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Artemis
I Am Artemis
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
Chris Pereira can personally attest to the immense gravitational attraction of black holes. He’s been in love with space ever since he saw a video on the topic in a high school science class. But it wasn’t just any science class. It was one specially designed for English learners. “I was born and raised in […]
Posted September 19, 2024
Blogs
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 The lengthy drive planned on Monday executed as expected, and we came in today to find our rover parked at a jaunty angle on a sloped ridge. There were some worries that the slope might limit our ability to use the arm for contact science in this plan […]
Posted September 19, 2024
Astrophysics
Citizen Science
Exoplanet Science
A planet swings in front of its star, dimming the starlight we see. Events like these, called transits, provide us with bounties of information about exoplanets–planets around stars other than the Sun. But predicting when these special events occur can be challenging…unless you have help from volunteers.
Posted September 19, 2024
Earth's Moon
Goddard Space Flight Center
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
Solar Eclipses
The Solar System
New NASA research reveals a process to generate extremely accurate eclipse maps, which plot the predicted path of the Moon’s shadow as it crosses the face of Earth. Traditionally, eclipse calculations assume that all observers are at sea level on Earth and that the Moon is a smooth sphere that is perfectly symmetrical around its […]
Posted September 19, 2024
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are preparing to launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Posted September 19, 2024
AeroSpace Frontiers
Glenn Research Center
As the director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Dr. Jimmy Kenyon is used to making important decisions at work. He also likes to call the shots on the baseball field as a volunteer umpire.  In July, Kenyon packed up his gear and traveled to Ankeny, Iowa, as part of a four-man umpire crew […]
Posted September 19, 2024
AeroSpace Frontiers
Glenn Research Center
NASA Glenn Research Center’s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) and Office of Communications staff traveled to the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, Ohio, this summer.   OSTEM participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the fair with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Both teams hosted tables to share information about the key roles NASA Glenn plays […]
Posted September 19, 2024
Glenn Research Center
AeroSpace Frontiers
For students considering careers in STEM, the field of aviation offers diverse and abundant opportunities they may never have realized.   During Aviation Day on Aug. 27, NASA Glenn Research Center’s Office of STEM Engagement welcomed middle and high school students to the research center in Cleveland.
Posted September 19, 2024
Glenn Research Center
AeroSpace Frontiers
General
The first “A” in NASA stands for aeronautics, and NASA’s Glenn Research Center helped bring that message to thousands of people at major airshows in Wisconsin and Ohio this summer.  In July, NASA Glenn subject matter experts and outreach professionals landed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to participate in EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024.
Posted September 19, 2024
Marshall Space Flight Center
Marshall Welcomes NASA Chief Scientist for Climate, Science Town Hall NASA Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor Kate Calvin, center left, joins team members at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center for a Climate and Science Town Hall on Sept. 17 in Activities Building 4316.
Posted September 19, 2024
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