
JPL statement issued on Feb. 6, 2024:
After exhausting all other measures to adjust to a lower budget from NASA, and in the absence of an ...
- 40 Years Ago: STS-41B, the First Flight of the Manned Maneuvering Unit
On Feb. 3, 1984, space shuttle Challenger took off on its fourth flight, STS-41B. Its five-person crew of Commander Vance D. Brand, Pilot Robert L. “Hoot” Gibson, and Mission Specialists ...
- First Artemis Moon Crew Trains for Return to Earth
NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman exits the side of a mockup of the Orion spacecraft during a training exercise in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at NASA’s Johnson ...
- Sislyn ‘Pauline’ Barrett: Procuring the Perfect Engineering Services
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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
Procurement manager Sislyn “Pauline” Barrett takes great joy in helping people go beyond what they think they can.
Name: Sislyn “Pauline” Barrett
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- Gamma-ray Bursts: Harvesting Knowledge From the Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions
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Gamma-ray Bursts: Harvesting Knowledge From the Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions
The most powerful events in the known universe – gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) – are short-lived outbursts of the highest-energy ...
- NASA Tests New Spacecraft Propellant Gauge on Lunar Lander
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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
The Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander for the company’s first Commercial Lunar Payload Services delivery is positioned before being encapsulated inside its ...
- What is Dark Energy? Inside our accelerating, expanding Universe
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What is Dark Energy? Inside our accelerating, expanding Universe
Some 13.8 billion years ago, the universe began with a rapid expansion we call the big bang. After this initial ...