November 2024

Opportunities For Students to Get Involved
Science Mission Directorate
STEM Engagement at NASA
NASA’s fourth annual Power to Explore Student Challenge kicked off November 7, 2024.
Posted November 7, 2024
Earth Science
Science Activation
For three weeks in August, over 100 migrant children (ages 3-15) got to engage in hands-on activities involving blueberries, pollinators, and eDNA as part of their time with The Blueberry Harvest School (BHS).
Posted November 6, 2024
Blogs
The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission has recently joined the NASA Here to Observe (H2O) program, where NASA planetary missions are partnered with universities to encourage undergraduate students from historically marginalized groups to pursue a career in STEM.
Posted November 6, 2024
Quesst (X-59)
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits in its run stall at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, in this image from Oct. 30, 2024. The engine-run tests, which began Oct. 30, allow the X-59 team to verify the aircraft’s systems are working together while powered by its own engine. In previous tests, […]
Posted November 6, 2024
NASA en español
Aeronáutica
Read this story in English here. La misión Quesst de la NASA ha alcanzado un hito importante con el inicio de las pruebas de motor que propulsará el silencioso avión supersónico experimental X-59. Estas pruebas de arranque del motor, que comenzaron el 30 de octubre, permiten al equipo del X-59 verificar el funcionamiento conjunto de […]
Posted November 6, 2024
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic X-59 experimental aircraft. These engine-run tests, which began Oct. 30, allow the X-59 team to verify the aircraft’s systems are working together while powered by its own engine. […]
Posted November 6, 2024
Learning Resources
For Colleges & Universities
For Educators
For Kids and Students
Grades 5 - 8
Grades 9 - 12
NASA provides a variety of pathways for those outside the agency to contribute to authentic and meaningful research.
Posted November 6, 2024
Blogs
Earth planning date: Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 After a spooky week last week, it’s great to see all our weekend plans succeed as planned! We don’t take success for granted as a rover going on 13 years. With all of the science at our fingertips and all the battery power we could need, the team […]
Posted November 6, 2024
Johnson Space Center
Diversity at NASA
General
International Space Station (ISS)
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
Native American Heritage Month
People of Johnson
People of NASA
From the Mission Control Center to community celebrations, Kenneth Attocknie blends safety expertise with a commitment to cultural connection.  For the past 25 years at NASA, Attocknie has dedicated his career to safeguarding the International Space Station and supporting real-time mission operations at Johnson Space Center in Houston.   As a princ
Posted November 5, 2024
For Educators
For Kids and Students
Heliophysics
Science Activation
For nearly a decade, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has been working to bring together resources through its DigiKits–multimedia collections of vetted high-quality resources for teachers and their students. These resources are toolkits, allowing teachers to pick and choose interesting content to support their instruction.
Posted November 5, 2024
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