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NASA Headquarters
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday Jim Free’s promotion to associate administrator for the agency at NASA Headquarters in Washington, effective when his predecessor Bob Cabana retires on Sunday, Dec. 31.
Posted November 16, 2023
General
Commercial Crew Program’s Plaque Hanging Tradition Continues, Celebrating Work Done by Marshall Team By Celine Smith NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center participated in a new tradition last December to honor engineers for their exceptional efforts on CCP (Commercial Crew Program) missions to the International Space Station, and again Nov.
Posted November 16, 2023
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
For the 13th consecutive year, NASA received an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion from an external auditor on its fiscal year 2023 financial statements. NASA’s financial statements and budgetary reporting have received the highest possible audit opinion, certifying that it adheres to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for federal agencies.
Posted November 15, 2023
General
Astrophysics
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Galaxies
Marshall Space Flight Center
The Milky Way
The Universe
For millennia, musicians have looked to the heavens for inspiration. Now a new collaboration is enabling actual data from NASA telescopes to be used as the basis for original music that can be played by humans.
Posted November 15, 2023
Ames Research Center
Aeronautics
General
Airplane engines are loud – just ask anyone who lives near an airport. Increased air traffic from next-generation aircraft has the potential for even more disruptive noise.
Posted November 15, 2023
Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)
Get Involved
Opportunities For International Participants to Get Involved
Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved
Our world is facing many urgent challenges, such as climate change, water insecurity, and food insecurity. Maintaining and improving quality of life around the world requires bringing together innovators across disciplines and countries to find creative solutions.
Posted November 15, 2023
Edward G. Gibson
Former Astronauts
Gerald Carr
Skylab
William R. Pogue
Astronaut William R. Pogue, Skylab 4 pilot, recorded this wide scene of his crewmates, astronauts Edward G. Gibson (left), science pilot, and Jerry P. Carr (right), commander, on the other end of the orbital workshop on Feb. 1, 1974. Also in the frame are parts of three spacesuits, used on several EVA sessions during the […]
Posted November 15, 2023
Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL)
Biological & Physical Sciences
Fundamental Physics
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Physical Sciences
The remotely operated facility aboard the International Space Station has created another tool that researchers can use to probe the fundamental nature of the world around us. For the first time in space, scientists have produced a quantum gas containing two types of atoms.
Posted November 15, 2023
Dust Storms
Earth
Natural Disasters
Dust storms present a growing threat to the health and safety of U.S. populations.
Posted November 15, 2023
Kepler / K2
Exoplanet Science
Exoplanets
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Neptune-Like Exoplanets
Super-Earth Exoplanets
A new study could explain the ‘missing’ exoplanets between super-Earths and sub-Neptunes. Some exoplanets seem to be losing their atmospheres and shrinking. In a new study using NASA’s retired Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers find evidence of a possible cause: The cores of these planets are pushing away their atmospheres from the inside out.
Posted November 15, 2023
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