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Monday, August 28, 2023
New Mars Images: August 2023 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers | JPL
NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Launch Broadcast Highlights | Kennedy Space Center
NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Launch Broadcast Highlights | Kennedy Space Center
Highlights from NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 launch day—Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023—from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Russia launched aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft on Aug. 26, 2023, atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A.
Crew-7's Dragon spacecraft docked to the space-facing port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station at 9:16 a.m. EDT on Aug. 27. The quartet then opened the hatch and floated onboard the orbital outpost before providing welcoming remarks as their mission aboard the space station began.
Learn more about the Crew-7 Mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/what-you-need-to-know-about-nasa-s-spacex-crew-7-mission
An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.
Video Credit: NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Duration: 1 minute, 19 seconds
Reflection Nebula NGC 1333: Infrared view | NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope
Reflection Nebula NGC 1333: Infrared view | NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope
Located 1,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Perseus, a reflection nebula called NGC 1333 epitomizes the beautiful chaos of a dense group of stars being born. Most of the visible light from the young stars in this region is obscured by the dense, dusty cloud in which they formed. With NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists can detect the infrared light from these objects. This allows a look through the dust to gain a more detailed understanding of how stars like our sun begin their lives.
The young stars in NGC 1333 do not form a single cluster, but are split between two sub-groups. One group is to the north near the nebula shown as red in the image. The other group is south, where the features shown in yellow and green abound in the densest part of the natal gas cloud. With the sharp infrared eyes of Spitzer, scientists can detect and characterize the warm and dusty disks of material that surround forming stars. By looking for differences in the disk properties between the two subgroups, they hope to find hints of the star- and planet-formation history of this region.
The knotty yellow-green features located in the lower portion of the image are glowing shock fronts where jets of material, spewed from extremely young embryonic stars, are plowing into the cold, dense gas nearby. The sheer number of separate jets that appear in this region is unprecedented. This leads scientists to believe that by stirring up the cold gas, the jets may contribute to the eventual dispersal of the gas cloud, preventing more stars from forming in NGC 1333.
In contrast, the upper portion of the image is dominated by the infrared light from warm dust, shown as red.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. A. Gutermuth (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
Image Date: Nov. 15, 2005
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The SLS RS-25 Moon Rocket Engine: Eight Minutes of Pure Power | NASA Marshall
The SLS RS-25 Moon Rocket Engine: Eight Minutes of Pure Power | NASA Marshall
When NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket roars to life on the launch pad, NASA’s Artemis astronauts inside the Orion spacecraft will feel the power of the rocket’s four RS-25 engines for eight minutes. The four RS-25 engines on SLS are the most efficient engines ever built. Two giant propellant tanks on the SLS core stage provide the fuel to power the engines that, together, provide more than 2 million pounds of thrust to help launch NASA’s Artemis missions to the Moon.
The RS-25 engines are produced by Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company. Watch this video to learn more about how these engines have been adapted from the Space Shuttle Program for the SLS rocket’s bold missions into deep space.
For more information about SLS, visit:
Learn more about NASA's Artemis Program:
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis
Credit: NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
Duration: 56 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 28, 2023
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Watch the "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse: Coming Oct. 14, 2023 | NASA
Watch the "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse: Coming Oct. 14, 2023 | NASA
On Oct. 14, 2023, a “ring of fire,” or annular, solar eclipse will travel from Oregon coast to the Gulf of Mexico. Weather permitting, most of the Americas will be able to view at least a partial solar eclipse. Click here to see the NASA 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipse Map: https://go.nasa.gov/USEclipseMaps
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, but is just far away enough in its orbit that the Sun is not completely covered—creating a large, bright ring in the sky.
WARNING: During an annular eclipse, it is never safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection designed for solar viewing. How to safely view an eclipse:
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/2023/oct-14-annular/safety/
Not in the path of the eclipse? Watch with us from anywhere in the world. We will provide live broadcast coverage on Oct. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. EDT (1530-1715 UTC) on NASA TV, NASA.gov and the NASA app.
Learn more about the upcoming annular solar eclipse:
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/2023/oct-14-annular/overview/
Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Producer: Sonnet Apple
Duration: 1 minute
Release Date: Aug. 28, 2023
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Reflection Nebula NGC 1333 in Perseus: Wide-field view | Mayall Telescope
Reflection Nebula NGC 1333 in Perseus: Wide-field view | Mayall Telescope
Credit: T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Reflection Nebula NGC 1333 in Perseus | Steward Observatory
Reflection Nebula NGC 1333 in Perseus | Steward Observatory
Technical Details:
Phillips 24-inch RCOS Telescope
Camera: SBIG STL11000
Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
Image Date: Nov. 1, 2009
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Sunday, August 27, 2023
NASA's SpaceX Crew-7: Launch Day Outtakes | Kennedy Space Center
NASA's SpaceX Crew-7: Launch Day Outtakes | Kennedy Space Center
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Russia launched aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft on Aug. 26, 2023, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Crew-7's Dragon spacecraft docked to the space-facing port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station at 9:16 a.m. EDT on Aug. 27. The quartet then opened the hatch and floated onboard the orbital outpost before providing welcoming remarks as their mission aboard the space station began.
Learn more about the Crew-7 Mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/what-you-need-to-know-about-nasa-s-spacex-crew-7-mission
An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett/Joel Kowsky
Image Capture Date: Aug. 26, 2023
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Flight Day 2 Highlights | International Space Station
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Flight Day 2 Highlights | International Space Station
NASA’s SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa of Japan and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Russia autonomously docked to the space-facing port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station at 9:16 a.m. EDT on Aug. 27 following a launch the day before on the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following docking, the quartet opened the hatch and floated onboard the orbital outpost before providing welcoming remarks as their mission aboard the space station began.
The four crew members will conduct a long-duration science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.
Learn more about the Crew-7 Mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/what-you-need-to-know-about-nasa-s-spacex-crew-7-mission
An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.
Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Duration: 24 minutes
Release Date: Aug. 27, 2023
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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7: Welcoming Ceremony | International Space Station
NASA's SpaceX Crew-7: Welcoming Ceremony | International Space Station
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa of Japan and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Russia were welcomed aboard the International Space Station with a ceremony after docking and ingress on Aug. 27, 2023.
Crew-7 is SpaceX’s seventh operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Learn more about the Crew-7 Mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/what-you-need-to-know-about-nasa-s-spacex-crew-7-mission
An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.
Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Duration: 8 minutes, 29 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 27, 2023
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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7: Dragon Hatch Opening | International Space Station
NASA's SpaceX Crew-7: Dragon Hatch Opening | International Space Station
Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Acknowledgement: SciNews
Duration: 2 minutes
XRISM: Exploring the Hidden X-ray Cosmos | NASA Goddard
XRISM: Exploring the Hidden X-ray Cosmos | NASA Goddard
Watch this video to learn more about the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), a collaboration between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA. This new satellite aims to pry apart high-energy light into the equivalent of an X-ray rainbow using an instrument called Resolve.
“Resolve will give us a new look into some of the universe’s most energetic objects, including black holes, clusters of galaxies, and the aftermath of stellar explosions,” said Richard Kelley, NASA’s XRISM principal investigator at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “We’ll learn more about how they behave and what they’re made of using the data the mission collects after launch.”
Resolve measures tiny temperature changes created when an X-ray hits its 6-by-6-pixel detector. To measure that minuscule increase and determine the X-ray’s energy, the detector needs to cool down to around minus 460 Fahrenheit (minus 270 Celsius), just a fraction of a degree above absolute zero.
The mission’s other instrument, developed by JAXA, is called Xtend. It will give XRISM one of the largest fields of view of any X-ray imaging satellite flown to date, observing an area about 60% larger than the average apparent size of the full Moon.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Producer
Jeanette Kazmierczak (University of Maryland College Park): Lead Writer
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Lead Animator
Scott Wiessinger (KBRwyle): Animator
Rob Andreoli (AIMM): Videographer
Harrison Bach (Intern): Videographer
John D. Philyaw (AIMM: Videographer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support
Francois Mernier (University of Maryland College Park): Research Astrophysicist
Takashi Okajima (GSFC): Research Astrophysicist
Duration: 6 minutes, 23 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 25, 2023
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Stellar Explorations
Stellar Explorations
The spectacular green colors visible in the night sky here are due to a phenomenon known as airglow. Airglow is not an optical illusion, but a genuine light source that results from chemical reactions in Earth’s upper atmosphere. It is far too faint to be visible during the daytime, and in most human-inhabited places it is drowned out by light pollution.
Image details: Single exposure, 10s
The Fading Milky Way
Light pollution is a growing environmental problem that threatens to erase the night sky before its time. A recent study revealed that perhaps two-thirds of the world's population can no longer look upwards at night and see the Milky Way—a hazy swath of stars that on warm summer nights spans the sky from horizon to horizon.
The Milky Way is dimming, not because the end of the Universe is near, but rather as a result of light pollution: the inadvertent illumination of the atmosphere from street lights, outdoor advertising, homes, schools, airports and other sources. Every night billions of bulbs send their energy skyward where microscopic bits of matter—air molecules, airborne dust, and water vapor droplets—reflect much of the wasted light back to Earth.
(Source: NASA)
Learn more:
International Dark-Sky Association
https://www.darksky.org/light-pollution
Globe at Night
Night Sky Network (NASA/JPL)
https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm
Image Credit: Clément Brustel
Location: France
Image Date: August 19, 2023
Release Date: August 26, 2023
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Saturday, August 26, 2023
India's Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Rover Traveling on The Moon | ISRO
India's Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Rover Traveling on The Moon | ISRO
The travels of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar rover, named Pragyan, along the lunar surface on August 25, 2023, were captured by a camera oboard the Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander, called Vikram. Chandrayaan-3 landed at Shiv Shakti Point in the Moon's South Pole region on August 23, 2023.
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is the first to land at the lunar south pole. This region is of special interest for space agencies and private space companies because of the presence of water ice that could support future surface activities.
India has become the fourth country, after the United States, Russia and China, to successfully soft-land on the Moon.
Acknowledgement: SciNews
Duration: 1 minute, 12 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 26, 2023
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Flight Day 1 Highlights | International Space Station
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Flight Day 1 Highlights | International Space Station
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Russia launched aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft on Aug. 26, 2023, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The four crew members are scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station on Aug. 27 where they will conduct a six-month mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.
Learn more about the Crew-7 Mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/what-you-need-to-know-about-nasa-s-spacex-crew-7-mission
An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.
Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Duration: 34 minutes
Release Date: Aug. 26, 2023
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Meet Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa: NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Mission Specialist
Meet Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa: NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Mission Specialist
Meet Satoshi Furukawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut from Kanagawa, Japan, making his second trip to space as a mission specialist on Crew-7. Furukawa was selected as a JAXA astronaut in 1999 and has 165 days aboard the International Space Station under his belt as part of Expeditions 28 and 29 in 2011. He is a physician and received his medical degree from the University of Tokyo, and later a doctorate in medical science from the same university. Furukawa served as a crewmember on the 13th NEEMO mission, and later, was appointed head of JAXA’s Space Biomedical Research Group.
Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa JAXA Biography:
https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/furukawa-satoshi/
Learn more about the Crew-7 Mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/what-you-need-to-know-about-nasa-s-spacex-crew-7-mission
An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.
Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Duration: 2 minutes, 50 seconds
Release Date: Aug 26, 2023
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