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Almost a decade ago, then-grad student Kyle Helson contributed to early paperwork for NASA’s EXCITE mission. As a scientist at Goddard, Helson helped make this balloon-based telescope a reality: EXCITE launched successfully on Aug. 31.

Posted September 10, 2024

Humans in Space

Human Research Program

NASA to Test Telemedicine, Gather Essential Health Data with Polaris Dawn Crew

NASA researchers will soon benefit from a suite of experiments flying aboard a new fully-commercial human spaceflight mission, strengthening future agency science as we venture to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Posted September 10, 2024

Blogs

Sols 4297-4299: This Way to Tungsten Hills

Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 Curiosity completed an impressive 60-meter drive (about 197 feet) across the channel floor within Gediz Vallis and parked along the edge of a shallow linear depression. Just about 20 meters (66 feet) away, an intriguing dark, textured rock named “Tungsten Hills” is the destination for our weekend drive […]

Posted September 10, 2024

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA JPL Scientists, Engineers Collaborate With Artists for Exhibition

Works in ‘Blended Worlds: Experiments in Interplanetary Imagination,’ an exhibit in Glendale, California, help shrink the universe into something tangible. The universe is vast and filled with countless worlds, but a new exhibit at the Brand Library & Art Center in Glendale, California, aims to shrink time and space.

Posted September 10, 2024

International Space Station (ISS)

Commercial Crew

Commercial Space

Humans in Space

ISS Research

Johnson Space Center

NASA Headquarters

NASA Astronauts to Discuss Mission from Space Station

Media are invited to hear from NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams during an Earth to space call at 2:15 p.m. EDT, Friday, Sept. 13. The pair will participate in a news conference aboard the International Space Station in low Earth orbit. Coverage of the event will stream on NASA+, the NASA app, and […]

Posted September 9, 2024

Ames Research Center

General

NASA Ames Fire Department to Conduct Live Aircraft Fire Training

The fire department at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley will conduct emergency response fire training on the west ramp of the Moffett Federal Airfield from 8 a.m., to 8 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Sept. 10, through Saturday, Sept.

Posted September 9, 2024

The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia

The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif, near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia, containing Brandberg Mountain, the African nation’s highest peak and ancient rock paintings going back at least 2,000 years, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above. Image Credit: NASA

Posted September 9, 2024

Public Affairs Manager Gary Jordan

“It’s 2 a.m. in the morning on a Sunday. You have your headset in your hand. You’re about to walk into Mission Control. And you understand — in the darkness, the crickets chirping, the lights shining on the building — you understand where you’re going and what you’re a part of. “This is the building […]

Posted September 9, 2024

Earth's Moon

Goddard Space Flight Center

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at NASA Goddard

The public is invited to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 9 p.m. EDT at NASA Goddard’s Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. International Observe the Moon Night is a time to come together with fellow Moon enthusiasts and curious people around the world. The public is invited to […]

Posted September 9, 2024

General

Ames Research Center

Langley Research Center

Small Spacecraft Technology Program

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Like a Diamond in the Sky: How to Spot NASA’s Solar Sail Demo in Orbit

Now that its reflective sail has deployed fully open in orbit, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System can be seen in the night sky from many locations across the world! Stargazers can join NASA’s #SpotTheSail campaign by using the NASA app on mobile platforms to find out when the spacecraft will be visible at their location. The app, […]

Posted September 9, 2024