January 2024

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Auroras
Brown Dwarfs
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Science & Research
Stars
The Universe
Infrared emission from methane suggests atmospheric heating by auroral processes. Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a brown dwarf (an object more massive than Jupiter but smaller than a star) with infrared emission from methane, likely due to energy in its upper atmosphere.
Posted January 9, 2024
Astrophysics
Citizen Science
Yes, the universe IS talking to you! Gamma-ray bursts, massive explosions visible from everywhere in the observable universe, are telling us something about how stars end their lives and how massive black holes form.
Posted January 9, 2024
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features a richness of spiral galaxies: the large, prominent spiral galaxy on the right side of the image is NGC 1356; the two apparently smaller spiral galaxies flanking it are LEDA 467699 (above it) and LEDA 95415 (very close at its left) respectively; and finally, IC 1947 sits along the left si
Posted January 9, 2024
Earth
Climate Change
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Climate researchers from NASA and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) will release their annual assessments of global temperatures and discuss the major climate trends of 2023 during a media briefing at 11 a.m. EST Friday, Jan. 12. NASA will stream audio of the briefing on the agency’s YouTube.
Posted January 8, 2024
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Advanced Air Transport Technology
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Sustainable Flight Demonstrator
German Escobar works on a model aircraft wing structure that has two long sides and bars in between, which resembles a mini ladder. He sands the rough edges, uses four vices to secure it, and uses a milling machine he programmed to make precision holes. Escobar is one of the Experimental Fabrication Shop technicians at […]
Posted January 8, 2024
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Marshall Space Flight Center
Supernovae
The Universe
For the first time astronomers have combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope to study the well-known supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A).
Posted January 8, 2024
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Artemis
Goddard Space Flight Center
Missions
Editor’s Note: NASA and Astrobotic are continuing to monitor this mission. Updates will be provided on https://blogs.nasa.gov/.
Posted January 8, 2024
Artemis
Gateway Program
Gateway Space Station
Missions
NASA and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced Sunday plans for the space centre to provide an airlock for Gateway, humanity’s first space station that will orbit the Moon. The lunar space station will support NASA’s missions for long-term exploration of the Moon under Artemis for the […]
Posted January 7, 2024
Missions
Artemis
Human Landing System Program
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Michoud Assembly Facility
Space Launch System (SLS)
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 9, to provide an update on the agency’s lunar exploration plans for the benefit of all under Artemis. Audio of the briefing will stream live on NASA’s website.
Posted January 6, 2024
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
NASA will kick off 2024 by sending five payloads to the Moon aboard Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander, Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One. The inaugural launch under the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative will blast off Monday, Jan. 8, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket.
Posted January 6, 2024
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