4 Min Read NASA’s Webb Rings in Holidays With Ringed Planet Uranus A slice of the most recent Wide-field image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on unusual and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that […]
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NASA Geologist Paves the Way for Building on the Moon
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) By Jessica Barnett For many at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, a love – be it for space, science, or something else – drew them to the career they’re in today. For geologist Jennifer Edmunson, there were multiple reasons. Her love […]
Pioneer 10 Crosses the Asteroid Belt
If spacecraft are to visit the outer solar system, they must cross the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The Pioneer mission was faced with the question of just how dangerous this asteroid belt would be to a spacecraft passing through it. NASA This illustration made on Nov. 26, 1974, by Rick Giudice shows the […]
Artificial Intelligence Plus Your Cell Phone Means Better Maps of Earth!
1 min read Artificial Intelligence Plus Your Cell Phone Means Better Maps of Earth! GLOBE Observer data from various locations showing four directional views: west, north, south, and east. Credit: Huang et al. 2023, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Volume 122, 103382 In 2019, the GLOBE Land Cover project began asking volunteers to help map planet Earth […]
NASA’s Dragonfly to Proceed with Final Mission Design Work
3 min read NASA’s Dragonfly to Proceed with Final Mission Design Work Artist’s Impression: Dragonfly Departs and heads off toward its next landing spot on Titan. Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben NASA’s Dragonfly mission has been authorized to proceed with work on final mission design and fabrication – known as Phase C – during […]
Cassini 10 Years at Saturn Top Images
SSE-Cassini Home Cassini 10 Years at Saturn Top… Cassini Overview Mission About the Mission The Grand Finale The Team Top 10s Saturn Tour FAQ Science Overview Rings Titan Enceladus Moons Magnetosphere Multimedia All Multimedia Audio Featured Raw Images Graphics Hall of Fame Images Videos 1 min read Cassini 10 Years at Saturn Top Images […]
Cassini Top 10 Images – 2015
SSE-Cassini Home Cassini Top 10 Images – 2015 Cassini Overview Mission About the Mission The Grand Finale The Team Top 10s Saturn Tour FAQ Science Overview Rings Titan Enceladus Moons Magnetosphere Multimedia All Multimedia Audio Featured Raw Images Graphics Hall of Fame Images Videos 1 min read Cassini Top 10 Images – 2015 As […]
Laser Activity Board
Next Generation Science Standards Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer (MS-PS4) Grades 5-8. Students strengthen their understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum, specifically lasers and their applications, through a series of math, writing, and graphing challenges. This series of activities can be completed together or in parts. Download Laser Activity Board Oct 15, […]
Composite Pressure System
Since the inception of the technology in the 1970s, White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) has been at the forefront of NASA’s testing and evaluation of composite pressure components, building on unique strengths in Oxygen Systems, Propellants and Aerospace Fluids, Hypervelocity Impact Testing, and Materials Flight Acceptance testing. Our team of experts continues to lead the […]
Astronaut Andreas Mogensen tries on his spacesuit
iss070e002415 (Oct. 4, 2023) — ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen is pictured trying on his spacesuit and testing its components aboard the International Space Station’s Quest airlock in preparation for an upcoming spacewalk. NASA original
Expedition 70 crew members pose for a portrait
iss070e002869 (Oct. 11, 2023) — (From left) Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency); and Flight Engineers Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli, both from NASA; and Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), pose for a portrait aboard the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. The quartet is showing off crew […]
Astronaut Loral O’Hara tries on her spacesuit
iss070e002889 (Oct. 9, 2023) — NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara is pictured trying on her spacesuit and testing its components aboard the International Space Station’s Quest airlock in preparation for an upcoming spacewalk. NASA original
Astronaut Andreas Mogensen demonstrates collecting air samples
iss070e003139 (Oct. 12, 2023) — Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) demonstrates collecting air samples to analyze and quantify trace contaminants in the International Space Station’s atmosphere. The Analyzing Interferometer for Ambient Air-2, or ANITA-2, serves as a technology demonstration in support of human exploration missions beyond low-Earth orbit. NASA original