Monthly Archives: Tháng Ba 2020

NASA’s Documentary Film: Hubble25

In its quarter-century in orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope has transformed the way we understand the Universe, helped us find our place among the stars, and paved the way to incredible advancements in science and technology. The Hubble story is a human story. Hubble overcame much adversity early on in its mission and demonstrated the […]

NASA's Documentary Film: Hubble25

In its quarter-century in orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope has transformed the way we understand the Universe, helped us find our place among the stars, and paved the way to incredible advancements in science and technology. The Hubble story is a human story. Hubble overcame much adversity early on in its mission and demonstrated the […]

NASA Live: Earth Views from the Space Station

Currently, live views from the International Space Station (ISS) are streaming from an external camera mounted on the ISS module called Node 2. Node 2 is located on the forward part of the ISS. The camera is looking forward at an angle so that the International Docking Adapter 2 (IDA2) is visible. If the Node […]

Kepler Finds Double-Sun System

NASA’s Kepler space telescope has discovered its first circumbinary planet, a planet that orbits two suns. The cold, Saturn-sized planet is not in the star system’s habitable zone. But, someone near the planet’s surface could see double sunrises and sunsets, similar to what Luke Skywalker saw on Tatooine in the 1977 movie, “Star Wars.”

NASA Honors Legacy of Renowned Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking

NASA is honoring visionary physicist Stephen Hawking, who died at his home in Cambridge, England, early Wednesday morning. Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot noted Hawking’s role as a “passionate communicator who wanted to share the excitement of discovery with all,” adding that his “impact cannot be overstated.” “Stephen’s breakthroughs in the fields of physics and […]

Addressing the Coronavirus Pandemic on This Week @NASA – March 20, 2020

NASA addresses the coronavirus pandemic, some online material to stay connected with NASA, and more testing with our Orion spacecraft … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2020_0320_Addressing%20the%20Coronavirus%20Pandemic%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20March%2020,%202020

#BeAnAstronaut: Why Did You Want to Be an Astronaut?

To explore the unknown. To be part of a team. A love of science, math, engineering and technology. We asked our newest graduates why they wanted to #BeAnAstronaut. It turns out, there isn’t just one reason. What will be yours? Applications are open until March 31, 2020: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts

300 Days in Space for Christina Koch

January 9th, 2020 marks 300 days aboard the International Space Station for NASA Astronaut Christina Koch. In December, Christina Koch set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, eclipsing the record of 288 days set by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson in 2016-17. Koch will have been part of three expeditions – […]

SpaceX Dragon Attached to the Space Station

On July 20, two days after the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida, and hours after NASA astronaut Jeff Williams used the station’s robotic arm to capture the Dragon, Ground controllers in Houston sent commands instructing the robot arm to install Dragon […]

Asteroid Sample Return Mission Launches on This Week @NASA – September 9, 2016

On Sept. 8, NASA launched the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security – Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. OSIRIS-REx, the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, is scheduled to arrive at near-Earth asteroid Bennu in 2018. Mission plans call for the spacecraft to survey the asteroid, […]