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#NewPhoto from #Nasa: "Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula" This towering structure of billowing gas and dark, obscuring dust might only be a small portion of the Eagle Nebula, but it is no less majestic in appearance for it. 9.5 light-years tall and 7000 light-years distant from Earth, this dusty sculpture is refreshed with the use of new processing techniques. [April 18, 2025] https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/hubble-eagleneb-large-heic2507a.jpg
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA to Cover US Spacewalk 93, Hold Preview News Conference" Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station, conducting U.S. spacewalk 93 on Thursday, May 1, to complete station upgrades. NASA will preview the upcoming spacewalk during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 24, on the agency’s website from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Learn how to watch […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-cover-us-spacewalk-93-hold-preview-news-conference/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Developing Oxychalcogenide Membranes for Superconducting Power Transmission" ECF 2024 Quadchart Yang.pdf Shuolong Yang University of Chicago This effort will leverage the latest developments in superconductors to build a power transmission cable that can operate in the extreme cold temperatures found on the Moon with very low electrical losses. The team will use novel manufacturing techniques to grow alternating layers of FeSe SrTiO3 […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/space-tech-research-grants/ecf/developing-oxychalcogenide-membranes-for-superconducting-power-transmission/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Piezoelectric-Based Power Conversion for Lunar Surface Systems" ECF 2024 Quadchart Boles.pdf Jessica Boles University of California, Berkeley This project will develop piezoelectric-based power conversion for small power systems on the lunar surface. These piezoelectric systems can potentially offer high power density to significantly reduce size, weight, and cost. They can also offer high efficiency as well as resistance to the extreme lunar […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/space-tech-research-grants/ecf/piezoelectric-based-power-conversion-for-lunar-surface-systems/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Stabilized Z-Pinch Fusion Driven Electromagnetic Propulsion" ECF 2024 Quadchart Underwood.pdf Thomas Underwood University of Texas, Austin This project will demonstrate a fusion propulsion system based on z-pinch which is a method of compressing plasma by running electrical current though it. The z-pinch will compress and heat the plasma to produce fusion reactions, and the system will be paired with an electromagnetic […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/space-tech-research-grants/ecf/stabilized-z-pinch-fusion-driven-electromagnetic-propulsion/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Concept Demonstration of Directed Energy Propulsion with Metasurface Lightsails" ECF 2024 Quadchart Ilic.pdf Ognjen Ilic University of Minnesota This effort will aim to demonstrate the feasibility of directed-energy propulsion through a combination of computational simulations and prototype testing. The project will model the interactions between lightsail material and a laser beam that can be pointed at the sail to propel the spacecraft. The results […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/space-tech-research-grants/ecf/concept-demonstration-of-directed-energy-propulsion-with-metasurface-lightsails/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "A Fond Farewell: NASA’s C-130 Begins New Mission in California" NASA’s C-130 Hercules, fondly known as the Herc, went wheels up at 9:45 a.m., Friday, April 18, as it departed from its decade-long home at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, for the final time. The aircraft is embarking on a new adventure to serve and protect in the state of California where it is […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/wallops/a-fond-farewell-nasas-c-130-begins-new-mission-in-california/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula" As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) is sharing a new image series revisiting stunning, previously released Hubble targets with the addition of the latest Hubble data and new processing techniques. New images of NGC 346 and the Sombrero Galaxy have already been published. Now, ESA/Hubble is revisiting the Eagle Nebula […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-spies-cosmic-pillar-in-eagle-nebula/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Hubble Spots a Squid in the Whale" Today’s rather aquatic-themed NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as the Squid Galaxy, which sits 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). The designation Messier 77 comes from the galaxy’s place in the famous catalog compiled by the French astronomer Charles Messier. Another French astronomer, […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-spots-a-squid-in-the-whale/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Origins Uncertain: ‘Skull Hill’ Rock" Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. Student at Purdue University Last week, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover continued its journey down lower ‘Witch Hazel Hill’ on the Jezero crater rim. The rover stopped along a boundary visible from orbit dividing light and dark rock outcrop (also known as a contact) at a site the team has called […] [April 17, 2025] Read more here: https://science.nasa.gov/blog/origins-uncertain-skull-hill-rock/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Colorado Students" Students from Woodland Park, Colorado, will connect with NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 21, on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel. The event, hosted by Woodland Park High School, […] [April 17, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-astronaut-to-answer-questions-from-colorado-students/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off" The launch of space shuttle Discovery is captured in this April 12, 1985, photo. This mission, STS-51D, was the 16th flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, and Discovery’s fourth flight. Discovery carried out 39 missions, more than any other space shuttle. Its missions included deploying and repairing the Hubble Space Telescope and 13 flights to […] [April 17, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/space-shuttle-discovery-lifts-off-2/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA’s Curiosity Rover May Have Solved Mars’ Missing Carbonate Mystery" New findings from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover could provide an answer to the mystery of what happened to the planet’s ancient atmosphere and how Mars has evolved over time. Researchers have long believed that Mars once had a thick, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere and liquid water on the planet’s surface. That carbon dioxide and water should […] [April 17, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/ames/nasas-curiosity-rover-may-have-solved-mars-missing-carbonate-mystery/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA Supports Next Generation of Innovators" When young minds come together to test their knowledge and creativity in technology and innovation, the results are truly inspiring. In its sixth year, Aerospace Valley Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at East High School in Lancaster, California, proved to be another success. During three action-packed days, hundreds of students from around the world showcased their […] [April 17, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-supports-next-generation-of-innovators/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Science Meets Art: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Turns the Camera on Science" NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return home in mid-April after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72. Throughout his stay, Pettit contributed to research that benefits humanity and future space missions. Pettit also shared what he calls “science of opportunity” to demonstrate how experimenting with our surroundings […] [April 17, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-research/science-meets-art-nasa-astronaut-don-pettit-turns-the-camera-on-science/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula" This newly reprocessed image released on April 18, 2025, provides a new view of an enormous, 9.5-light-year-tall pillar of cold gas and dust. Despite its size, it’s just one small piece of the greater Eagle Nebula, also called Messier 16. The Eagle Nebula is one of many nebulae in the Milky Way that are known […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hubble-spies-cosmic-pillar-in-eagle-nebula/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Early Career Faculty 2024" Back to ECF Home Transformational Advanced Energetic Propulsion Power Systems to Enable Small System Operations in Permanently Shadowed Lunar Regions [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/space-tech-research-grants/early-career-faculty-2024/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Power on the Dark Side: Stimulus-Responsive Adsorbents for Low-Energy Controlled Storage and Delivery of Low Boiling Fuels to Mobile Assets in Permanently Shaded Regions" ECF 2024 Quadchart McGuirk.pdf Christopher McGuirk Colorado School of Mines This project will investigate and develop improved storage methods for the fuels needed to generate electrical power in places where sunlight is not available. The effort will focus on particularly tailored materials called Metal Oxide Frameworks, or MOFs, that can be used to store methane […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/space-tech-research-grants/ecf/power-on-the-dark-side-stimulus-responsive-adsorbents-for-low-energy-controlled-storage-and-delivery-of-low-boiling-fuels-to-mobile-assets-in-permanently-shaded-regions/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Lightweight Deployable Solar Reflectors" ECF 2024 Quadchart Arya.pdf Manan Arya Stanford University This grant will design and develop lightweight, low-cost modular solar reflectors that can be stowed for transport in a compact volume. These reflectors can potentially be used to reflect and concentrate sunlight into a permanently shadowed area of the Moon where it could power photovoltaics. These reflectors […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/space-tech-research-grants/ecf/lightweight-deployable-solar-reflectors/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Origami-inspired Diffractive Sail for Directed Energy Propulsion" ECF 2024 Quadchart Oguri.pdf Kenshiro Oguri Purdue University This project will investigate one of the key fundamental challenges associated with directed-energy light-sailing technology, similar to solar sails but powered by a laser beam pointed at the sail instead of by the sun. The effort will first mathematically model, then design, build, and test a prototype […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/space-tech-research-grants/ecf/origami-inspired-diffractive-sail-for-directed-energy-propulsion/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Development of a MW-Scale High-Voltage Multiphase Dual-Rotor Generator and Rectifier for a PMAD in an NEP System" ECF 2024 Quadchart Beik.pdf Omid Beik Colorado School of Mines This project will design a power management and distribution (PMAD) system that can be coupled with a megawatt-scale nuclear power generation system for nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) that is suitable for a Mars mission. The system will include all needed components including a dual rotor […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/space-tech-research-grants/ecf/development-of-a-mw-scale-high-voltage-multiphase-dual-rotor-generator-and-rectifier-for-a-pmad-in-an-nep-system/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA Calibrates Second Shock-Sensing Probe for X-59 Testing" When you’re testing a cutting-edge NASA aircraft, you need specialized tools to conduct tests and capture data –but if those tools need maintenance, you need to wait until they’re fixed. Unless you have a backup. That’s why NASA recently calibrated a new shock-sensing probe to capture shock wave data when the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-calibrates-second-shock-sensing-probe-for-x-59-testing/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA Glenn to Test Air Quality Monitors Aboard Space Station" As NASA prepares to return to the Moon, studying astronaut health and safety is a top priority. Scientists monitor and analyze every part of the International Space Station crew’s daily life—down to the air they breathe. These studies are helping NASA prepare for long-term human exploration of the Moon and, eventually, Mars. As part of […] [April 18, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/nasa-glenn-to-test-air-quality-monitors-aboard-space-station/
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#NewImage from #Nasa: "Comet C/2025 F2 SWAN " In late March, the comet now designated C/2025 F2 SWAN was found independently by citizen scientists Vladimir Bezugly, Michael Mattiazzo, and Rob Matson while examining publicly available image data from the Solar Wind ANisotropies (SWAN) camera on the sun-staring SOHO spacecraft. Comet SWAN's coma, its greenish color a signature of diatomic carbon molecules fluorescing in sunlight, is at lower left in this telescopic image. SWAN's faint ion tail extends nearly two degrees toward the upper right across the field of view. The interplanetary scene was captured in clear but moonlit skies from June Lake, California on April 14. Seen against background of stars toward the constellation Andromeda, the comet was then some 10 light-minutes from our fair planet. Now a target for binoculars and small telescopes in northern hemisphere morning skies this comet SWAN is headed for a perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun, on May 1. That will bring this visitor from the distant Oort cloud almost as close to the Sun as the orbit of inner planet Mercury. [April 18, 2025] https://apod.nasa.gov/image/2504/C2025_F2SWAN_20250414_DEBartlett1024.jpg
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA Studies Wind Effects and Aircraft Tracking with Joby Aircraft" NASA engineers began using a network of ground sensors in March to collect data from an experimental air taxi to evaluate how to safely integrate such vehicles into airspace above cities – in all kinds of weather. Researchers will use the campaign to help improve tools to assist with collision avoidance and landing operations and […] [April 17, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/nasa-studies-wind-effects-and-aircraft-tracking-with-joby-aircraft/
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#NewPhoto from #Nasa: "Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off" The space shuttle Discovery launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, heading through Atlantic skies toward its 51-D mission. The seven-member crew lifted off at 8:59 a.m. ET, April 12, 1985. [April 17, 2025] https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/51d-9092large.jpg
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Building for a Better World: Norfolk Students Bring STEM to Life with NASA Partnership" At Norfolk Technical Center in Norfolk, Virginia, carpentry students in Jordan Crawford’s first-year class aren’t just learning how to measure and cut wood—they’re discovering how their skills can serve a greater purpose. When the NASA Science Activation program’s NASA eClips project—led by the National Institute of Aerospace’s Center for Integrative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics […] [April 17, 2025] Read more here: https://science.nasa.gov/learning-resources/science-activation/building-for-a-better-world-norfolk-students-bring-stem-to-life-with-nasa-partnership/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA Announces First Mentor-Protégé Agreement Under Enhanced Program" NASA is marking progress in strengthening the agency’s small business partnerships, supply chain resiliency, and domestic space manufacturing capabilities. Under the agency’s enhanced Mentor-Protégé Program, NASA has announced the first Mentor-Protégé Agreement between L3Harris Technologies, a NASA large prime contractor, and Parametric Machining, Inc., a veteran-owned small business. This agreement will help advance NASA’s mission […] [April 17, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/organizations/osbp/nasa-announces-first-mentor-protege-agreement-under-enhanced-program/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Meet the Space Ops Team: Becky Brocato" As an adventurous individual, Becky Brocato, Ph.D., has a deep curiosity for understanding the conditions of the human body, especially as it pertains to spaceflight. This passion directly translates to her role at NASA, where Brocato serves as the Element Scientist in the Human Health Countermeasures division and oversees research that seeks to reduce medical risks that […] [April 17, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/meet-the-space-ops-team-becky-brocato/
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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Recognizing Employee Excellence " Shahab Chaudhry, chief of the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) Project Office at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, has received a 2025 NASA Program and Project Management Excellence Award. He is one of just three recipients agencywide.  The award recognizes individuals and teams who exemplify excellence in program and project management and the role […] [April 17, 2025] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/recognizing-employee-excellence-2/
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