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People of Goddard
Data Systems Engineer Rita Owens supports NASA’s Digital Transformation as part of the NASA Data Strategy Mission. This involves transforming how NASA operates by using digital capabilities to increase the reliability and effectiveness of NASA’s Information Technology (IT) operations.
Posted November 1, 2023
Ozone Layer
Aura
Earth
General
Goddard Space Flight Center
Missions
NOAA-20 (JPSS-1)
Suomi NPP (Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership)
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify the ranking of the 2023 ozone hole.  It is the 12th largest single-day hole on record, and the 16th largest when averaged from Sept. 7 to Oct. 13. The 2023 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum size on Sept. 21, according to annual satellite and balloon-based […]
Posted November 1, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
Goddard Space Flight Center
Neutron Stars
Origin & Evolution of the Universe
Stars
The Universe
Exquisite, never-before-seen details help unravel the supernova remnant’s puzzling history. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has gazed at the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.
Posted October 30, 2023
Galaxies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
Spiral Galaxies
The Universe
This striking image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures the interacting galaxy pair known as Arp-Madore 2339-661.
Posted October 27, 2023
Technology
Communicating and Navigating with Missions
Goddard Space Flight Center
Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy (OTPS)
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Technology for Space Travel
Goddard's GIANT optical navigation software helped guide the OSIRIS-REx mission to the Asteroid Bennu. Today its developers continue to add functionality and streamline useability for future missions.
Posted October 25, 2023
Communicating and Navigating with Missions
General
Goddard Space Flight Center
ILLUMA-T
Laser Communications Relay
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Space Communications Technology
NASA is demonstrating laser communications on multiple missions – showcasing the benefits infrared light can have for science and exploration missions transmitting terabytes of important data. The International Space Station is getting a “flashy” technology demonstration this November.
Posted October 25, 2023
Technology
Goddard Space Flight Center
Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy (OTPS)
Science & Research
Science-enabling Technology
Technology for Space Travel
Technology Research
Lidar technology improvements will help NASA scientists and explorers with remote sensing and surveying, mapping, 3D-image scanning, hazard detection and avoidance, and navigation.
Posted October 24, 2023
Astrophysics Division
Galaxies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
Spiral Galaxies
The Universe
This glittering image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the spiral galaxy IC 5332. The galaxy lies about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor and has an almost face-on orientation to Earth. To understand the term ‘face-on,’ it is helpful to visualize a spiral galaxy as an extremely large disk. If the […]
Posted October 20, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jupiter
Planetary Science
Planets
The Solar System
Narrow jet stream near equator has winds traveling 320 miles per hour NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, never-before-seen feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere. The high-speed jet stream, which spans more than 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) wide, sits over Jupiter’s equator above the main cloud decks.
Posted October 19, 2023
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