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Sols 4257-4258: A Little Nudge on Kings Canyon

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions The Solar System The Sun [...]

By |2024-07-29T16:50:00-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Sols 4255-4256: Just Passing Through

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions The Solar System The Sun [...]

By |2024-07-29T16:41:00-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

60 Years Ago: Ranger 7 Photographs the Moon

Long before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the Moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists believed the Moon had a solid surface that would support astronauts and their landing craft, some believed a deep layer of dust covered it that would swallow any visitors. Until 1964, no closeup photographs of the [...]

By |2024-07-29T16:31:00-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Embraces Streaming Service to Reach, Inspire Artemis Generation

As part of its ongoing web and television modernization efforts, NASA is shifting its digital focus to its on-demand streaming service, NASA+, which has already gained four times more viewership than the agency’s traditional cable channel. To streamline how it brings the latest aeronautics, human spaceflight, science, and technology news to the universe, the [...]

By |2024-07-29T16:00:00-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Visit with NASA SCaN

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) GAVRT students visiting JPL’s Charles Elachi Mission Control CenterNASA Interested in having a NASA SCaN expert speak to your class or group? The SCaN program is accepting requests for visits (both virtual and in-person) during the coming calendar year. Request a virtual visit below. [...]

By |2024-07-29T15:09:00-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

PLACES team publishes blog post on NextGenScience Blog

Learn Home PLACES team publishes blog… Earth Science Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Stories Science Activation Highlights Citizen Science   2 min read PLACES team publishes blog post on NextGenScience Blog The NASA Science Activation program’s PLACES (Broadening Data Fluency Through the Integration of NASA Assets and Place-Based [...]

By |2024-07-29T15:03:00-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Peekaboo!

NASA/Bill White In this image from May 4, 2017, a rabbit is nearly obscured by grass at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy shares a border with the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, which is home to over 31 mammal species and hundreds of bird, fish, amphibian, and reptile species. Kennedy is responsible for more [...]

By |2024-07-29T14:25:00-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Crews Prep for Cargo Mission and Checks Out Starliner Systems

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port as the International Space Station orbited above Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. The Expedition 71 crew turned its attention to an upcoming U. S. cargo mission, spacesuit work, and a variety of life science on Monday. NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test members began the week [...]

By |2024-07-29T13:31:00-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|

NASA Offers Virtual Activities for 21st Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter is pictured attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm ahead of its release from the International Space Station’s Unity module on Tuesday, July 12, 2024. Photo credit: NASA NASA invites the public to participate in virtual activities ahead of the launch of Northrop Grumman’s 21st commercial resupply services mission for the [...]

By |2024-07-29T12:48:00-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Data Shows July 22 Was Earth’s Hottest Day on Record

Daily global average temperature values from MERRA-2 for the years 1980-2022 are shown in white, values for the year 2023 are shown in pink, and values from 2024 through June are shown in red. Daily global temperature values from July 1-July 23, 2024, from GEOS-FP are shown in purple. NASA/Global Modeling and Assimilation Office/Peter Jacobs [...]

By |2024-07-29T11:01:00-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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