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NASA Goddard’s Core Flight Software Chosen for Lunar Gateway Operations
@NASA_Johnson & @NASAGoddard are working towards Class A Certification of flight software for the Lunar Gateway. More
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in News, NASA, Space, Science, Goddard, JWST, James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kepler, astronomy, Technology, Exoplanets, Research, Galaxies, Universe, astrophysics, dark energyNASA’s Upcoming WFIRST Space Telescope Renamed in Honor of Nancy Grace Roman
NASA’s upcoming next-generation space telescope, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), now has a brand new name: the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (or just the Roman Space Telescope for short). It is named in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer. More
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in News, NASA, Space, Science, Goddard, United Launch Alliance, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Exploration, Sun, Solar System, Venus, Parker Solar ProbeParker Solar Probe Makes Second Fiery Flyby of the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) made its second close approach of the Sun yesterday – the closest that any spacecraft has ever flown past any star. PSP passed through the outermost layers of the Sun’s atmosphere, the corona, at 213,000 mph, coming within 15 million miles of the Sun itself. Closest approach, called perihelion, occurred […] More
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in News, NASA, Johnson Space Center, James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, astronomy, Exoplanets, James Webb Telescope, UniverseJames Webb Space Telescope Arrives at Johnson Space Center for Cryogenic Testing
Often referred to as the successor for Hubble, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is one of the most highly anticipated space telescopes ever built. A large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter primary mirror, JWST will be able to look at every phase of the Universe, from the period just after the Big Bang to the […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, Space Exploration, Exploration, Solar System, Research, habitabilityA Martian Paradox: Curiosity Rover Findings Raise New Questions About Water on Ancient Mars
The subject of water on Mars is one of the most highly debated in planetary science; various missions have provided ample evidence that the planet used to be a lot wetter than it is now, with rivers, lakes and maybe even oceans. Most scientists now generally agree on this, but as to how much water […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Space, Science, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Exploration, Exploration, asteroids, Solar System, Research, OSIRIS-RExNASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft to Search for Trojan Asteroids Near Earth
Asteroids are some of the most ancient objects in the Solar System, relics left over from the time when the planets first started forming and evolving. For this reason, scientists are very interested in them, since they can provide clues as to how this process occurred. Most asteroids orbit the Sun in a broad belt […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Space, Science, JPL, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Exploration, New Horizons, Exploration, Solar System, Research, Kuiper Belt, habitability, PlutoAncient Water World: Tectonics on Pluto’s Moon Charon Point to Frozen Subsurface Ocean
Charon is Pluto’s largest moon and, despite being so cold and remote from the Sun, has been revealed to be a fascinating and active world, just like Pluto itself. Residing in the far outskirts of the Solar System, it had been expected that Charon—and Pluto for that matter—would be little more than frozen, dead worlds. […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, Space Exploration, Exploration, Astrobiology, Life on Mars, Solar System, Research, habitabilityCuriosity Rover Continues Journey After Drill Problems, Finishes Another Year of Scientific Discovery
The Curiosity rover has now resumed its journey toward Mount Sharp after experiencing some delays due to a faulty drill mechanism. The rover conducted a short drive over the past weekend toward a new location with “plenty of science targets to choose from.” Being on the road again is of course a relief to mission engineers […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, Space Exploration, Exploration, Astrobiology, Solar System, Research, habitabilityMore Evidence from Curiosity Rover for Ancient Habitability and Widespread Organics on Mars
NASA held another press briefing yesterday about the latest findings from the Curiosity rover on Mars, detailing new evidence that this former lake environment was once quite hospitable for possible life. The findings were announced from the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. In a related development, there is also new evidence from […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Space, Science, Space Exploration, Kepler, astronomy, Exploration, Exoplanets, Comets, Research, EnceladusKepler Mission Continues With Campaign 11 Observations After Short Delay
The Kepler K2 mission has now resumed after a delay of three days, NASA has reported. The Kepler Space Telescope is currently in Campaign 11, during which it is observing a total of 14,250 new targets, including the Galactic Center as well as two of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus and Titan. More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Space, ESA, JWST, James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Space Exploration, astronomy, Technology, Exploration, Exoplanets, Research, James Webb Telescope, UniverseNASA Engineers Complete First ‘Center of Curvature’ Test on James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has completed another significant milestone toward becoming the most powerful space telescope ever built: the finished primary mirror just underwent an optical measurement test called the Center of Curvature test. In essence, this is a “before” and “after” measurement of the mirror, both before the telescope undergoes more rigorous mechanical testing […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MSL, Curiosity, Space Exploration, Exploration, Astrobiology, Solar System, Research, habitabilityGoodbye, Murray Buttes: Curiosity Rover Continues Journey in Next Phase of Extended Mission
Ever since first landing in August 2012, the Curiosity rover has helped to revolutionize our understanding of Mars and has seen some incredible scenery along the way. It has travelled across an ancient lakebed and gazed at towering sand dunes and buttes, and now it is ready to begin the next phase in its mission: […] More
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