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Astrophysics
Exoplanet Atmosphere
Exoplanet Science
Exoplanets
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Hubble Space Telescope
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Science & Research
Studying Exoplanets
An international team of researchers has successfully used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to map the weather on the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b.
Posted April 30, 2024
Ames Research Center
Climate Change
Climate Science
Earth
Earth Science
High-Tech Computing
Oceanography
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Technology
“Every time I help with visualizing [ocean] simulation data, I learn about an entirely new area of ocean or climate research, and I’m reminded of how vast and rich this area of research is. And…the real magic happens at the intersection and interaction of simulated and observed data. It is a great honor – and […]
Posted April 22, 2024
Dragonfly
Goddard Space Flight Center
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Saturn
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s organic-rich moon Titan. The decision allows the mission to progress to completion of final design, followed by the construction and testing of the entire spacecraft and science instruments.
Posted April 17, 2024
Opportunities For International Participants to Get Involved
Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)
Science & Research
Read this release in English here. Como parte de una serie de reuniones con funcionarios gubernamentales clave alrededor del mundo, el titular de la agencia espacial estadounidense (NASA, por sus siglas en inglés), Bill Nelson, y su segunda al mando, Pam Melroy, visitarán la Ciudad de México, los días 22 y 23 de abril. Nelson se […]
Posted April 16, 2024
Space Operations Mission Directorate
Earth
Science & Research
To address a rapidly changing space operating environment and ensure its preservation for generations to come, NASA released the first part of its integrated Space Sustainability Strategy, on Tuesday advancing the agency’s role as a global leader on this crucial issue.
Posted April 9, 2024
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Missions
Science & Research
Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
Stars
Sunspots
TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)
The Solar System
The Sun
The Universe
Guessing your age might be a popular carnival game, but for astronomers it’s a real challenge to determine the ages of stars. Once a star like our Sun has settled into steady nuclear fusion, or the mature phase of its life, it changes little for billions of years. One exception to that rule is the […]
Posted April 4, 2024
Astrophysics
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Science & Research
Spiral Galaxies
Stars
The Universe
Amid a site teeming with new and young stars lies an intricate substructure. A team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to survey the starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82). Located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, this galaxy is relatively compact in size but hosts a frenzy of star […]
Posted April 3, 2024
Artemis
Artemis 3
Earth's Moon
Science & Research
Technology
NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during Artemis III. Once installed near the lunar South Pole, the three instruments will collect valuable scientific data about the lunar environment, the lunar interior, and how to sustain a long-duration human presence on the Moon, which […]
Posted March 26, 2024
2024 Solar Eclipse
Eclipses
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
Heliophysics Research Program
Ionosphere
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Skywatching
NASA will launch three sounding rockets during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, to study how Earth’s upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight momentarily dims over a portion of the planet.
Posted March 25, 2024
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