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Asteroids
Goddard Space Flight Center
Lucy
The Solar System
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft took images of asteroid Dinkinesh, discovering that the asteroid has the first-ever contact binary pair orbiting the asteroid.
Posted November 7, 2023
General
Prizes, Challenges & Crowdsourcing News
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
NASA is leading humanity’s return to the Moon through Artemis. Artemis will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon and explore more of the lunar surface than ever before, using innovating technologies for scientific discovery and establishing a long-term presence.
Posted November 7, 2023
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Earth Science
Earth Surface & Interior
ER-2
Science & Research
In September 2023, NASA aircraft began supporting an effort to find and map critical mineral deposits in Western regions of the U.S.
Posted November 7, 2023
Euclid
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
This view of spiral galaxy IC 342 is one of five first science images released by the Euclid mission on Nov. 7, 2023. The ESA-led (European Space Agency) Euclid observatory, which will investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, is scheduled to begin regular science operations in early 2024. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in […]
Posted November 7, 2023
DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test)
Asteroids
Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Planetary Science Division
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will be honored with the 2024 Michael Collins Trophy for Current Achievement.
Posted November 7, 2023
Lunar Science
Science-enabling Technology
NASA is developing lunar navigation beacons to be deployed on spacecraft or the lunar surface to aid in localization and help future space vehicles determine position, velocity, and time to high accuracy.
Posted November 7, 2023
Humans in Space
Astronauts
In-flight Education Downlinks
Learning Resources
Students from Brighton Elementary School in Brighton, Tennessee, will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The space-to-Earth call will air live at 11:45 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 8, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.
Posted November 7, 2023
Podcasts
Audio
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA’s short-form, narrative podcast, NASA’s Curious Universe, returns for its sixth season Nov. 7. This season will bring listeners on new “wild and wonderful” adventures from the farthest reaches of the cosmos to right here on planet Earth.  In season six, listeners will meet researchers who are using sounds from the Sun to learn crucial […]
Posted November 7, 2023
Commercial Resupply
International Space Station (ISS)
Kennedy Space Center
SpaceX Commercial Resupply
NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities ahead of the launch of SpaceX’s 29th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft is targeted for no earlier than 8:28 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 9, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s […]
Posted November 7, 2023
Euclid
Astrophysics
Dark Matter & Dark Energy
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Stars
The Universe
The new images from the Euclid mission include a cluster of thousands of distant galaxies, demonstrating the spacecraft’s unique abilities.  The Euclid mission, which will investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, released its first five science images Tuesday, Nov.
Posted November 7, 2023
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