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NASA Aircraft Gathers 150 Hours of Data to Better Understand Earth

Operating internationally over several countries this summer, NASA’S C-20A aircraft completed more than 150 hours of science flights across two months in support of Earth science research and overcame several challenges throughout its missions.
Posted August 8, 2024
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The Universe

Hubble Spies a Diminutive Galaxy

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the subtle glow of the galaxy named IC 3430, located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. This dwarf elliptical galaxy is part of the Virgo cluster, a rich collection of galaxies both large and small, many of which are very similar in type to this […]
Posted August 2, 2024
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NASA’s DART Mission Sheds New Light on Target Binary Asteroid System

In studying data collected from NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission, which in 2022 sent a spacecraft to intentionally collide with the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, the mission’s science team has discovered new information on the origins of the target binary asteroid system and why the DART spacecraft was so effective in shifting D
Posted July 30, 2024
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NASA, JAXA Bounce Laser Beam Between Moon’s Surface and Lunar Orbit

NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) has twice transmitted a laser pulse to a cookie-sized retroreflector aboard JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) SLIM lander on the Moon and received a return signal.
Posted July 29, 2024
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Space Weather
The Sun

NASA’s ICON Mission Ends with Several Ionospheric Breakthroughs

After contributing to many important findings on the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space — an area where space weather can interfere with both satellites and communications signals — NASA’s ICON (Ionospheric Connection Explorer) mission has come to an end.
Posted July 24, 2024
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
Joint Agency Satellite Division
Kennedy Space Center
Launch Services Program
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Science Mission Directorate

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for NOAA’s JPSS-4 Mission

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) to provide launch services for NOAA’s JPSS-4 mission. The spacecraft is part of the multi-satellite cooperative Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program, a partnership between NASA and NOAA.
Posted July 23, 2024
VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Earth's Moon
Johnson Space Center
Science Mission Directorate

NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration

Following a comprehensive internal review, NASA announced Wednesday its intent to discontinue development of its VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) project. NASA stated cost increases, delays to the launch date, and the risks of future cost growth as the reasons to stand down on the mission.
Posted July 17, 2024
Lunar Science
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate

NASA Invites Media to Discuss Exploration Science Program Update

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 17, to provide an update on a program within NASA’s Exploration Science Strategy and Integration Office.
Posted July 17, 2024
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CubeSats
Goddard Space Flight Center
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SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment)

NASA Mission to Study Mysteries in the Origin of Solar Radio Waves

NASA’s CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment, or CURIE, is scheduled to launch July 9, 2024, to investigate the unresolved origins of radio waves coming from the Sun.
Posted July 8, 2024
COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager)
Astrophysics Division
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Space Operations Mission Directorate

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Space Telescope Mission

NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) mission. The firm-fixed-price contract has a value of approximately $69 million, which includes launch services and other mission related costs.
Posted July 2, 2024
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