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  • NASA Ames Astrogram – December 2024
    by Astrid Albaugh on 20th December 2024 at 11:59 pm

    2024 Year in Review – Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley by Tiffany Blake As NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley enters its 85th year since its founding, join us as we take a look back at some of our highlights of science, engineering, research, and innovation from 2024. Ames Arc Jets Play Key

  • NASA Exhibit Puts Visitors in Test Conductor Seat
    by Deborah K. Fendley on 20th December 2024 at 10:48 pm

    NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, is helping the Artemis Generation learn how to power space dreams with an interactive exhibit at INFINITY Science Center. The engine test simulator exhibit at the official visitor center of NASA Stennis provides the chance to experience the thrill of being a NASA test engineer by

  • NASA Selects Four Commercial Companies to Support Near Space Network
    by Abbey A. Donaldson on 20th December 2024 at 10:40 pm

    NASA has selected multiple companies to expand the agency’s Near Space Network’s commercial direct-to-Earth capabilities services, which is a mission-critical communication capability that allows spacecraft to transmit data directly to ground stations on Earth. The work will be awarded under new Near Space Network services contracts that are firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts. Project timelines span from

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  • NASA’s Terra Satellite Captures 2015 Eclipse Shadow
    on 20th December 2024 at 7:34 pm

    During the morning of March 20, 2015, a total solar eclipse was visible from parts of Europe, and a partial solar eclipse from northern Africa and northern Asia. NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Arctic Ocean on March 20 at 10:45 UTC (6:45 a.m. EDT) and captured the eclipse's shadow over the clouds in the Arctic Ocean.

Space Station News

  • Station Science Top News: Dec. 20, 2024
    by Sumer Loggins on 20th December 2024 at 7:19 pm

    A method for evaluating thermophysical properties of metal alloys Simulation of the solidification of metal alloys, a key step in certain industrial processes, requires reliable data on their thermophysical properties such as surface tension and viscosity. Researchers propose comparing predictive models with experimental outcomes as a method to assess these data. Scientists use data on

  • Space Gardens
    by Christian M. Getteau on 18th December 2024 at 5:00 pm

    Science in Space December 2024 As NASA plans missions to the Moon and Mars, one challenge is figuring out how to provide crew members with enough healthy food. Bringing along a supply for months or even years in space is impractical, and stored food can lose taste and nutritional value. Growing plants in space is

  • NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Looks to Thrive in 2025
    by Jason Costa on 18th December 2024 at 4:03 pm

    As NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida wraps up a year that will see more than 90 government, commercial, and private missions launch from Florida’s Space Coast, a look to 2025 shows the missions, partnerships, projects, and programs at the agency’s main launch site will continue innovating, inspiring, and pushing the boundaries of exploration for

Astronomy Now

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  • This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 20 – 29
    by Alan MacRobert on 20th December 2024 at 9:46 am

    Orion now rises in twilight, seemingly enlarged by the Moon illusion. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars span the evening sky. And here comes another weird pattern of Jupiter's moons. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 20 – 29 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

  • No Magma Ocean For Io, Jupiter’s Volcano-Covered Moon
    by Arielle Frommer on 20th December 2024 at 7:43 am

    Io, the innermost of Jupiter’s four largest Galilean moons, is covered with hundreds of volcanoes, some shooting lava fountains dozens of miles high. But what kind of interior could drive The post No Magma Ocean For Io, Jupiter’s Volcano-Covered Moon appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Night Sky News from Astronomy Now

  • This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 20 – 29
    by Alan MacRobert on 20th December 2024 at 9:46 am

    Orion now rises in twilight, seemingly enlarged by the Moon illusion. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars span the evening sky. And here comes another weird pattern of Jupiter's moons. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 20 – 29 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

  • Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) Kicks off the New Year — What to Expect
    by Bob King on 18th December 2024 at 2:49 pm

    The Southern Hemisphere should get a good show of Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3). Mid-northern latitude observers not so much. The post Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) Kicks off the New Year — What to Expect appeared first on Sky & Telescope.