NASA to Study Effects of Radio Noise on Lunar Science | NASA Goddard

NASA to Study Effects of Radio Noise on Lunar Science | NASA Goddard

In February 2024, Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Mission will launch to the Moon’s South Pole as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative (CLPS). Among the NASA provided payloads will be an instrument called the Radio wave Observation at the Lunar Surface of the photo-Electron Sheath (ROLSES) designed to observe the Moon’s surface environment in radio frequencies, to determine how natural and human-generated activity near the surface interacts with and could interfere with science conducted there.

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Mission

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-1

Learn more about CLPS:

https://www.nasa.gov/content/commercial-lunar-payload-services

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)/Scientific Visualization Studio

James Tralie (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Lead Producer

Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

Duration: 1 minute, 34 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 1, 2024

#NASA #Space #Science #Earth #Moon #LunarPayloadServices #CLPS #IntuitiveMachines #IM1Mission #ROLSES #RadioWaves #CommercialSpace #ArtemisProgram #DeepSpace #MoonToMars #Engineering #SpaceTechnology #SpaceExploration #SolarSystem #GSFC #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Window to the World in 360° | ESA Muninn Mission | International Space Station

Window to the World in 360° | ESA Muninn Mission | International Space Station

Join European Space Agency (ESA) project astronaut Marcus Wandt inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world". Pan around in this 360 degree video to enjoy the view.

The European Space Agency-built Cupola is the favorite place of many astronauts on the International Space Station. It serves not only as a unique photo spot, but also for observing robotic activities, arriving spacecraft and spacewalks.

Marcus was launched to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft as part of Axiom Mission 3 on January 18, 2024. His two-week mission on board is known as Muninn.

Follow Marcus’s journey on the Muninn website: 

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/muninn

Marcus Wandt - Ax-3 Mission Specialist

Marcus' Biography: 

https://www.axiomspace.com/astronaut/marcus-wandt

Learn more about the Ax-3 Mission here:

https://www.axiomspace.com

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: European Space Agency (ESA)

Duration: 36 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 1, 2024

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Lenticularis Cloud over High Tatra Mountains of Slovakia | Earth Science

Lenticularis Cloud over High Tatra Mountains of Slovakia | Earth Science

Photographer Vicktor Belicak: "This beautiful and mesmerizing lenticular cloud display formed over the High Tatra Mountains of Slovakia on December 17, 2023. It began to take shape in the early afternoon and remained in place until nightfall. Near sunset, when the above photo was captured, the lingering Sun's reddened rays further enhanced the majesty of these stacked clouds—a once in a lifetime experience." 

Lenticulars are formed when strong winds blow across complex terrain, causing the water vapor in the air mass to alternately compress, then decompress, and thus condense into shapes which roughly mirror the terrain beneath. They are also near-certain indicators of turbulence.

Technical Details: Nikon D850 camera; 28mm lens/focal length; ISO: 200; f 4.35; 00.10 exposure time.

Image Credit: Vicktor Belicak   

Location: Zdiar, Slovakia Coordinates: 49.2713, 20.2734

Caption Credit: Vicktor Belicak   

Release Date: Jan. 26, 2024

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The Most Extreme Flights of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter | NASA/JPL

The Most Extreme Flights of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter | NASA/JPL

Mars Report: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter pushed aerodynamic limits during the final months of its mission, setting new records for speed, distance, and altitude. Hear from Ingenuity chief engineer Travis Brown on how the data the team collected could eventually be used in future rotorcraft designs. 

Ingenuity was originally designed to make up to five flights—but completed 72 before sustaining rotor-blade damage that rendered it unable to fly. NASA announced the end of the helicopter’s mission on Jan. 25, 2024. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California built and manages operations for Ingenuity and the Perseverance Mars rover.

For more information on Ingenuity, go to: mars.nasa.gov/ingenuity 

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date: Jan. 31, 2024

#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Mars #RedPlanet #Planet #Atmosphere #JezeroCrater #PerseveranceRover #Mars2020 #Robotics #IngenuityHelicopter #ThanksIngenuity #Ginny #Aircraft #SolarPowered #History #SpaceTechnology #Engineering #SolarSystem #SpaceExploration #JPL #Caltech #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Bushfires in Northern Australia: A 2023 Landsat Timelapse | USGS

Bushfires in Northern Australia: A 2023 Landsat Timelapse | USGS

The bushfire season in northern Australia generally runs from May to October. The year 2023 was an especially intense year in the north. Select infrared imagery from the Landsat archive was used here to produce a rolling mosaic timelapse of the landscape in eight day segments. Each new segment of imagery reveals fresh burn scars, increasing in size and frequency in October and November. Dry winters, fuel load, and rising temperatures all play a role in the Australian bushfire season. Landsat imagery helps communities in Australia plan for fires and work to restore habitat.

Lear more about the Landsat Missions:

https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions

Landsat Data Access

https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/

Credit: United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 31, 2024

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Sierra Space's Dream Chaser Spaceplane at NASA's Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio

Sierra Space's Dream Chaser Spaceplane at NASA's Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio

The stage is set for the reveal of Dream Chaser in full launch configuration atop the world's largest vibration table at NASA's Armstrong Test Facility at Glenn Research Center in Ohio. More to come.

Learn more about Dream Chaser: 

https://www.sierraspace.com/space-transportation/dream-chaser-spaceplane/

Sierra Space: https://www.sierraspace.com

Credit: Sierra Space

Duration: 22 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 31, 2024

#NASA #Space #ISS #CommercialCargo #CRS #SierraSpace #DreamChaser #ReusableSpacecraft #DreamChaserSpacecraft #Tenacity #VulcanCentaurRocket #ULA #Spaceflight #Science #SpaceTechnology #Engineering #CommercialSpace #NASAGlenn #Ohio #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Rocket Lab Electron Launch: “4 of a Kind” Commercial Satellites in New Zealand

Rocket Lab Electron Launch: “4 of a Kind” Commercial Satellites in New Zealand

F43 Electron splashdown and recovery

F43 assembly in the hangar

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Four Of A Kind” Mission, four NorthStar Earth & Space (NorthStar) Space Situational Awareness (SSA) satellites, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on January 31, 2023, at 06:34 UTC (19:34 NZDT). 

The four L.E.M.U.R. (Low Earth Multi-Use Receiver) satellites were built and will be operated by Spire Global, Inc’s (Spire). Electron’s first stage made a parachute-assisted splashdown.

The four Space Situational Awareness (SSA) satellites were placed in a 530km circular Earth orbit. They will monitor near-Earth objects from space to provide timely and precise information for space object detection, tracking, orbit determination, collision avoidance, navigation, and proximity alerts. 

The mission was Rocket Lab’s 43rd Electron launch overall, bringing the Company’s record of successfully deployed satellites to 176. The mission was the first of a busy launch year for Rocket Lab, with the Company scheduled to launch more in 2024 than any previous year since the Company began missions in 2017."

Rocket Lab:

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/updates/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-first-electron-mission-of-busy-2024-launch-schedule/

Spire Global:

https://spire.com

NorthStar Earth & Space

https://northstar-data.com

Image Credit: Rocket Lab

Release Date: Jan. 31, 2024

#NASA #Space #Aerospace #Earth #Satellites #RocketLab #ElectronRocket #RocketLaunch #FourOfAKindMission #F43Mission #SpireGlobal #NorthstarEarthSpace #NewZealand #MahiaPeninsula #CommercialSpace #RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #SSA #SpaceDebris #PeterBeck #STEM #Education

Rocket Lab Electron Launches “4 of a Kind” Commercial Satellites in New Zealand

Rocket Lab Electron Launches “4 of a Kind” Commercial Satellites in New Zealand

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Four Of A Kind” Mission, four NorthStar Earth & Space (NorthStar) Space Situational Awareness (SSA) satellites, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on January 31, 2023, at 06:34 UTC (19:34 NZDT). 

The four L.E.M.U.R. (Low Earth Multi-Use Receiver) satellites were built and will be operated by Spire Global, Inc’s (Spire). Electron’s first stage made a parachute-assisted splashdown.

Rocket Lab:

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/updates/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-first-electron-mission-of-busy-2024-launch-schedule/

Spire Global:

https://spire.com

NorthStar Earth & Space

https://northstar-data.com

Credit: NorthStar/Rocket Lab

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 2 minutes, 34 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 31, 2024

#NASA #Space #Aerospace #Earth #Satellites #RocketLab #ElectronRocket #RocketLaunch #FourOfAKindMission #F43Mission #SpireGlobal #NorthstarEarthSpace #NewZealand #MahiaPeninsula #CommercialSpace #RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #SpaceDebris #PeterBeck #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Sonification of The Mice Galaxies: NGC 4676 | NASA Goddard

Sonification of The Mice Galaxies: NGC 4676 | NASA Goddard

The Mice Galaxies are a colliding pair of galaxies, that will eventually merge into a single galaxy. They are located about 300 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

In this data sonification, scientists represented brightness with volume and pitch—brighter light is louder and lower pitched. The vertical position of objects in the image is used to control the pitch of sustained musical strings, and cymbals swell following the brightness of the galaxy cores. Listen for a cymbal crash played for the foreground star with diffraction spikes, too!

 

Credit: NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M. Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the ACS Science Team, and ESA; Sonification: SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida)

Duration: 42 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 31, 2024

#NASA #Hubble #Astronomy #Space #Satellites #Science #Galaxies #NGC4676 #MiceGalaxies #InteractingGalaxies #ComaBerenices #Constellation #Cosmos #Universe #HST #SpaceTelescope #ESA #Europe #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Axiom Space Ax-3 Mission | On-Orbit Science Briefing | International Space Station

Axiom Space Ax-3 Mission | On-Orbit Science Briefing | International Space Station

Since arriving at the International Space Station, the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) crew has been hard at work. Join Dr. Lucie Low, Axiom Space's Chief Scientist, to discuss the various research projects being conducted onboard during this mission. 

Learn more about Ax-3 at:

https://axiomspace.com/ax3

For more information about Axiom Space, visit: 

www.axiomspace.com

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: Axiom Space

Duration: 17 minutes

Release Date: Jan. 29, 2024

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Recientemente: Recordamos a nuestros héroes caídos | NASA

Recientemente: Recordamos a nuestros héroes caídos | NASA

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. 

Ciencia de la NASA: https://ciencia.nasa.gov

Para obtener más información sobre la ciencia de la NASA, suscríbete al boletín semanal: https://www.nasa.gov/suscribete

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 2 minutes, 24 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 30, 2024

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Launch | International Space Station

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Launch | International Space Station

For NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-20 (CRS-20) NG-20 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed “S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson”, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral in Florida on January 30, 2024, at 12:07pm EST. The NG-20 Cygnus will deliver up to 3,748 kg (8,263 pounds) of supplies to the International Space Station. It is scheduled to be captured by the station’s robotic arm on February 1, 2024. 

The NG-20 Cygnus Cargo Delivery Spacecraft is named after the former NASA astronaut Patricia Hilliard Robertson. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed at the Cape Canaveral Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1). Falcon 9’s first stage (B1077) previously supported 9 missions: Crew-5, GPS III SV06, Inmarsat-6 F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37 and four Starlink missions. 

Learn about former NASA astronaut Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson:

www.iup.edu/library/departments/archives/digital-projects-and-exhibits/patricia-hilliard-robertson.html

Learn more about the science and technology being delivered: 

https://go.nasa.gov/48sWKEs

Learn about NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/commercial-resupply/

Image Credit: SpaceX

Image Date: Jan. 30, 2024

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What You Need to Know About Jupiter's Ocean Moon Europa | NASA

What You Need to Know About Jupiter's Ocean Moon Europa | NASA

Deep beneath the crust of Jupiter’s frozen moon Europa lies a massive liquid water ocean. Exploring this ocean world with our Europa Clipper spacecraft could provide new clues in our search for life beyond Earth.

Scheduled to launch in October 2024, Europa Clipper’s main science goal is to determine whether there are places below the icy moon’s surface that could be habitable.

Here’s what you need to know about Europa: https://europa.nasa.gov/why-europa/overview/

For more information about NASA's Europa Clipper mission, visit: 

https://europa.nasa.gov/

Download Europa Clipper Ocean World poster: go.nasa.gov/3Gsjzt5

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Producers: Jessie Wilde and Scott Bednar

Editor: Matt Schara

Duration: 1 minute, 46 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 30, 2024

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Launch & First Stage Rocket Landing

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Launch & First Stage Rocket Landing

For NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-20 (CRS-20) NG-20 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed “S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson”, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral in Florida on January 30, 2024, at 12:07pm EST. The NG-20 Cygnus will deliver up to 3,748 kg (8,263 pounds) of supplies to the International Space Station. It is scheduled to be captured by the station’s robotic arm on February 1, 2024. 

The NG-20 Cygnus Cargo Delivery Spacecraft is named after the former NASA astronaut Patricia Hilliard Robertson. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed at the Cape Canaveral Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1). Falcon 9’s first stage (B1077) previously supported 9 missions: Crew-5, GPS III SV06, Inmarsat-6 F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37 and four Starlink missions. 

Learn more about the science and technology being delivered: 

https://go.nasa.gov/48sWKEs

Learn about NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/commercial-resupply/

Credit: NASA/Northrop Grumman/SpaceX/NASA/Ben Smegelsky

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 4 minutes, 37 seconds

Capture Date: Jan. 30, 2024

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SpaceX to Launch Northrop Grumman CRS-20 Mission | International Space Station

SpaceX to Launch Northrop Grumman CRS-20 Mission | International Space Station

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, stands tall at sunrise at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in preparations for a launch to the International Space Station. 

Northrop Grumman’s 20th commercial resupply mission includes multiple science investigations, such as tests of a 3D metal printer, semiconductor manufacturing, and thermal protection systems for reentry to Earth to support the agency’s Expedition 70 crew. Liftoff took place Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.

Learn more about the science and technology being delivered: 

https://go.nasa.gov/48sWKEs

Learn about NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/commercial-resupply/

Image Credit: SpaceX

Image Date: Jan. 30, 2024

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The Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Lifecycle | Northrop Grumman

The Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Lifecycle | Northrop Grumman

Watch how the Northrop Grumman team assembles the Cygnus spacecraft and loads supplies and equipment for astronauts on the International Space Station. Learn more about its journey, arrival at the station, and departure.

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus resupply spacecraft was made ready to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida for the 20th Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services mission for NASA. The mission will carry 8,200 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station to support the agency’s Expedition 70 crew. Liftoff took place Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.

Learn more about NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/commercial-resupply/

Follow Expedition 70 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

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: Northrop Grumman

Duration: 1 minute, 53 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 29, 2024

#NASA #Space #ISS #Science #NorthropGrumman #SpaceX #Falcon9Rocket #CygnusSpacecraft #CommercialCargo #CRS20 #NG20 #CommercialResupply #Expedition70 #HumanSpaceflight #CapeCanaveral #Florida #UnitedStates #CommercialSpace #SpaceTechnology #Engineering #STEM #Education #HD #Video