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Three-Year Study of Young Stars with NASA’s Hubble Enters New Chapter

By |2024-03-28T10:02:00-04:00March 28th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

In the largest and one of the most ambitious Hubble Space Telescope programs ever executed, a team of scientists and engineers collected information on almost 500 stars over a three-year period. This effort offers new insights into the stars' formation, evolution, and impact on their surroundings.  This comprehensive survey, called ULLYSES (Ultraviolet Legacy Library of Young [...]

NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Expedition 70 Science Highlights

By |2024-03-28T10:00:00-04:00March 28th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara is returning home after six months aboard the International Space Station. During her time on the orbiting laboratory, O’Hara contributed to dozens of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to prepare for future space exploration missions and generate innovations and benefits for humanity on Earth. Here is a look at some [...]

Stunning Echo of 800-year-old Explosion

By |2024-03-28T09:27:00-04:00March 28th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

In the year 1181 a rare supernova explosion appeared in the night sky, staying visible for 185 consecutive days. Historical records show that the supernova looked like a temporary ‘star’ in the constellation Cassiopeia shining as bright as Saturn. Ever since, scientists have tried to find the supernova’s remnant. At first it was thought that this could be [...]

US House of Representatives Columbia Accident Documents

By |2024-03-27T18:10:00-04:00March 27th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The following are some of the statements made by Representatives regarding the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia. PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Saturday, February 01, 2003 House Science Committee Boehlert Statement on Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy WASHINGTON, D.C. —House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) today released the following statement on the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy: [...]

Women Launching Women: How NASA Mentors Artemis Generation

By |2024-03-27T16:49:00-04:00March 27th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission lifted off on a Saturn V rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Crowds gathered with their eyes craned toward the sky, as NASA set out to make history with their next giant leap – landing astronauts on the Moon.  One historical member watching the [...]

NASA Astronaut Don Pettit to Conduct Science During Fourth Mission

By |2024-03-27T15:36:00-04:00March 27th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

During his fourth mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will serve as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 71/72 crew. After blasting off to space, Pettit will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare crew for future space missions. Pettit will launch on the Roscosmos Soyuz [...]

The Marshall Star for March 27, 2024

By |2024-03-27T15:07:00-04:00March 27th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

By Celine Smith NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center hosted its 37th Small Business Alliance meeting March 21 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Davidson Center for Space Exploration. The event brought together hundreds of attendees from 39 states and 21 countries to network and learn about opportunities to do business with NASA. “Today [...]

Eclipse Citizen Science for Educators

By |2024-03-27T14:53:00-04:00March 27th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

"Citizen” here refers to citizens of Planet Earth. These projects are open to everyone, regardless of country of birth or legal citizenship status. Citizen science projects – research projects that need lots of people and are designed for participation by anyone – are a great way for formal and informal students and enthusiasts to learn [...]

Contribute to NASA Research on Eclipse Day – and Every Day

By |2024-03-27T14:53:00-04:00March 27th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA is celebrating the Sun during the Heliophysics Big Year, which extends through the end of 2024. You can get involved to help us learn more about our star and its influence on our planet. With exciting experiments happening during the total solar eclipse that will cross North America on April 8, to widespread investigations [...]

Diez maneras en que los estudiantes pueden prepararse para ser astronautas

By |2024-03-27T14:07:00-04:00March 27th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

¿Quieres ser astronauta, pero no sabes por dónde empezar? ¡Estas son algunas maneras en las que puedes comenzar tu viaje! Incluso si no aún no reúnes los requisitos para ser astronauta, mediante la Oficina de Participación STEM (ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas) de la NASA, u OSTEM, hay formas de participar en las misiones de [...]

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