Notícias NASA

NASA Marks Halfway Point for Artemis Moon Rocket Engine Certification Series

NASA completed the sixth of 12 scheduled RS-25 engine certification tests in a critical series for future flights of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket as engineers conducted a full-duration hot fire Jan. 27 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center…

2 min read

Mount Shasta in Winter

The iconic volcano of Northern California is home to seven glaciers that become buried in a blanket of snow during winter.

Signs of Sulfates Over Zavodovski Island

Clouds trailing the remote island in the South Atlantic appeared brighter than usual because of volcanic aerosols.

NASA Offers Virtual Activities for Northrop Grumman’s Next Resupply Mission

NASA invites the public to participate in virtual activities ahead of the launch of Northrop Grumman’s 20th commercial resupply services mission for the agency. Mission teams are targeting 12:29 p.m. EST Monday, Jan. 29, for launch of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus…

Meet the Space Ops Team: Christine Powell

Christine Powell is the portfolio manager for NASA’s chemical rocket propulsion test capabilities across four centers and is responsible for helping oversee the investments in these capabilities to best meet the agency’s current and future needs. Propulsion systems are critical…

4 min read

NASA’s LRO Spots Japan’s Moon Lander

On Jan. 19, 2024, at 10:20 a.m. EST, the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on the lunar surface. Five days later, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft passed over the landing site and…

2023 NASA International Space Apps Challenge Announces 10 Global Winners

Ten teams from around the world have been named the Global Winners of the 2023 NASA International Space Apps Challenge. The Challenge is the largest annual global hackathon, and gives participants the opportunity to engage with real world problems we…

5 min read

Copper Mining at Chuquicamata

Located in northern Chile, one of the deepest open-pit mines in the world has transitioned underground to extract valuable metals.

What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission

Four new crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin will lift off from Launch Complex…

6 min read

Hubble Studies a Sparkling Galaxy Pair

A pair of small, interacting galaxies shine in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. The larger of the two galaxies is named NGC 5410 and was discovered in 1787 by British astronomer William Herschel. It spans 80,000 light-years across…

Hubble Views a Galaxy Settling into Old Age

NGC 3384, visible in this image, has many of the characteristic features of so-called elliptical galaxies. Such galaxies glow diffusely, are rounded in shape, display few visible features, and rarely show signs of recent star formation. Instead, they are dominated by old,…

Landing On Mars: A Tricky Feat!

Why is landing on Mars so difficult? Learn more about the challenges with a special late-month edition of Night Sky Notes!

Overview for NASA’s Northrop Grumman 20th Commercial Resupply Mission

NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 12:07 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 30, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Filled with more than 8,200 pounds of…

9 min read