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Science Activation
The NASA Science Activation Program’s NASA’s Neurodiversity Network (N3) project sponsors a summer internship program for high school students, in which learners on the autism spectrum are matched with NASA Subject Matter Experts. N3 intern Lillian Hall and mentor Dr.
Posted January 11, 2025
International Space Station (ISS)
Natural Disasters
Wildfires
On Jan. 10, 2025, NASA astronaut Don Pettit posted two images of the Los Angeles fires from the International Space Station. Multiple destructive fires broke out in the hills of Los Angeles County in early January 2025, fueled by a dry landscape and winds that gusted up to 100 miles per hour. See satellite imagery of […]
Posted January 10, 2025
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Hubble Space Telescope
IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer)
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)
The Universe
From new perspectives on the early universe to illuminating the extreme environment near a black hole, discoveries from NASA missions will be highlighted at the 245th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The meeting will take place Jan. 12-16 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Posted January 10, 2025
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
Ames Research Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Space Technology Mission Directorate
NASA selected 15 visionary ideas for its NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) program which develops concepts to transform future missions for the benefit of all. Chosen from companies and institutions across the United States, the 2025 Phase I awardees represent a wide range of aerospace concepts.
Posted January 10, 2025
Missions
Artemis
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Marshall Space Flight Center
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated Jan. 13, 2025, to reflect the correct affiliation for Maria Banks, CLPS project scientist, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Posted January 10, 2025
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
NIAC Studies
Phase I Phillip AnsellHydrogen Hybrid Power for Aviation Sustainable Systems (Hy2PASS)University of IllinoisUrbana, IL 61801-29572025 Phase I Ryan BensonConstruction Assembly DestinationThinkOrbital Inc.Boulder, CO 80303-00012025 Phase I Martin BermudezLunar Glass Structure (LUNGS): Enabling Construction of Monolithic Habitats in Low-Gravity Enviro
Posted January 10, 2025
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
NIAC Studies
Ryan WeedHelicity Space LLC This proposal aims to revolutionize space exploration by developing a constellation of spacecraft powered by the Helicity Drive, a compact and scalable fusion propulsion system.
Posted January 10, 2025
NIAC Studies
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
Justin YimUniversity of Illinois We propose Legged Exploration Across the Plume (LEAP), based on the Salto jumping robot as a novel multi-jet robotic sampling concept for Enceladus to be deployed from Enceladus Orbilander.
Posted January 10, 2025
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
NIAC Studies
Kimberly WeaverNASA Goddard Space Flight Center Some of the most enigmatic objects in the Universe are giant supermassive black holes (SMBH). Yet after 30 years of study, we don’t know precisely how these objects produce their power. This requires observations at X-ray wavelengths.
Posted January 10, 2025
NIAC Studies
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
Selim ShahriarNorthwestern University, Evanston Progress in physics has largely been driven by the development and verification of new theories that unify different fundamental forces of nature.
Posted January 10, 2025
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