Category: NASA

NASA Scientists to Discuss Upcoming ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse, Will Cross the U.S. on Oct. 14

NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 26, to discuss the upcoming annular solar eclipse. The annular eclipse will cross the U.S. from Oregon to Texas on Saturday, October 14, with a partial solar eclipse visible throughout the contiguous U.S. […]

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: NASA’s Artemis II Astronauts Complete Day of Launch Dry Run for Moon Mission

The Artemis II crew and teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program successfully completed on Sept. 20, the first in a series of integrated ground system tests at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the upcoming mission around the Moon. […]

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: NASA’s Moon Camera Mosaic Sheds Light on Shackleton Crater

A new mosaic of the Shackleton Crater showcases the power of two lunar orbiting cameras working together to reveal unprecedented detail of the lunar South Pole region. […]

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NASA Astronaut Tracy Dyson Assigned to Second Long-Duration Mission to International Space Station

NASA has assigned astronaut Tracy C. Dyson to her second long-duration mission to the International Space Station as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 70/71 crew. […]

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NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Two Cosmonauts Reach Space Station for Science Expedition

The Soyuz rocket is launched with Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft carrying O’Hara, as well as Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub of Roscosmos, docked to the station’s Rassvet module at 2:53 p.m. EDT. Docking occurred about three hours after the crew’s 11:44 a.m. launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. […]

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NASA Shares Details Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study

In response to a recommendation by an independent study team for NASA to play a more prominent role in understanding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, the agency announced Thursday it is appointing a director of UAP research. […]

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NASA OSIRIS-REx Team to Reveal Asteroid Sample Grabbed in Space, Delivered to Earth October 11

The first asteroid sample collected in space and brought to Earth by the United States will be unveiled at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Wednesday, Oct. 11, and media accreditation is now open. […]

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NASA REPORT: Summer of 2023 Has Been Earth’s Hottest Since Global Records Began in 1880

Summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies in New York. […]

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Astronaut Frank Rubio Breaks NASA’s Single Spaceflight Record of 355 Continuous Days in Space

In this image from July 24, 2023, astronaut Frank Rubio completes a session on the Surface Avatar Remote Control Terminal, which investigates how haptic controls, user interfaces, and virtual reality could command and control surface-bound robots from long distances. […]

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NASA Astronauts Prepare for Launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Docking of Soyuz Sept. 15

A NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are set to launch to the International Space Station on Friday, September 15. NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub are scheduled to lift off on the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:44 a.m. EDT (8:44 p.m. Baikonur time). […]

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NASA Approves Axiom Space’s Third Private Astronaut Crew for 2024 Launch from Kennedy Space Center

NASA and its international partners approved the crew for Axiom Space’s third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, launching from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than January 2024. […]

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WATCH: NASA to Discuss Findings from Independent Study of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

NASA will host a media briefing at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, September 14, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena independent study team it commissioned in 2022. The briefing will stream live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website HERE. […]

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NASA James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of Exoplanet

A new investigation with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, has revealed the presence of carbon-bearing molecules including methane and carbon dioxide. […]

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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Captures First Images of Asteroid Dinkinesh 14 Million Miles Away

The small dot moving against the background of stars is the first view from NASA’s Lucy spacecraft of the main belt asteroid Dinkinesh, the first of 10 asteroids that the spacecraft will visit on its 12-year voyage of discovery. […]

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WATCH: Here’s How OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft’s Asteroid Sample Delivery Will Work On Sept. 24

OSIRIS-REx is NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission. It launched in September 2016 on a journey to explore a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu. In October 2020, the spacecraft ventured to the asteroid’s surface and collected about 250 grams of material for delivery to Earth. Now, two years and four months after leaving Bennu, OSIRIS-REx is closing in on the place where its journey began. The mission’s thrilling finale will take place on September 24, 2023, as a capsule containing the Bennu samples touches down in Utah’s West Desert.  […]

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NASA’s Oxygen-Generating Experiment MOXIE Completes Mars Mission, Landed on Red Planet in 2021

When the first astronauts land on Mars, they may have the descendants of a microwave-oven-size device to thank for the air they breathe and the rocket propellant that gets them home. […]

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NASA, Amazon Studios Produces Film Detailing Life of Astronaut José Hernández: ‘A Million Miles Away’ Starrs Michael Peña

In collaboration with Amazon Studios, NASA is helping chronicle the life and career of retired NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez through an upcoming film. “A Million Miles Away,” starring Michael Peña, tells the story of Hernandez’s journey from migrant farmer to NASA space explorer. […]

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WATCH: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Prepares for Splashdown Off Florida’s Coast Aboard Dragon Spacecraft Tonight at 12:17 a.m.

NASA will provide coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with hatch closure coverage live at 5 a.m. EDT on Sunday, September 3. […]

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NASA to Discuss Upcoming Psyche Asteroid Mission, Optical Communications Demo Sept. 6

NASA will host a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 6, to discuss the agency’s upcoming Psyche mission, which will be its first to visit a metal-rich asteroid. Riding along with Psyche is a laser transceiver for NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration. […]

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