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Attention Students: NASA Launches Power Systems Student Essay Contest

By |2024-11-07T09:06:00-05:00November 7th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Twelve-year-old, Aadya Karthik of Seattle, Washington; nine-year-old, Rainie Lin of Lexington, Kentucky; and eighteen-year-old, Thomas Lui, winners of the 2023-2024 Power to Explore Student Writing Challenge observe testing at a NASA Glenn cleanroom during their prize trip to Cleveland. Credit: NASA NASA’s fourth annual Power to Explore Student Challenge kicked off November 7, 2024. The [...]

Integrating Relevant Science Investigations into Migrant Children Education

By |2024-11-06T16:01:00-05:00November 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Learn Home Integrating Relevant Science… Earth Science Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   3 min read Integrating Relevant Science Investigations into Migrant Children Education For three weeks in August, over 100 migrant children (ages 3-15) got to engage in hands-on activities involving blueberries, pollinators, [...]

Mars 2020 Perseverance Joins NASA’s Here to Observe Program

By |2024-11-06T14:56:00-05:00November 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Mars: Perseverance (Mars 2020) Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Perseverance Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance [...]

X-59’s Engine Started for Testing

By |2024-11-06T14:36:00-05:00November 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Carla Thomas NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits in its run stall at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, in this image from Oct. 30, 2024. The engine-run tests, which began Oct. 30, allow the X-59 team to verify the aircraft’s systems are working together while powered by its own engine. In [...]

El X-59 enciende su motor por primera vez rumbo al despegue

By |2024-11-06T13:08:00-05:00November 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) El silencioso avión supersónico experimental X-59 de la NASA se encuentra en un puesto de rodaje en las instalaciones Skunk Works de Lockheed Martin en Palmdale, California, arrancando su motor por primera vez. Estas pruebas de funcionamiento del motor comienzan a baja potencia y [...]

X-59 Fires Up its Engine for First Time on Its Way to Takeoff

By |2024-11-06T12:21:00-05:00November 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits in its run stall at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, firing up its engine for the first time. These engine-run tests start at low power and allow the X-59 team to verify the aircraft’s [...]

NASA Knows – How Can I Get Involved With NASA Research?

By |2024-11-06T12:04:00-05:00November 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA provides a variety of pathways for those outside the agency to contribute to authentic and meaningful research. Whether you’re a student pursuing a degree in STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics), an educator looking for new ways to engage your classroom, or a [...]

Sols 4355-4356: Weekend Success Brings Monday Best

By |2024-11-06T04:04:00-05:00November 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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 Mosaics 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 [...]

Beyond the Console: Kenneth Attocknie’s Mission to Bridge Cultures at NASA

By |2024-11-05T16:28:00-05:00November 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

From the Mission Control Center to community celebrations, Kenneth Attocknie blends safety expertise with a commitment to cultural connection.  For the past 25 years at NASA, Attocknie has dedicated his career to safeguarding the International Space Station and supporting real-time mission operations at Johnson Space Center in Houston.   As a principal safety engineer in the [...]

Bundling the Best of Heliophysics Education: DigiKits for Physics and Astronomy Teachers

By |2024-11-05T15:13:00-05:00November 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Learn Home Bundling the Best of… For Educators Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   3 min read Bundling the Best of Heliophysics Education: DigiKits for Physics and Astronomy Teachers For nearly a decade, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has been working to [...]

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