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The Marshall Star for April 24, 2024

By |2024-04-24T16:51:00-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

29 Min Read The Marshall Star for April 24, 2024 Students from Universidad Católica Boliviana prepare to traverse the course at the 2024 Human Exploration Rover Challenge at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Credits: Credits: NASA/Taylor Goodwin NASA Announces 30th Human Exploration Rover Challenge [...]

Test21

By |2024-04-24T15:46:00-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Please Disgregard. This is a test. This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of [...]

Tracking Spring Flooding

By |2024-04-24T13:45:00-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Rivers swelled in southern Russia and northern Kazakhstan in April 2024 following heavy rain and rapid snowmelt. This image shows Orenburg on April 13, the day river levels peaked. This scene was acquired by the OLI-2 (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9. NASA/Michala Garrison, USGS Ural River levels peak in this April 13, 2024, enhanced [...]

NASA’s Chandra Releases Doubleheader of Blockbuster Hits

By |2024-04-24T10:45:00-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video These two movies of the Cassiopeia A and Crab Nebula supernova remnants show Chandra’s capabilities of documenting changes in astronomical objects over human timeframes. Dramatic changes are apparent in the debris and radiation remaining after the [...]

Kiyun Kim: From Intern to Accessibility Advocate

By |2024-04-24T10:36:00-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Kiyun Kim began at Goddard as a summer intern. Impressed by the center’s community bonds, Kim is now co-chair of a center resource group that champions accessibility and inclusivity. Name: Kiyun Kim Title: Software Engineer Organization: Ground Software Systems Branch (Code 583) Kiyun Kim works with aerospace technology software systems at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight [...]

NASA Glenn Interactive Exhibit Earns Gold

By |2024-04-24T08:19:00-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A new interactive exhibit at the NASA Glenn Visitor Center replicates the Fluids and Combustion Facility on the International Space Station, enabling users to see how microgravity experiments operate. Credit: NASA/Christopher Hartenstine  The Ohio Museums Association (OMA) presented NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland [...]

NASA Participates in NCAA Women’s Championship Game 

By |2024-04-24T08:18:00-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Women scientists, engineers, and leaders from NASA stand at center court inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland to hold a large American flag during the NCAA Women’s Championship Game opening ceremony.   Credit:  NASA/Jef Janis   Just before tipoff at the live national broadcast [...]

NASA Glenn Teams Up with Cleveland Monsters 

By |2024-04-24T08:17:00-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Glenn Research Center joined the Cleveland Monsters to celebrate their total solar eclipse-themed game against the Rochester Americans at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on March 30. NASA Glenn staff were on hand to discuss the total solar eclipse and NASA’s presence [...]

NASA Glenn Joins Big Hoopla STEM Challenge

By |2024-04-24T08:16:00-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Sam Chamberlin, NASA Glenn Office of STEM Engagement, guides young guests in a hands-on activity demonstrating shape memory alloys during the Big Hoopla STEM Challenge. Credit: NASA/Catherine Graves  NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland joined in the adventure of the Big Hoopla STEM Challenge [...]

NASA Mentors, Students Rock FIRST Buckeye Regional 

By |2024-04-24T08:16:00-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The NASA-sponsored Magnificat MagnifiBots team from Magnificat High School in Rocky River, Ohio, earned the Rookie All-Star Award. Credit: NASA/Jef Janis NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland supported the 25th annual FIRST Robotics Buckeye Regional Competition, March 20 to 23, at Cleveland State University’s [...]

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