As the NASA Rover Perseverance approaches Mars for a touchdown later this month, Dr. Meghan McGee-Lawrence of Augusta University is studying ways to make the same flight easier for humans one day. But her research might also apply to aging and perhaps even make exercise more productive.
Are you excited to check out another stunning image of our universe shared by NASA? The official Instagram page of NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory recently shared an image of a supernova remnant "SNR 0103-72.6". SEE ALSO: See Pic: NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory Shares Beautiful Image Of A Supernova!
If you're someone who loves exploring the different space-related content on the Internet, then this image shared on official Instagram profile of NASA will leave you very happy. Even if you're not, there is a high possibility that the beautiful image will make you go "Wow."
Tackling the climate crisis is one of President Joe Biden's top priorities, and has created a new role to match. The senior climate advisor will report directly to NASA's administrator and work with a range of agency departments that touch on climate.
Flying passively on Apollo 14, 50 years ago, was a canister of approximately 400-500 loblolly pine, sweet gum, redwood, Douglas fir, and sycamore tree seeds. Upon return, the seeds were germinated and grew into "Moon Trees" found around the U.S. and world.
NASA's daring mission to a weird and unique asteroid called 16 Psyche is now entering its final phase. The spacecraft is due to arrive soon in its clean rooms to prepare for launch, reports the space agency.
WASHINGTON - NASA has established a new position of senior climate adviser within the agency, the first sign of a long-expected new emphasis on climate science within the agency under the Biden administration. The position, announced Feb. 3, will be held on an interim basis by Gavin Schmidt, a climate scientist at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
Considering the crucial role Katherine Johnson played in helping humankind reach space, it's only fitting that a space craft would finally be named after her. Northrop Grumman has announced that it will name its new NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft after the legendary NASA mathematician.
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This week in 1971, Apollo 14 Launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center carrying astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, and Stuart Roosa.
The Marshall Star for February 3, 2021.
Most spaceships burn rocket fuel to take off, manoeuvre, and - in SpaceX's case - land. But what if you could power a spaceship entirely with electricity? You'd have, essentially, a propellantless thruster. That's exactly the Mach Effect drive that James Woodward, physics professor emeritus at Fullerton, and a few colleagues have invented, with the help of a NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) grant .
The camera components are off-the-shelf models, but the circuit board that manages their interface and power was designed by JPL. It was then built by San Francisco-based Tempo Automation. Founded in 2013, just after NASA announced the Mars 2020 mission, Tempo used the work to improve its manufacturing processes.
NASA has put its plan to choose which companies will continue to develop lunar landers for the Artemis moon program on hold. The agency quietly announced the delay, first reported by the Verge , in a Jan. 27 notice to the three commercial teams participating in the Human Landing System (HLS) program.
The Psyche spacecraft will use a magnetometer to detect a potential magnetic field; if the asteroid has one, it's a strong indicator that it once was the core of an early planet. A multispectral imager will capture images of the surface, as well as gather information about the asteroid's composition and topography.
North Alabama wouldn't be what it is without NASA, and NASA wouldn't be what it is without the work of black Americans. Not just the ones in the suits, like Decatur's own Mae Jemison who made history as the first black woman in space, but many who go to work everyday, right here in Huntsville.
NASA has announced that it's offering a prize of $500,000 for good ideas for feeding astronauts on long-term space missions. NASA wants to figure out how to provide astronauts on long-term missions something other than dried and packaged foods from Earth.
NASA has selected FMI, a subsidiary of Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE: SPR), for a contract providing thermal protection systems (TPS) to support several emerging missions under the Science Mission Directorate: Mars Sample Return (MSR) Earth Entry Vehicle; MSR Sample Return Lander; and Dragonfly. Each of these projects require ablative TPS materials for ground testing and flight.
Out There After decades of fits and starts, the multibillion dollar successor to the Hubble telescope is expected to launch as soon as this fall. Final tests of the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield at a Northrop Grumman facility in Redondo Beach, Calif., in December. Credit...
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) - NASA's Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility has released its 2020 annual report, and officials say that, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the last year has been a positive one.