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NASA Asteroid Tracking System Now Capable of Full Sky Search

Portal origin URL: NASA Asteroid Tracking System Now Capable of Full Sky SearchPortal origin nid: 476946Published: Monday, January 31, 2022 - 14:29Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The NASA-funded ATLAS has reached a new milestone by becoming the first survey capable of searching the entire dark sky every 24 hours for near-Earth objects that could pose...

NASA-supported Prototype Turns Earth Data into 3D Video Dashboard

Portal origin URL: NASA-supported Prototype Turns Earth Data into 3D Video DashboardPortal origin nid: 476943Published: Monday, January 31, 2022 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Researchers and programmers have developed a prototype 3D video dashboard for data from field campaigns that will make information easier to process and more readily...

How NASA in Silicon Valley Will Use Webb to Study Distant Worlds

Portal origin URL: How NASA in Silicon Valley Will Use Webb to Study Distant WorldsPortal origin nid: 476865Published: Monday, January 31, 2022 - 09:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Scientists at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley will be among the first to observe the cosmos with Webb, and they’re looking for clues...


SATURDAY 29. JANUARY 2022


Hubble Examines a Star-Forming Chameleon

Portal origin URL: Hubble Examines a Star-Forming ChameleonPortal origin nid: 476918Published: Saturday, January 29, 2022 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures one of three segments that comprise a 65-light-year wide star-forming region named the Chameleon Cloud Complex.Portal image: Bright blue...


FRIDAY 28. JANUARY 2022


Hubble Spots a Starship-Shaped Galactic Pair

Portal origin URL: Hubble Spots a Starship-Shaped Galactic PairPortal origin nid: 476909Published: Friday, January 28, 2022 - 08:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The subject of this image is a group of three galaxies, collectively known as NGC 7764A. They were imaged by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, using both its Advanced Camera for Surveys...

Volcano-observing Drone Flights Open Door to Routine Hazard Monitoring

Portal origin URL: Volcano-observing Drone Flights Open Door to Routine Hazard MonitoringPortal origin nid: 476687Published: Thursday, January 27, 2022 - 22:35Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: An airborne volcano-observing platform was created from an unpiloted aircraft designed for scientific uses in challenging environments. Its flights to Alaska’s...


WEDNESDAY 26. JANUARY 2022


NASA’s MRO Finds Water Flowed on Mars Longer Than Previously Thought

Portal origin URL: NASA’s MRO Finds Water Flowed on Mars Longer Than Previously Thought Portal origin nid: 476846Published: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - 11:01Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Caltech researchers used the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine that surface water left salt minerals behind as recently as 2 billion years ago.Portal...

Teeming Life on the ISS

Video Length: 4:47A cornucopia of species bring the interior of the station to life, and also bring a plethora of scientific knowledge contributing to humans thriving both on Earth and beyond the edge of our planet. Read this story Video Links: Teeming Life on the ISS -...


TUESDAY 25. JANUARY 2022


Are There Oceans on Other Worlds? We Asked a NASA Expert

Are there oceans on other worlds? Yes! Earth is not alone. When you look deeper into our solar system, there are worlds we suspect have oceans hidden beneath their icy surfaces. NASA scientist Lucas Paganini is here to tell you more. Learn more about ocean worlds: https://go.nasa.gov/3rD0zlO Producers: Jessica Wilde & Scott Bednar Editor: Matthew Schara Video...

Amazing Earth: Satellite Images from 2021

Portal origin URL: Amazing Earth: Satellite Images from 2021Portal origin nid: 476611Published: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: In 2021, NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites, as well as and instruments and astronauts on the International Space Station, captured some compelling moments on our planet.Portal...


FRIDAY 21. JANUARY 2022


Rodent Research

Portal origin URL: Rodent ResearchPortal origin nid: 414764Published: Friday, January 21, 2022 - 16:42Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: In space, far from the strong tug of Earth’s gravity, astronauts experience a number of changes that could affect their health. Understanding these effects of weightlessness, as well as how to treat them, will be...

Hubble Sights a Sail of Stars

Portal origin URL: Hubble Sights a Sail of StarsPortal origin nid: 476735Published: Friday, January 21, 2022 - 08:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 3318 are lazily draped across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This spiral galaxy lies in the constellation Vela and is roughly 115 light-years away...


THURSDAY 20. JANUARY 2022


Citizen Scientists Spot Jupiter-like Planet in NASA TESS Data

Body: Tom Jacobs of Bellevue, Washington, loves treasure hunts. Since 2010, the former U.S. naval officer has participated in online volunteer projects that allow anyone who is interested — “citizen scientists” — to look through NASA telescope data for signs of exoplanets, planets beyond our solar system. Link: Learn...

Citizen Scientists Spot Jupiter-like Planet in NASA TESS Data

Tom Jacobs of Bellevue, Washington, loves treasure hunts. Since 2010, the former U.S. naval officer has participated in online volunteer projects that allow anyone who is interested — “citizen scientists” — to look through NASA telescope data for signs of exoplanets, planets beyond our solar system. News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Thursday, January 20,...

NASA to Discuss Webb’s Arrival at Final Destination, Next Steps

Portal origin URL: NASA to Discuss Webb’s Arrival at Final Destination, Next StepsPortal origin nid: 476762Published: Thursday, January 20, 2022 - 15:58Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Scientists and engineers operating NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will answer questions about the mission’s latest milestones in a NASA Science Live broadcast...


WEDNESDAY 19. JANUARY 2022


Hubble Finds a Black Hole Igniting Star Formation in a Dwarf Galaxy

Portal origin URL: Hubble Finds a Black Hole Igniting Star Formation in a Dwarf GalaxyPortal origin nid: 476679Published: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Black holes are often described as the monsters of the universe – tearing apart stars, consuming anything that comes too close, and holding light captive....

Capturing All That Glitters in Galaxies With NASA’s Webb

Portal origin URL: Capturing All That Glitters in Galaxies With NASA’s WebbPortal origin nid: 476661Published: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Within the first year of operations, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will help researchers complete a more detailed sketch of the stellar life cycle with...


TUESDAY 18. JANUARY 2022


Unlocking the Sun’s X-rays

PROJECT Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrometer (MaGIXS) SNAPSHOT NASA has developed a new type of instrument that can provide key information to predict and understand solar flares. The MaGIXS launch team at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico: (L to R) William Hogue, Brent Beabout, Harlan Haight, Sabrina Savage, Patrick Champey, Amy Winebarger, Leon Golub, P. S. Athiray,...


MONDAY 17. JANUARY 2022


NASA’s Curiosity Rover Measures Intriguing Carbon Signature on Mars

Portal origin URL: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Measures Intriguing Carbon Signature on MarsPortal origin nid: 476658Published: Monday, January 17, 2022 - 15:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: After analyzing powdered rock samples collected from the surface of Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover, scientists today announced that several of the samples are...


SATURDAY 15. JANUARY 2022


Are There Rainbows on Mars? We Asked a NASA Expert

Are there rainbows on Mars? Sadly, no. But there are a whole lot of other conditions on Mars that we have right here on Earth! NASA scientist Mark Lemmon explains why the Red Planet is a rainbowless world. Get more Martian science: www.nasa.gov/mars Producers: Jessica Wilde & Scott Bednar Editor: Matthew Schara Video...


FRIDAY 14. JANUARY 2022


Where is James Webb Space Telescope?

This data is the live status of the James Webb space telescope provided by NASA. In this NASA Live Tracker, you will get real-time info about the distance covered by JWST, its speed, and the distance that is remaining to reach L2 orbit. Video...

Hubble Views a Tranquil Galaxy with an Explosive Past

Portal origin URL: Hubble Views a Tranquil Galaxy with an Explosive PastPortal origin nid: 476613Published: Friday, January 14, 2022 - 08:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The lazily winding spiral arms of the spectacular galaxy NGC 976 fill the frame of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This spiral galaxy lies around 150 million...


THURSDAY 13. JANUARY 2022


Citizen Scientists Spot Jupiter-like Planet in NASA TESS Data

Portal origin URL: Citizen Scientists Spot Jupiter-like Planet in NASA TESS DataPortal origin nid: 476584Published: Thursday, January 13, 2022 - 16:15Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Citizen Scientists Spot Jupiter-like Planet in NASA TESS DataPortal image: A Jupiter-like...

Six Questions to Help You Understand the 6th Warmest Year on Record

Portal origin URL: Six Questions to Help You Understand the 6th Warmest Year on RecordPortal origin nid: 476602Published: Thursday, January 13, 2022 - 10:55Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: We answers six questions to help you understand the GISS global surface temperature analysis, what it shows about 2021 and how NASA makes sense of the data.Portal...