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Hubble Reveals Surprising Spiral Shape of Galaxy Hosting Young Jet

Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science [...]

By |2025-01-13T10:33:00-05:00January 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

How Many Black Holes Are Hiding? NASA Study Homes in on Answer

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A thick torus of gas and dust surrounding a supermassive black hole is shown in this artist’s concept. The torus can obscure light that’s generated by [...]

By |2025-01-13T10:24:00-05:00January 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Astronomers Catch Unprecedented Features at Brink of Active Black Hole

International teams of astronomers monitoring a supermassive black hole in the heart of a distant galaxy have detected features never seen before using data from NASA missions and other facilities. The features include the launch of a plasma jet moving at nearly one-third the speed of light and unusual, rapid X-ray fluctuations likely arising from [...]

By |2025-01-13T10:14:00-05:00January 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

55 Years Ago: Apollo 13 Prepares for Third Moon Landing 

Following the historic year of 1969 that saw two successful Moon landings, 1970 opened on a more sober note. Ever-tightening federal budgets forced NASA to rescope its future lunar landing plans. The need for a Saturn V to launch an experimental space station in 1972 forced the cancellation of the final Moon landing mission and [...]

By |2025-01-13T09:19:00-05:00January 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA, Partners Open Applications for CubeSat Summer Program

A Satellite for Optimal Control and Imaging (SOC-i) CubeSat awaits integration at Firefly’s Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California on Thursday, June 6, 2024. SOC-i, along with several other CubeSats, will launch to space on an Alpha rocket during NASA’s Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) 43 mission as part of the agency’s [...]

By |2025-01-13T08:53:00-05:00January 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Important Member Notice for Bylaws Amendment Now Available!

In accordance with the The Society of Women Engineers Bylaws, Article XIII – AMENDMENT, this proposed bylaws amendment is being presented to the membership. The SWE Board of Directors will vote on these changes following the 45-day notice period. The amendment proposal contains the rationale and pro/con considerations. B2520: Amend SWE Bylaws – Absolve Non-Strategic... [...]

By |2025-01-13T07:59:00-05:00January 13th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

High School Aerospace Scholars Propel STEM Leaders Forward 

NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement at Johnson Space Center in Houston offers students a unique gateway to opportunity through the High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program. The initiative provides Texas juniors with hands-on experience in space exploration, working on projects ranging from rocket building to problem-solving in collaborative teams.  The stories of HAS alumni highlight [...]

By |2025-01-13T06:00:00-05:00January 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater

Photo of the Day Whatever hit Mimas nearly destroyed it. What remains is one of the largest impact craters on one of Saturn's smallest round moons. Analysis indicates that a slightly larger impact would have destroyed Mimas entirely. The huge crater, named Herschel after the 1789 discoverer of Mimas, Sir William Herschel, spans about [...]

By |2025-01-12T08:09:08-05:00January 12th, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |
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