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NASA Spinoffs Bolster Climate Resilience, Improve Medical Care, More

01.31.2023
The latest edition of NASA’s Spinoff publication features dozens of new commercialized technologies that use the agency’s technology, research, and/or expertise to benefit people around the globe. It also includes a section highlighting technologies of tomorrow.
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NASA Science To Be Featured at American Astronomical Society Meeting

01.06.2023
Experts will discuss new research from NASA missions at the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), on topics ranging from the universe’s early galaxies to planets outside our solar system.
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NASA’s SMCE Team Helps Scientists Develop Collaborative Cloud Computing Projects

12.21.2022
An agile team of computer experts at NASA Goddard helps scientists collaborate and develop Open Science projects in astrophysics, Earth science, biology, and heliophysics by creating the SMCE managed cloud environment for science.
NASA Gets Unusually Close Glimpse of Black Hole Snacking on Star

NASA Gets Unusually Close Glimpse of Black Hole Snacking on Star

12.20.2022
Recent observations of a black hole devouring a wandering star may help scientists understand more complex black hole feeding behaviors.
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NASA Press Events at 2022 Fall AGU Meeting

12.08.2022
NASA researchers will be presenting findings on Earth and space sciences Dec.12-16 at the American Geophysical Union's 2022 Fall meeting, being held virtually and in Chicago this year.
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NASA Goddard Scientists Create Black Hole Jets with NCCS Discover Supercomputer

11.15.2022
Leveraging the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientists ran 100 simulations exploring jets — narrow beams of energetic particles — that emerge at nearly light speed from supermassive black holes.
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NASA’s Economic Benefit Reaches All 50 States

10.27.2022
NASA released the results of its second agencywide economic impact report on Thursday, demonstrating how its Moon to Mars activities, investments in climate change research and technology, as well as other work generated more than $71.2 billion in total economic output during fiscal year 2021.
Setting the Clock on a Stellar Explosion

Setting the Clock on a Stellar Explosion

09.12.2022
A new image of SNR 0519-69.0 shows the debris of a star that exploded several hundred years ago in Earth’s timeframe.
50 Years Ago, NASA’s Copernicus Set the Bar for Space Astronomy

50 Years Ago, NASA’s Copernicus Set the Bar for Space Astronomy

08.19.2022
In August 1972, NASA launched the Copernicus satellite – the heaviest and most complex space telescope of its time.
NASA Selects Proposals to Study Stellar Explosions, Galaxies, Stars

NASA Selects Proposals to Study Stellar Explosions, Galaxies, Stars

08.18.2022
NASA has selected four mission proposals submitted to the agency’s Explorers Program for further study.
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NASA Rocket Mission Using ‘Astronomical Forensics’ to Study Exploded Star

08.18.2022
A NASA-funded sounding rocket mission will observe the remnants of an exploded star, uncovering new details about the eruption event while testing X-ray detector technologies for future missions.
Japanese-NASA X-ray Observatory Stands Tall as Testing Begins

Japanese-NASA X-ray Observatory Stands Tall as Testing Begins

07.19.2022
The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission will greatly expand our knowledge of the high-energy universe and recently passed two key milestones on its path to observing the cosmos.
NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day Recognized for Decades of Outreach

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day Recognized for Decades of Outreach

06.22.2022
NASA's APOD has been honored by the International Astronomical Union for decades of outreach.
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NASA Sounding Rocket Mission Seeks Source of X-rays Emanating From Inner Galaxy

06.21.2022
To human eyes, the night sky between the stars appears dark, the void of space. But X-ray telescopes capture a profoundly different view. Like a distant firework show, our images of the X-ray sky reveal a universe blooming with activity. They hint at yet unknown cosmic eruptions coming from somewhere deeper into our galaxy.
Keith Gendreau: Keeping an Open Mind About Zombie Stars

Keith Gendreau: Keeping an Open Mind About Zombie Stars

06.21.2022
Keith Gendreau brings an open mind and love for connecting ideas to his role as the principal investigator for NASA's NICER mission.
Sagittarius A*: NASA Telescopes Support Event Horizon Telescope in Studying Milky Way's Black Hole

Sagittarius A*: NASA Telescopes Support Event Horizon Telescope in Studying Milky Way's Black Hole

05.12.2022
Multiple telescopes, including Chandra, observed the Milky Way's giant black hole simultaneously with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). This combined effort gave insight into what is happening farther out than the field-of-view of the EHT.
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Join NASA's Earth Day Event

04.22.2022
Join us in person or virtually. Registration is open for virtual events.

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The Rossi Prize, Top High-Energy Award, Given to NICER Mission

03.18.2022
The top prize in high-energy astrophysics has been awarded to the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) team for the instrument and the revelations it is producing about the physics of neutron stars and their environments.
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NASA Invites Media to 59th Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium

03.16.2022
Media are invited to meet leaders in space exploration at the 59th annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium, taking place on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park, from March 23 to 25. Attendees also have the option to watch the symposium online.
NASA’s NICER Telescope Sees Hot Spots Merge on a Magnetar

NASA’s NICER Telescope Sees Hot Spots Merge on a Magnetar

03.08.2022
For the first time, NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) has observed the merging of multimillion-degree X-ray spots on the surface of a magnetar, a supermagnetized stellar core no larger than a city.
Three NASA Goddard Recipients Receive AAS 2022 Awards

Three NASA Goddard Recipients Receive AAS 2022 Awards

02.07.2022
Three individuals with NASA affiliations have received 2022 honors from the American Astronomical Society (AAS), a major international organization of professional astronomers.
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One Year into the Biden Administration, NASA Looks to Future

01.19.2022
Over the past year, NASA has made valuable contributions to Biden-Harris Administration’s goals – leading on the global stage, addressing the urgent issue of climate change, creating high paying jobs, and inspiring future generations.
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Vice President Harris to Visit NASA Goddard Today, Deliver Live Remarks

11.05.2021
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland today, Nov. 5, to get a firsthand look at the agency’s work to combat the climate crisis and protect vulnerable communities.
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NASA Partnership Supports the Next Generation of Space and Science Professionals

11.03.2021
NASA's participation in the Mentoring365 program will provide connectivity and access to the next generation of space and science professionals.
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Small Satellite, Big Questions: CuPID CubeSat Will Get New Perspective on Sun-Earth Boundary

09.10.2021
Launching with Landsat 9, a joint mission of NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, are four CubeSats – compact, cube-shaped satellites used for space research projects. One of the CubeSats launching with Landsat 9 is the Cusp Plasma Imaging Detector, or CuPID.

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