April 2024

VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)
In this image from Feb. 12, 2024, engineers lift a mast into place on NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) robotic Moon rover. VIPER’s mast and the suite of instruments affixed to it look a lot like the rover’s “neck” and “head.” The mast instruments are designed to help the team of rover drivers […]
Posted April 16, 2024
Goddard Space Flight Center
Artemis 3
Earth's Moon
Technology
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will build a moonquake detector for astronauts to deploy on the Moon in 2026 during the Artemis III mission, which will return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years.   NASA selected the instrument, the Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS) […]
Posted April 16, 2024
Marshall Space Flight Center
Learning Resources
NASA will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Human Exploration Rover Challenge when the competition returns to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Aviation Challenge Course in Huntsville, Alabama, Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20. The event is free and open to the public with rover excursions occurring each day from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Posted April 16, 2024
Artemis
Artemis Accords
Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)
Opportunities For International Participants to Get Involved
On Tuesday, April 16, NASA welcomed Sweden as the 38th country to sign the Artemis Accords and commit to peaceful and safe space exploration. Minister for Education Dr. Mats Persson signed the accords on behalf of Sweden at an event in Stockholm. “NASA welcomes Sweden to the Artemis Accords family,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. […]
Posted April 16, 2024
Ames Space Biosciences
Space Biosciences Staff Awards NASA Honor Award Recipients Distinguished Service Medal James Connolly (2013) Diversity Equity Inclusion and Accessibility Medal Parag Vaishampayan (2024) Early Career Achievement Medal Nicole A. Rayl (2012)David J. Smith (2016)Jonathan M.
Posted April 16, 2024
Earth
Ames Research Center
Benefits Back on Earth
Climate Change
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Water on Earth
The research teams who help sustain the largest freshwater reserve in the world are developing a new tool to promote more resilient farming systems in Brazil. The goal is to help farmers better handle changes in the water cycle, deal with droughts, and adapt to a changing climate.  The Large-Scale Hydrology Research Group hosted at […]
Posted April 16, 2024
Astrophysics
Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
Goddard Space Flight Center
Supernovae
The Universe
A nearby supernova in 2023 offered astrophysicists an excellent opportunity to test ideas about how these types of explosions boost particles, called cosmic rays, to near light-speed. But surprisingly, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected none of the high-energy gamma-ray light those particles should produce.
Posted April 16, 2024
For Kids and Students
Astronauts
Humans in Space
In-flight Education Downlinks
ISS Research
Learning Resources
Students from Syracuse City School District and Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, will have an opportunity this week to hear from alumna and NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps aboard the International Space Station. The space to Earth call will stream live at 10 a.m. EDT April 18, on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the […]
Posted April 16, 2024
Space Technology Mission Directorate
As NASA focuses on exploring the Moon, Mars, and the solar system for the benefit of humanity, the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) is shifting how it prioritizes technology development.
Posted April 16, 2024
Astrophysics Division
Brown Dwarfs
Citizen Science
NEOWISE
Stars
The Universe
WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer)
To take a census of nearby cosmic objects, sending out a survey won’t work. Scientists need to use many telescopes with different specializations to chart what is in the general neighborhood of the Sun. Looking to understand more about our neighbors and how they came to be, scientists collaborate with citizen scientists, volunteers from around […]
Posted April 16, 2024
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