Notícias NASA

5 Ways Open Science is Transforming NASA Research and Protecting Our Planet

In celebration of Earth Day, it's important to recognize the role of open science in protecting our planet and advancing NASA's research efforts. Through initiatives like NASA's Transform to Open Science (TOPS), researchers can collaborate and share data, promoting transparency…

Sols 3805-3806: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

To quote our project scientist, Ashwin, it was clear when we assessed our downlink that Curiosity had almost literally taken “two steps forward and one steps back” during the drive in our previous plan.

NASA Releases Agency Strategy for Planetary Defense to Safeguard Earth

To help guide NASA’s efforts over the next decade, the agency today released its Planetary Defense Strategy and Action Plan.

Clouds for Your Eclipse? NASA Experiment Will Fly Kite to Rise Above

Imagine you traveled thousands of miles to see a total solar eclipse, but as the Moon began moving in front of the Sun, the sky grows cloudy, blocking your view of the unique celestial spectacle. That’s what happened to University…

NASA Armstrong Tests Model of Efficient Wing

NASA researchers have completed testing on a scale model of a unique aircraft wing, gaining data that will help build larger versions of the design with the goal of improving fuel efficiency. The model tested at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research…

Burn Scars in Kansas

Fires that burned in the grassy Flint Hills region in spring 2023 left their mark on the landscape.

NASA Selects 10 Scientists for International Mission to Martian Moons

NASA has selected ten researchers from institutions across the U.S. to join the Science Working Team of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission as NASA-supported participating scientists.

NASA’s TESS Celebrates Fifth Year Scanning the Sky for New Worlds

Now in its fifth year in space, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) remains a rousing success. TESS’s cameras have mapped more than 93% of the entire sky, discovered 329 new worlds and thousands more candidates, and provided new insights…

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Goddard Team Builds, Tests Calibrator for NASA’s Roman in Record Time

A vital subsystem for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was recently delivered to Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado, and installed in the spacecraft’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI). Called the Simplified Relative Calibration System (sRCS), this component will allow astronomers…

Volunteers Report a New Gang of Imposter Planets

You’ll sleep better tonight knowing 142 imposter planet candidates no longer roam the skies. Those suspicious characters were apprehended and placed under custody by volunteer Planet Patrollers who met through NASA’s Planet Patrol Citizen Science project. You can read all…

NASA-Led Project Tracking Changes to Water, Ecosystems, Land Surface

Merging data from multiple satellites, OPERA can help government agencies, disaster responders, and the public access data about natural and human impacts to the land.

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