Orbital Sunrise above Earth's Pacific Ocean | International Space Station
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Orbital Sunrise above Earth's Pacific Ocean | International Space Station
The Final Pre-launch Tests | High Above Down Under | NASA Goddard
The Final Pre-launch Tests | High Above Down Under | NASA Goddard
Episode 4: The Final Tests | Follow two NASA rocket teams as they launch from Australia to study our nearest stellar neighbors—Alpha Centauri A & B—on a quest to understand how stars make the planets around them suitable for life
In this episode, we will answer that question and check in on the rockets as they make their final preparation to launch into space.
Learn more about NASA’s Sounding Rockets Program:
https://www.nasa.gov/soundingrockets
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Additional footage: Office of the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory government, Equatorial Launch Australia
Additional graphics: Vecteezy
Host: Miles Hatfield (NASA/GSFC)
Writers/Videographers:
Miles Hatfield (NASA/GSFC)
Mara Johnson-Groh (NASA/GSFC)
Producers:
Beth Anthony (NASA/GSFC)
Joy Ng (NASA/GSFC)
Lacey Young (NASA/GSFC)
Animators:
Walt Feimer (NASA/GSFC)
Jenny McElligott (NASA/GSFC)
Scientific Advisor:
Kevin France (CU Boulder/LASP/SISTINE)
Special thanks to:
Equatorial Launch Australia
Gumatj Corporation Ltd.
Office of the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory government
Release Date: July 19, 2023
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What's Going on with the Hole in the Earth's Ozone Layer? We Asked a NASA Expert
What's Going on with the Hole in the Earth's Ozone Layer? We Asked a NASA Expert
What's going on with the hole in the ozone layer?
Thanks to a global effort to regulate ozone-depleting substances, the ozone hole is showing signs of recovery and is projected to return to a healthy level by mid-century. Well done, world.
However, at NASA, scientists continue to monitor its progress. NASA Goddard’s Qing Liang explains more. Background info:
Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Producers: Scott Bednar, Jessica Wilde
Editor: James Lucas
Duration: 1 minute, 42 seconds
Release Date: July 19, 2023
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Zooming in on PDS 70 System: Host to Planet PDS 70b & Possible Trojan | ESO
Zooming in on PDS 70 System: Host to Planet PDS 70b & Possible Trojan | ESO
Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/L. Calçada/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Balsalobre-Ruza et al.
Duration: 50 seconds
Release Date: July 19, 2023
Does this Exoplanet have a “Sibling” Sharing the Same Orbit? | ESO
Does this Exoplanet have a “Sibling” Sharing the Same Orbit? | ESO
ESOcast 263 Light: Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have found the possible ‘sibling’ of a planet orbiting a distant star. This video summarizes the discovery. The system features a star at its center, around which the planet PDS 70b (highlighted with a solid yellow circle) is orbiting. On the same orbit as PDS 70b, indicated by a solid yellow ellipse, astronomers have detected a cloud of debris (circled by a yellow dotted line) that could be the building blocks of a new planet or the remnants of one already formed. The ring-like structure that dominates the image is a circumstellar disc of material, out of which planets are forming. There is in fact another planet in this system: PDS 70c, seen at 3 o’clock right next to the inner rim of the disc.
Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Claudia Sciarma and Tom Howarth.
Footage and photos: ESO / L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, Angelos Tsaousis, C. Malin ( christophmalin.com ), ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/UHD Team/Balsalobre-Ruza et al.
Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.
Duration: 1 minute, 28 seconds
Release Date: July 19, 2023
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Messier 81: Optical, Ultraviolet & Infrared Views Combined | Hubble/GALEX/Spitzer
Messier 81: Optical, Ultraviolet & Infrared Views Combined | Hubble/GALEX/Spitzer
Messier 81 (M81) is a spiral-shaped system of stars, dust, and gas clouds—the galaxy's arms wind all the way down into the nucleus. M81 is located 11.6 million light-years away. The M81 galaxy's large size and relatively high brightness make it a popular target for amateur astronomers. In the midsts of this galaxy is the supernova 1993J which was recently found to have a companion star which had been hidden in the glow of the supernova for 21 years.
Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA) and A. Zezas (Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics); GALEX data: NASA, JPL-Caltech, GALEX Team, J. Huchra et al. (Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics); Spitzer data: NASA/JPL/Caltech/Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics.
Release Date: May 28, 2007
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The "Grand Design" Spiral Galaxy M81 | Hubble
The "Grand Design" Spiral Galaxy M81 | Hubble
Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA) and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). Acknowledgment: A. Zezas and J. Huchra (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Release Date: May 28, 2007
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Bode's Galaxy: M81 | Schulman Telescope
Bode's Galaxy: M81 | Schulman Telescope
Schulman 32-inch RCOS Telescope
Camera: SBIG STX16803
The 0.81 m (32 in) Schulman Telescope is a Ritchey-Chrétien reflector built by RC Optical Systems and installed in 2010. It is operated by the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter and is Arizona's largest dedicated public observatory. The Schulman Telescope was designed from inception for remote control over the Internet by amateur and professional astrophotographers worldwide. It is currently the world's largest telescope dedicated for this purpose.
Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
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Mars: Colors of the Undiscovered Country | NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Mars: Colors of the Undiscovered Country | NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Nili Fossae is one of our favorite places to image due to the incredibly dense terrain here where clays have been detected. For this reason, Nili Fossae has long been on the short-list for potential landings for robotic exploration. However, this image shows us how rugged (and dangerous) the landscape can be. We acquired this image to study the diverse mineralogy and gain HiRISE coverage over existing high-resolution CRISM data. (CRISM is a spectrometer also onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.)
This clip features the center swath of the full observation, utilizing the infrared-red-blue (IRB) filter of the HiRISE camera. Enhanced color can help us see details that we do not otherwise view in black and white. It would not appear like to this to our eyes if we were there.
This is a non-narrated clip with ambient sound. Image is less than 1 km (under one mile) across and the spacecraft altitude was 282 km (175 mi).
These images were acquired on April 28, 2022, by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) at an altitude of 281 km from the planet's surface. The image is less than 1 km across.
The University of Arizona, Tucson, operates the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) instrument, which was built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington.
“For 17 years, MRO has been revealing Mars to us as no one had seen it before,” said the mission’s project scientist, Rich Zurek of JPL.
Video Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
Duration: 3 minutes, 42 seconds
Release Date: July 18, 2023
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NASA's Psyche Mission to a Metallic Asteroid: Preparing for Fall 2023 Launch
NASA's Psyche Mission to a Metallic Asteroid: Preparing for Fall 2023 Launch
Join the journey as NASA’s Psyche mission team prepares for a launch, no earlier than Oct. 5, 2023, to explore a unique metallic asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid, likely made largely of nickel-iron metal mixed with rock, could contain metal from the core of a planetesimal (the building block of an early rocky planet) and may offer a unique window into the violent history of collisions and accretion that created the terrestrial planets like Earth. Arizona State University (ASU) leads the Psyche mission.
Learn more about NASA's Psyche Mission:
http://www.nasa.gov/psyche and https://psyche.asu.edu/
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is managed by Caltech for NASA, is responsible for the mission’s overall management, system engineering, integration and test, and mission operations. Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, California, provided the high-power solar electric propulsion spacecraft chassis.
Credit: NASA
Duration: 3 minute, 24 seconds
Release Date: July 18, 2023
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Emission Nebula Sh2-140 | Mayall Telescope
Emission Nebula Sh2-140 | Mayall Telescope
The Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope is a four-meter (158 inches) reflector telescope in Arizona named after Nicholas U. Mayall. It saw first light on February 27, 1973, and was the second-largest telescope in the world at that time.
Credit: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
Release Date: June 30, 2020
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Emission Nebula Sh2-140 in Cepheus | Schulman Telescope
Emission Nebula Sh2-140 in Cepheus | Schulman Telescope
Sh2-140 is an HII emission nebula on the southwest edge of the Lynds 1204 darn nebula located in the constellation Cepheus. This nebula is also on the edge the Cephus Ring, a ring of molecular gas and dust.
Image Data: Schulman 32-inch RCOS Telescope, Camera SBIG STX16803
The 0.81 m (32 in) Schulman Telescope is a Ritchey-Chrétien reflector built by RC Optical Systems and installed in 2010. It is operated by the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter and is Arizona's largest dedicated public observatory. The Schulman Telescope was designed from inception for remote control over the Internet by amateur and professional astrophotographers worldwide. It is currently the world's largest telescope dedicated for this purpose.
Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
Release Date: July 1, 2014
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Swarm Technology in Space with NASA's Starling Mission
Swarm Technology in Space with NASA's Starling Mission
NASA has sent a team of four CubeSats into orbit around Earth to see if they are able to cooperate on their own, without real-time updates from mission control. While that kind of autonomous cooperation may not sound too difficult for humans, this team will be robotic—composed of small satellites to test out key technologies for the future of deep space missions.
The Rocket Labs ‘Baby Come Back’ Electron rocket mission lifted off successfully from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on July 18 (NZST), 2023, with NASA’s Starling Mission.
Learn more about NASA's Starling Mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/small_spacecraft/starling/
Video Credit: NASA's Ames Research Center
Duration: 1 minute, 25 seconds
Release Date: July 13, 2023
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Rocket Lab's Electron Launches NASA Starling CubeSat Mission in New Zealand
Rocket Lab's Electron Launches NASA Starling CubeSat Mission in New Zealand
Baby Come Back launched a total of seven satellites to a sun synchronous orbit for three customers: NASA, Space Flight Laboratory and Spire Global. Baby Come Back is Rocket Lab’s seventh Electron launch of 2023, 39th Electron launch overall, and the Company’s second recovery mission this year. After launch, Electron’s first stage returned to Earth under a parachute and completed a soft splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Rocket Lab’s marine recovery vessel then extracted the stage from the ocean and transported it back to Rocket Lab’s production complex for analysis.
This Electron first stage features new recovery upgrades including waterproofing systems to protect key engine and avionics components. Rocket Lab’s transition to marine recovery away from mid-air capture has been informed by previous recovery missions that showed Electron components and engines passed requalification testing following ocean splashdowns. This mission represents near final maturation of the marine recovery system in preparation for reflight of a booster.
Video Credit: Rocket Lab
Capture Date: July 17, 2023 (EST)
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Rocket Lab's Electron Launches NASA Starling CubeSat Mission in New Zealand
Rocket Lab's Electron Launches NASA Starling CubeSat Mission in New Zealand
Baby Come Back launched a total of seven satellites to a sun synchronous orbit for three customers: NASA, Space Flight Laboratory and Spire Global. Baby Come Back is Rocket Lab’s seventh Electron launch of 2023, 39th Electron launch overall, and the Company’s second recovery mission this year. After launch, Electron’s first stage returned to Earth under a parachute and completed a soft splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Rocket Lab’s marine recovery vessel then extracted the stage from the ocean and transported it back to Rocket Lab’s production complex for analysis.
This Electron first stage features new recovery upgrades including waterproofing systems to protect key engine and avionics components. Rocket Lab’s transition to marine recovery away from mid-air capture has been informed by previous recovery missions that showed Electron components and engines passed requalification testing following ocean splashdowns. This mission represents near final maturation of the marine recovery system in preparation for reflight of a booster.
Image Credit: Rocket Lab
Image Capture Date: July 17, 2023
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Monday, July 17, 2023
Recientemente: Celebramos el primer año de ciencia del telescopio espacial Webb
Recientemente: Celebramos el primer año de ciencia del telescopio espacial Webb
Recientemente en la NASA, la versión en español de las cápsulas This Week at NASA, te informa semanalmente de lo que está sucediendo en la NASA.
Para obtener más información sobre la ciencia de la NASA, suscríbete al boletín semanal: https://www.nasa.gov/suscribete
Ciencia de la NASA: https://ciencia.nasa.gov/
Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Duration: 2 minutes, 34 seconds
Broadcast Date: July 14, 2023
Release Date: July 17, 2023
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