Meet the Space Ops Team: Diana Oglesby
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Diana Oglesby’s love for NASA began long before she started working for the agency. A native of Decatur, Texas,…
A New Way to Detect Daisy Worlds
The Daisy World model describes a hypothetical planet that self-regulates, maintaining a delicate balance involving its biogeochemical cycles, climate, and feedback loops that keep it habitable. It’s associated with the…
NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Space Weather Program
Credit: NASA NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build three coronagraphs for the Lagrange 1 Series…
FAA creating new committee to update launch regulations
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is creating a new committee to review and update its “Part 450” launch and reentry licensing rule.
NASA Johnson Invites Proposals to Lease Vibration Test Facility
Johnson Space Center Vibration Test Facility NASA Nov. 14, 2024 NASA Johnson Invites Proposals to Lease Vibration Test Facility NASA’s Johnson Space Center is seeking proposals for the use of…
Asteroid pieces brought to Earth help reveal how our solar system’s planets and moons grew
Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system.
Brilliant fireball explodes over North America as satellites capture flash from space (video)
Cameras and NOAA weather satellites captured the moment when a meteor exploded into a brilliant fireball over the western U.S. and parts of western Canada.
NASA and Forest Service Use Balloon to Help Firefighters Communicate
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Aerostar Thunderhead balloon carries the STRATO payload into the sky to reach the stratosphere for flight testing. The…
NASA’s EMIT Will Explore Diverse Science Questions on Extended Mission
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s EMIT collected this hyperspectral image of the Amazon River in northern Brazil on June 30 as part of…
Is this the best Black Friday camera deal ever? The Canon EOS R5 is nearly $1500 off the MSRP
The Canon EOS R5 could be the perfect Christmas present as this early Black Friday camera deal has nearly $1500 off the MSRP, its lowest-ever price.