Archives for April, 2024
NASA/JAXA’s XRISM Mission Captures Unmatched Data With Just 36 Pixels
3 min read“That may sound impossible, but it’s actually true,” said Richard Kelley, the principal investigator for XRISM at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “The Resolve instrument…
NASA’s Commitment to Safety Starts with its Culture
NASA works on projects that often have never been done, or perhaps the way they are being done has never been tried. Living on the edge of innovation requires a…
International Space Station Program Manager Dana Weigel
“When people begin their careers, they start as an individual contributor. You’re a technical expert; your worth and your value are based on what you know and what you can…
NASA’s Webb Maps Weather on Planet 280 Light-Years Away
An international team of researchers has successfully used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to map the weather on the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 brightness measurements over a broad spectrum of…
NASA Challenge Gives Space Thruster Commercial Boost
In its pursuit to develop groundbreaking technologies to explore space and benefit life on Earth, NASA invites the public to contribute ideas to the agency through participatory opportunities, including challenges.…
Gateway: Forward Progress on Artemis IV
The Artemis IV mission is taking shape with major hardware for Gateway, humanity’s first space station to orbit the Moon, progressing in Turin, Italy. NASA will launch HALO (Habitation and…
NASA Marshall Prepares for Strategic Facilities Updates
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is getting ready for the next big step in the evolution of its main campus in Huntsville, Alabama. Through a series of multi-year infrastructure projects,…
NASA Sets Coverage for Boeing Starliner’s First Crewed Launch, Docking
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to and from…
The Horse’s Mane
This image of part of the Horsehead Nebula, captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and released on April 29, 2024, shows the nebula in a whole new light, capturing…
NASA Sets Coverage for Dragon Spacecraft Relocation on Space Station
In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft to a different docking…