February 2024

Using two of the agency’s X-ray telescopes, researchers were able to zoom in on a dead star’s erratic behavior as it released a bright, brief burst of radio waves. What’s causing mysterious bursts of radio waves from deep space? Astronomers may be a step closer to providing one answer to that question. Two NASA X-ray […]

Posted February 14, 2024

NASA Headquarters

Plan de acción para la equidad 2023 de la NASA se centrará en educación STEM/CTIM

Read this release in English here. La NASA publicó su Plan de acción para la equidad 2023 el miércoles, en el cual describe los logros clave en el aumento de la diversidad, la equidad, la inclusión y la accesibilidad en toda la agencia, y sus nuevos compromisos para continuar eliminando los obstáculos y retos injustos a […]

Posted February 14, 2024

NASA Headquarters

Learning Resources

STEM Engagement at NASA

NASA Updates Equity Action Plan, Adds Focus on STEM Education, More

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA published its 2023 Equity Action Plan Wednesday, which outlines key accomplishments in increasing equity across the agency, and new commitments to continue removing inequitable barriers and challenges facing underserved communities.

Posted February 14, 2024

Glenn Research Center

January 2024 Retirements

Robert Paulin Aerospace Test Branch, retired Jan. 3, 2024, with 40 years of NASA service. James Douglas Kiser (Not Pictured) Ceramic and Polymer Composites Branch, retired Jan. 12, 2024, with 41 years of NASA service.

Posted February 14, 2024

Glenn Research Center

AeroSpace Frontiers

Newsletters

Solar Eclipses

NASA Trains Teachers on Upcoming Solar Eclipse

On Monday, April 8, Northeast Ohioans will get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see a total solar eclipse. During this rare natural phenomenon, the Moon will pass between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun and darkening the sky for nearly four minutes. Teachers, librarians, and community leaders from across Northeast Ohio […]

Posted February 14, 2024

Glenn Research Center

AeroSpace Frontiers

Astronauts

Humans in Space

NASA Participates in “Ohioans in Space” Painting Unveiling

Representatives from NASA Headquarters and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland participated in the unveiling of the “Ohioans in Space” painting at a large gala at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Jan. 24.

Posted February 14, 2024

Glenn Research Center

AeroSpace Frontiers

Newsletters

NASA’s Day of Remembrance

Every year on NASA’s Day of Remembrance, the agency pauses to honor the sacrifice of the NASA family members who gave their lives to advance the cause of exploration. Employees remember friends and colleagues, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. A key element in observances across the agency centers […]

Posted February 14, 2024

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Missions

Star Clusters

Stars

The Universe

Stars Sparkle in New Hubble Image

This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope view shows the globular cluster NGC 2298, a sparkling collection of thousands of stars held together by their mutual gravitational attraction. Globular clusters are typically home to older populations of stars, and they mostly reside in the dusty outskirts of galaxies.

Posted February 14, 2024

Johnson Space Center

NASA Johnson Director to Discuss Exploration Park at ASCENDxTexas

Feb. 13, 2024 MEDIA ADVISORY: J24-002 NASA Johnson Director to Discuss Exploration Park at ASCENDxTexas Media are invited to attend an event with NASA taking place as part of ASCENDxTexas on Thursday, Feb. 15.

Posted February 14, 2024

NASA Headquarters

New NASA Mission will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions

As NASA explores the unknown in air and space, a new mission to survey ultraviolet light across the entire sky will provide the agency with more insight into how galaxies and stars evolve. The space telescope, called UVEX (UltraViolet EXplorer), is targeted to launch in 2030 as NASA’s next Astrophysics Medium-Class Explorer mission. In addition […]

Posted February 13, 2024