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Snow and ice are everywhere this time of year—mountain tops, Alaska, and even outer space. Grab a cup of hot cocoa and join us for the next Do NASA Science LIVE event as we explore ways to participate in NASA’s winter-themed volunteer research projects. On this interactive Zoom call, you’ll chat with five scientists who will describe […]

Posted February 12, 2024

Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

Artemis Accords

Bill Nelson

NASA Welcomes Greece as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in a signing ceremony Friday with Greece’s foreign minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, as his country became the 35th country to sign the Artemis Accords. The accords establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations. Also participating in the event at the U.S.

Posted February 9, 2024

Marshall Space Flight Center

Rahul Ramachandran Essay Published on NASA’s EarthData

January 29, 2024 / Earth Science Rahul Ramachandran (ST11) wrote his American Geophysical Union (AGU) Leptoukh lecture as an essay titled “From petabytes to Insights: Tackling Earth Science’s Scaling Problem ”.

Posted February 9, 2024

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Commercial Space

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International Space Station (ISS)

Private Astronaut Missions

Third NASA Enabled Private Flight to Space Station Completes Safely

The third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station successfully completed its journey as part of NASA efforts to create commercial opportunities in space.

Posted February 9, 2024

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

NASA Expedition 71 Astronauts to Conduct Research aboard Space Station

Studies of neurological organoids, plant growth, and shifts in body fluids are among the scientific investigations that NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Tracy C. Dyson will help support aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 71.

Posted February 9, 2024

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Galaxies

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Irregular Galaxies

Missions

The Universe

Hubble Spots a Galaxy Shrouded by Stars

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a densely packed field of stars laid upon a background of dust, gas, and light from more distant celestial objects. There are so many stars in this image’s field of view that it may be a little tricky to discern that you are in fact looking at a […]

Posted February 9, 2024

NASA Directorates

Goddard Space Flight Center

Mission Equity

NASA Headquarters

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Awards Inaugural Grants to Support Emerging Research Institutions

NASA has awarded $3.7 million to 11 teams to support new collaborations between the agency and United States institutions not historically part of the agency’s research enterprise.

Posted February 9, 2024

Skylab 4 Recovery Ends Program

The crewmen of the third and final manned Skylab mission relax on the USS New Orleans, prime recovery ship for their mission, about an hour after their Command Module splashed down at 10:17 a.m. (CDT), Feb. 8, 1974. The splashdown, which occurred 176 statute miles from San Diego, ended 84 record-setting days of flight activity […]

Posted February 8, 2024

Deep Space Network

Space Communications & Navigation Program

Space Communications Technology

Space Operations Mission Directorate

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Technology Demonstration

Technology Demonstration Missions Program

NASA’s New Experimental Antenna Tracks Deep Space Laser

Capable of receiving both radio frequency and optical signals, the DSN’s hybrid antenna has tracked and decoded the downlink laser from DSOC, aboard NASA’s Psyche mission. An experimental antenna has received both radio frequency and near-infrared laser signals from NASA’s Psyche spacecraft as it travels through deep space.

Posted February 8, 2024

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