Doomed Star Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae may be about to explode. But no one knows when – it may be next year, it may be one million years from...
Month : August 2024
Collegiate Teams to Focus on Aviation Solutions for Agriculture in 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Students attending the 2024 Blue Skies Competition toured NASA’s Ames Research Center during the...
Marshall Disasters Team Support National Weather Service Offices During May Severe Weather
May 2024 was a very active month for severe weather across the United States, with several hundred tornadoes occurring throughout the United States. The MSFC...
Disaster Response Coordination System (DRCS) Formally Launches
The NASA Disasters Response Coordination System (DRCS) formally launched on 6/13/24 during a ceremony at NASA Headquarters with Administrator Nelson as the keynote speaker. The...
NASA Seeks Student Missions to Send to Space in 2026, Beyond
Technicians with the University of Kansas prepare their KUbeSat-1 for integration at Firefly’s Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California on Thursday, April...
When Teachers Become the Students: Educators Spend Summer Studying STEM Engagement at Johnson
The summer months are usually a time for teachers to take a break from the classroom and enjoy some well-earned rest. But at NASA’s Johnson...
Low Leakage Cryogenic Disconnects for Fuel Transfer and Long-Term Storage
To enable deep space missions, the capability to transfer and store cryogenic fuels (typically liquid hydrogen, methane, and oxygen) without significant leakage over long duration...
Systems Engineer Douglas Wong
“When I was around 16 or 17, I came across this book by Arthur C. Clarke called Space Odyssey 2001. That was actually the first...
NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 21st Northrop Grumman Mission to Station
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft for the company’s 21st commercial resupply services mission for NASA launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex...
NASA Scientists on Why We Might Not Spot Solar Panel Technosignatures
5 min read NASA Scientists on Why We Might Not Spot Solar Panel Technosignatures One of NASA’s key priorities is understanding the potential for life...
