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Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center – NASA

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Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center – NASA

The public is invited to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. EDT rain or shine at NASA Goddard’s Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. International Observe the Moon Night is a time to come together with fellow Moon enthusiasts and curious people around the world. The public … Read more

NASA’s Webb Captures an Ethereal View of NGC 346 – NASA

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NASA’s Webb Captures an Ethereal View of NGC 346 – NASA

Download the full-resolution version from the Space Telescope Science Institute. Filaments of dust and gas festoon this star-forming region in a new infrared image from MIRI. One of the greatest strengths of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is its ability to give astronomers detailed views of areas where new stars are being born. The latest … Read more

NASA’s Roman Mission Gears Up for a Torrent of Future Data – NASA

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NASA’s Roman Mission Gears Up for a Torrent of Future Data – NASA

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team is exploring ways to support community efforts that will prepare for the deluge of data the mission will return. Recently selected infrastructure teams will serve a vital role in the preliminary work by creating simulations, scouting the skies with other telescopes, calibrating Roman’s components, and much more. Their … Read more

Shaigh Sisk: Keeping the Wheels Turning in Projects and Pottery – NASA

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Shaigh Sisk: Keeping the Wheels Turning in Projects and Pottery – NASA

Project support specialist Shaigh Sisk helps keep things running in Goddard’s Exploration and Space Communications Projects division – and in her free time, she keeps the pottery wheel turning, fusing science and art in her creations. Name: Shaigh Sisk Title: Project Support Specialist Organization: Exploration and Space Communications Projects (ESC), Code 450 What do you … Read more

To Study Atmosphere, NASA Rockets Will Fly into Oct. Eclipse’s Shadow – NASA

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To Study Atmosphere, NASA Rockets Will Fly into Oct. Eclipse’s Shadow – NASA

A NASA sounding rocket mission will launch three rockets during the 2023 annular eclipse in October to study how the sudden drop in sunlight affects our upper atmosphere. On Oct. 14, 2023, viewers of an annular solar eclipse in the Americas will experience the Sun dimming to 10% its normal brightness, leaving only a bright … Read more

Two NASA Goddard Earth Scientists Receive AGU Awards – NASA

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Two NASA Goddard Earth Scientists Receive AGU Awards – NASA

Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum and Dr. John Bolten, both of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, received American Geophysical Union (AGU) awards this month. The American Geophysical Union (AGU) announced this month that two Earth scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, were receiving medals from the organization. Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum … Read more