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OPERA: Addressing Societal Needs with Satellite Data
OPERA: Addressing Societal Needs with Satellite Data The OPERA project aims to address critical satellite data needs identified by federal agencies, providing high-quality, ready-to-use satellite-derived information to support environmental monitoring, disaster response, and infrastructure management. OPERA delivers data products in formats that are immediately usable and analysis-ready, eliminating technical barriers that prevent agencies from effectively […]
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NASA’s Hubble Reveals Largest Found Chaotic Birthplace of Planets
NASA’s Hubble Reveals Largest Found Chaotic Birthplace of Planets Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young star, IRAS 23077+6707, which spans nearly 400 billion miles – 40 times the diameter of our solar system. The disk is unexpectedly chaotic and turbulent, with wisps of material stretching much farther […]
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NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Retires
NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Retires Nick Hague, a NASA astronaut, has retired from the agency after a distinguished career that included two spaceflight missions, 374 days in space, and multiple spacewalks. Hague’s first long-duration mission was Expedition 59/60, which he completed in March 2019, followed by his second mission on SpaceX Crew-9 in September 2024. […]
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I Am Artemis: Grace Lauderdale
I Am Artemis: Grace Lauderdale Grace Lauderdale, an exploration project manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, leads the team that develops and operates the Orion Mission Simulator for training astronauts and flight control teams. The simulator replicates every aspect of the Orion spacecraft, including buttons, displays, and views out the window, to provide a lifelike […]
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Holidays in Space: 25 Years of Space Station Celebrations
Holidays in Space: 25 Years of Space Station Celebrations Astronauts and visitors from around the world have celebrated countless holidays while living and working aboard the International Space Station for over 25 years, marking milestones like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s, birthdays, and national holidays. Holiday traditions in space often look familiar, with NASA astronauts […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun Curiosity Rover Completes Pre-Conjunction Activities: The Mars rover Curiosity has been busy conducting scientific observations before taking a break due to conjunction, which will last from Dec. 27 to Jan. 20. Scientific Discoveries: The rover’s instruments, including APXS and ChemCam, have imaged […]
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NASA Works with Boeing, Other Collaborators Toward More Efficient Global Flights
NASA Works with Boeing, Other Collaborators Toward More Efficient Global Flights NASA has partnered with Boeing to develop an advanced system for sharing trajectory data between aircraft and support systems, aiming to improve information flow and reduce delays. The partnership involves testing a data communication system on a United Airlines 737-8, which flew over 2 […]
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NASA’s Webb, Curiosity Named in TIME’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame
NASA’s Webb, Curiosity Named in TIME’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Curiosity rover have been named in TIME’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame, recognizing their groundbreaking impact on science and technology. The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful space telescope ever built, giving humanity breathtaking views of […]
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’ Parker Solar Probe has captured images that reveal new details about how solar magnetic fields responsible for space weather escape from the Sun, including instances where material falls back towards the Sun. The spacecraft’s observations have shown that not all magnetic material in a coronal mass ejection […]
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NASA’s Chandra Finds Small Galaxies May Buck the Black Hole Trend
NASA’s Chandra Finds Small Galaxies May Buck the Black Hole Trend NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has found that smaller galaxies do not contain supermassive black holes nearly as often as larger galaxies, contradicting a common idea. A study of over 1,600 galaxies collected in more than two decades of Chandra data suggests that only about […]
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