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  • NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Science
    by Abbey A. Donaldson on April 26, 2024 at 7:52 pm

    NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Sunday, April 28 weather permitting. The agency will provide coverage of undocking and departure beginning at 12:45 p.m. EDT on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the

  • Site-Wide Environmental Assessment for Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama
    by John R. Tapp on April 26, 2024 at 7:45 pm

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes the environmental impacts of implementing continuing and future mission support activities at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The EA evaluated the potential environmental effects associated with air quality; climate change and greenhouse gases; land use;

  • NASA-Led Study Provides New Global Accounting of Earth’s Rivers
    by Anthony Greicius on April 26, 2024 at 5:13 pm

    The novel approach to estimating river water storage and discharge also identifies regions marked by ‘fingerprints’ of intense water use. A study led by NASA researchers provides new estimates of how much water courses through Earth’s rivers, the rates at which it’s flowing into the ocean, and how much both of those figures have fluctuated

  • Hubble Spots a Magnificent Barred Galaxy
    by Monika Luabeya on April 26, 2024 at 4:57 pm

    The magnificent central bar of NGC 2217 (also known as AM 0619-271) shines bright in the constellation of Canis Major (The Greater Dog), in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Roughly 65 million light-years from Earth, this barred spiral galaxy is a similar size to our Milky Way at 100,000 light-years across. Many stars are concentrated in its

  • Identification of Noise Sources During Launch Using Phased Array Microphone Systems
    by Meagan Chappell on April 26, 2024 at 4:02 pm

    Identification of Noise Sources During Launch Using Phased Array Microphone Systems  Every part of a launch vehicle, launch pad, and ground operation equipment is subjected to the high acoustic load generated during lift-off [1]. Therefore, many extreme measures are taken to try to suppress this acoustic environment by damping with a water deluge system and

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  • NASA Grant Brings Students at Underserved Institutions to the Stars
    by Anthony Greicius on April 26, 2024 at 3:45 pm

    At the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, interns from Cal State LA are learning key skills studying the origins of life. What does wastewater management in Los Angeles have to do with the search for life on Mars? Eduardo Martinez certainly didn’t make the connection when he was pursuing a master’s in civil engineering. Not at

  • NASA Finds New Homes for Artemis Generation of ‘Moon Trees’ Across US
    by Lauren E. Low on April 25, 2024 at 6:47 pm

    After careful review of hundreds of applications, NASA has selected organizations from across the country to receive ‘Moon Tree’ seedlings that flew around the Moon on the agency’s Artemis I mission in 2022, to plant in their communities. Notifications to selected institutions will be made in phases, with the first beginning this spring, followed by

  • Washington State High Schooler Wins 2024 NASA Student Art Contest
    by Julia L. Bradshaw on April 25, 2024 at 1:35 pm

    A 12th grade artist with a passion for NASA and space took home the top prize for the 2024 NASA Student Art Contest, a nationwide competition hosted by NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Esther Lee, of Washington State, was selected as the grand prize winner for her submission “Beyond Imagination,” which depicts a

  • NASA Glenn Joins Big Hoopla STEM Challenge
    by Kelly M. Matter on April 24, 2024 at 12:16 pm

    NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland joined in the adventure of the Big Hoopla STEM Challenge held at the Dayton Convention Center on March 17. The free family event for kids (K-8) tied together the excitement of college basketball and the power of STEM education. NASA Glenn Deputy Center Director Dawn Schaible participated in the

  • NASA Mentors, Students Rock FIRST Buckeye Regional 
    by Kelly M. Matter on April 24, 2024 at 12:16 pm

    NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland supported the 25th annual FIRST Robotics Buckeye Regional Competition, March 20 to 23, at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center. Fifty-five teams of high school students competed in the robotics competition, which aims to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in mentor-based

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