September 2024

Europa Clipper
Europa
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jupiter
Jupiter Moons
Kennedy Space Center
Launch Services Program
NASA Headquarters
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA and SpaceX are targeting a launch period opening Thursday, Oct. 10, for the agency’s Europa Clipper mission, which will help scientists determine if one of Jupiter’s icy moons could support life. The mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Europa Clipper […]
Posted September 3, 2024
A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 273 miles above the southern Indian Ocean in between Australia and Antarctica. Image Credit: NASA/Shane Kimbrough
Posted September 3, 2024
General
Europa Clipper
Social Media
Lee este artículo en español aquí   Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of the Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will collect data to help scientists determine if Jupiter’s icy moon Europa could support life.  NASA and SpaceX are targeting a launch period opening Thursday, Oct. 10. The mission will launch […]
Posted September 3, 2024
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Marshall Space Flight Center
A quarter of a century ago, NASA released the “first light” images from the agency’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This introduction to the world of Chandra’s high-resolution X-ray imaging capabilities included an unprecedented view of Cassiopeia A, the remains of an exploded star located about 11,000 light-years from Earth.
Posted September 3, 2024
General
Ames Research Center
Astrogram
Congratulations to the ACS3 Team on the Successful Unfurling of Solar Sail Ames and Langley just added another light to the night sky.
Posted September 3, 2024
People of Goddard
Goddard Space Flight Center
People of NASA
Lunar geologist Zachary Morse scrabbles over Earth’s rocky landscapes to test equipment for future missions to the Moon and Mars.
Posted September 3, 2024
“Some people [may say], ‘You have too many cooks in the kitchen,’ but I think there’s a line. It’s good to have a lot of input because people bring many different perspectives that you would never even consider if you just pushed an idea forward with one person. This is especially true in the area […]
Posted September 3, 2024
Skywatching
Skywatching Tips
A partial lunar eclipse makes the full supermoon on Sept. 17th extra super. Also, chances to observe five planets this month, and a global night for observing.
Posted September 3, 2024
Astrophysics
BurstCube
CubeSats
Gamma Rays
Gamma-Ray Bursts
Goddard Space Flight Center
ISS Research
Small Satellite Missions
The Universe
The shoebox-sized BurstCube satellite has observed its first gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion in the universe, according to a recent analysis of observations collected over the last several months.
Posted September 3, 2024
Earth Science
Science Activation
On August 13, 2024, the publishers of the journal Insects notified authors of three papers selected to receive “Insects 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Insects from January 1 to December 31, 2022.
Posted September 3, 2024
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