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What is a Coral Reef?IMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 16, 2024• 1 min read
What is a Coral Reef?Coral reefs cover only 1% of the ocean floor, but support an estimated 25% of all marine life in the ocean, earning them the moniker ‘rainforest of the sea.’ They also play a critical role for coastal communities; preventing coastal erosion, protecting coastlines from hurricane damage, and generating $36 billion in annual income worldwide. We […]
Station Science Top News: Oct. 11, 2024IMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 15, 2024• 1 min read
Station Science Top News: Oct. 11, 2024Researchers verified that 3D micro-computed tomography scans can map the orientation of plant roots in space and used the method to demonstrate that carrots grown in actual and simulated microgravity both had random root orientation. These findings suggest that simulated microgravity offers a reliable and more affordable tool for studying plant adaptation to spaceflight. MULTI-TROP evaluated the role of […]
Visitors Explore NASA at Ingenuity FestIMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 15, 2024• 1 min read
Visitors Explore NASA at Ingenuity FestNASA’s Glenn Research Center participated in the Cleveland Ingenuity Fest 2024: Take Flight on Sept. 27-29. Ingenuity Fest, held at the 300,000-square-foot Hamilton Collaborative, features artwork, musicians, dancers, poets, and performances of all types. It also highlights maker and innovator exhibits, fine art, and more. NASA Glenn’s staff shared opportunities for the community to engage […]
Spooky on the Space StationIMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 15, 2024• 1 min read
Spooky on the Space StationScience in Space: October 2024 Cultures around the world celebrate Halloween on Oct 31. In many places, in addition to people wearing costumes and eating candy, this day is associated with spooky decorating using fake blood, skeletons, flies, and spiders, some of them glow-in-the-dark. Crew members on the International Space Station have been known to […]
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Cassini Mission: 5 Things to Know About NASA Lewis’ Last LaunchIMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 15, 2024• 1 min read
Cassini Mission: 5 Things to Know About NASA Lewis’ Last LaunchNASA’s ambitious Cassini mission to Saturn in the late 1990s was one of the agency’s greatest accomplishments, providing unprecedented revelations about the esoteric outer planet and its moons. The complex undertaking was also a tremendous, yet bittersweet, achievement for the Lewis Research Center (today, NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland), which oversaw the rockets that […]
NASA Administrator to Visit, Engage Officials in Romania, BulgariaIMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 15, 2024• 1 min read
NASA Administrator to Visit, Engage Officials in Romania, BulgariaContinuing his efforts to deepen international collaboration and promote the peaceful use of space, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will travel to Romania and Bulgaria, beginning Thursday, Oct. 17. Both countries have signed the Artemis Accords, a set of commonsense principles to commit to the peaceful exploration of space. Nelson will meet with key government and […]
NASA, SpaceX launch historic Europa Clipper mission to JupiterIMAGE
nasaspaceflight.com• Oct 14, 2024• 1 min read
NASA, SpaceX launch historic Europa Clipper mission to JupiterNASA and SpaceX have launched NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Falcon Heavy launched during an instantaneous launch window on Monday, Oct. 14, at 12:05 PM EDT (16:05 UTC) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. If Monday’s attempt was scrubbed, a backup launch opportunity was available for Tuesday, Oct. 15, as well as throughout the rest of October, but these attempts were not needed.
NASA Spotlight: Felipe Valdez, an Inspiring EngineerIMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 14, 2024• 1 min read
NASA Spotlight: Felipe Valdez, an Inspiring EngineerFelipe Valdez is someone who took advantage of every possible opportunity at NASA, working his way from undergraduate intern to his current job as a flight controls engineer. Born in the United States but raised in Mexico, Valdez faced significant challenges growing up. “My mom worked long hours, my dad battled addiction, and eventually, school […]
SpaceX Catches a Booster — a Big OneIMAGE
spacepolicyonline.com• Oct 13, 2024• 1 min read
SpaceX Catches a Booster — a Big OneSpaceX succeeded today in catching its biggest booster, Super Heavy, back at the launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. Standing 71 meters tall and 9 meters in diameter, the booster...
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A Serendipitous NASA Family ReunionIMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 13, 2024• 1 min read
A Serendipitous NASA Family ReunionGrowing up in Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Diaz didn’t imagine that one day she would work at NASA. Today, she serves as technical project coordinator at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia, supporting its Aeronautics Research Directorate. Cruz-Diaz’s position requires her to travel in support of public engagement events and recently she supported NASA’s presence at […]
NASA Activates Resources to Help Assess Impacts from Hurricane MiltonIMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 12, 2024• 1 min read
NASA Activates Resources to Help Assess Impacts from Hurricane MiltonIn the wake of Hurricane Milton, NASA is deploying resources to support Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and state emergency management agencies to aid their response effort including satellite and aerial data collection. The agency’s Disasters Response Coordination System and Airborne Science Program are began conducting flights Friday to provide emergency responders with better insight […]
First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With NASA-Designed InstrumentIMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 11, 2024• 1 min read
First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With NASA-Designed InstrumentThe imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s Tanager-1 satellite identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States and internationally. Using data from an instrument designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the nonprofit Carbon Mapper has released the first methane and carbon dioxide detections from the Tanager-1 satellite. The detections […]
DOD’s X-37B to Test AerobrakingIMAGE
spacepolicyonline.com• Oct 11, 2024• 1 min read
DOD’s X-37B to Test AerobrakingThe U.S. Space Force said today the ultra-secretive X-37B spaceplane, in orbit since December, will test aerobraking maneuvers to change its orbit with a minimum amount of fuel. In the...
Space Operations Automation Startup AIKO Secures €3.5M in FundingIMAGE
europeanspaceflight.com• Oct 10, 2024• 1 min read
Space Operations Automation Startup AIKO Secures €3.5M in FundingTorino-based AIKO has secured €3.5 million in Series A funding to expand its presence in Europe and extend its reach into the US market. AIKO was founded in 2017 and offers a suite of AI-powered software solutions for automating the operation of satellites and space infrastructure, including in-orbit maneuvering and data processing. On 9 October, […]
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Sols 4327-4328: On the Road AgainIMAGE
science.nasa.gov• Oct 9, 2024• 1 min read
Sols 4327-4328: On the Road AgainEarth planning date: Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 After successfully completing investigations within Gediz Vallis, Curiosity is back on the road through the Mg-sulfate (magnesium sulfate) bearing unit. The terrain under our wheels is a familiar collection of broken up blocks, and we’re keeping our rover eyes on the more distant stratigraphy and the deposits within […]
NASA’s Hubble Watches Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress BallIMAGE
science.nasa.gov• Oct 9, 2024• 1 min read
NASA’s Hubble Watches Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress BallAstronomers have observed Jupiter’s legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises – especially when NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope takes a close-up look at it. Hubble’s new observations of the famous red storm, collected 90 days between December 2023 to […]