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NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) at 5:26 p.m. EDT Tuesday.

Posted June 26, 2024

Asteroids

DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test)

Missions

Planetary Science

Planetary Science Division

Science Mission Directorate

The Solar System

NASA Selects Participating Scientists to Join ESA’s Hera Mission

NASA has selected 12 participating scientists to join ESA’s (European Space Agency) Hera mission, which is scheduled to launch in October 2024. Hera will study the binary asteroid system Didymos, including the moonlet Dimorphos, which was impacted by NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft on Sept. 26, 2022.

Posted June 25, 2024

Blogs

Sol 4225: Sliding Down Horsetail Falls

Earth planning date: Monday, June 24, 2024 This will be an important week for chemistry on our latest drill sample “Mammoth Lakes 2.” Curiosity’s primary goal today was a preconditioning of the SAM instrument in preparation for its chemical analysis. Due to the large amounts of power required by SAM, today’s science block was limited […]

Posted June 25, 2024

General

Open Call to New York-based Artists to Create Collaborative NASA Mural

NASA and the Hudson Square Business Improvement District are launching an open call to New York-based artists and artist teams to design and install a large-scale, space-themed neighborhood mural. The NASA x Hudson Square partnership was developed to inspire the surrounding Manhattan Hudson Square community by showcasing NASA’s work and missions.

Posted June 25, 2024

Johnson Space Center

Astronauts

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

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NASA Centers & Facilities

Raja Chari

Unity in Orbit: Astronauts Soar with Pride Aboard Station

A powerful symbol of pride waved high above Earth aboard the International Space Station in December 2021, reflecting NASA’s commitment to a collaborative and inclusive environment in human spaceflight.

Posted June 25, 2024

Marshall Space Flight Center

Artemis

Artemis 2

Artemis 3

Artemis 4

General

Glenn Research Center

Humans in Space

Space Launch System (SLS)

Six Adapters for Crewed Artemis Flights Tested, Built at NASA Marshall

As a child learning about basic engineering, you probably tried and failed to join a square-shaped toy with a circular-shaped toy: you needed a third shape to act as an adapter and connect them both together. On a much larger scale, integration of NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and the Orion spacecraft for […]

Posted June 25, 2024

General

NASA Infrared Detector Technical Interchange

When/Where August 27-28, 2024NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA Who may attend? Invited participants from the NASA Centers, NASA HQ, and the broader community of IR technology developers and stakeholders. All participants must be U.S. Persons – the meeting will be held at the CUI level and presentations may contain ITAR material.

Posted June 25, 2024

People of Goddard

People of NASA

Jake Cupani: Increasing Visibility in Data Science

Jake Cupani, a data science specialist, focuses on the intersection between data visualization and user experience — UX — design.

Posted June 25, 2024

NASA-IBM Collaboration Develops INDUS Large Language Models for Advanced Science Research

By Derek Koehl Collaborations with private, non-federal partners through Space Act Agreements are a key component in the work done by NASA’s Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team (IMPACT).

Posted June 25, 2024

Gateway Space Station

Artemis

Gateway Program

General

Johnson Space Center