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"01.06.2017 13:30:05" #TBT: This week in 1998, the final Shuttle-Mir docking mission launched! note #TBT: This week in 1998, the final Shuttle-Mir docking mission launched! "31.05.2017 23:30:06" SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 11th commercial supply mission to the International Space Station ... note SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 11th commercial supply mission to the International Space Station tomorrow at 4:55pm CT! The mission will carry crew supplies, equipment and scientific research to the orbiting laboratory! "31.05.2017 18:30:01" #Saturn's icy, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus may have tipped over in the distant past, according to recent... note #Saturn's icy, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus may have tipped over in the distant past, according to recent research from "26.05.2017 13:30:01" Early science results from +NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system... note Early science results from +NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter portray the "24.05.2017 23:30:01" Psyche, +NASA's Discovery Mission to a unique metal asteroid, has been moved up one year with launch... note Psyche, +NASA's Discovery Mission to a unique metal asteroid, has been "23.05.2017 13:30:02" The +NASA HUNCH program gives high school students hands-on experience building hardware for the +In... note The +NASA HUNCH program gives high school students hands-on experience "22.05.2017 13:30:03" On Aug 21, all of North America will be treated to one of nature’s most awe inspiring sights, a total... note On Aug 21, all of North America will be treated to one of nature’s most awe inspiring sights, a total solar eclipse! More: go.nasa.gov/2ibJbCO "21.05.2017 21:00:04" After more than a decade exploring #Saturn, its moons and rings, +NASA's Cassini Mission to Saturn has... note After more than a decade exploring #Saturn, its moons and rings, + "21.05.2017 18:00:02" CubeSats and research for long-duration missions are highlighted in this week's +International Space... note CubeSats and research for long-duration missions are highlighted in this week's + "21.05.2017 15:00:05" Check out "This Week @ +NASA," which includes #NASASLS test hardware arriving at #NASAMarshall from ... note Check out "This Week @ +NASA," which includes "20.05.2017 21:00:01" Two veteran +NASA astronauts joined the ranks of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame yesterday! Ellen Ochoa... note Two veteran +NASA astronauts joined the ranks of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of "20.05.2017 18:00:03" Cancer research on the +International Space Station offers insight into genetic and cellular processes... note Cancer research on the +International Space Station offers insight into "20.05.2017 15:00:03" #ICYMI: Top stories this week from #NASAMarshall -- test hardware for #NASASLS, cancer research on the... note #ICYMI: Top stories this week from #NASAMarshall -- test hardware for "19.05.2017 23:30:03" Want more space? Check out images.nasa.gov for great photos from +NASA! note Want more space? Check out images.nasa.gov for great photos from + "07.05.2017 15:00:01" #ICYMI: We recap this week at #NASAMarshall, including +NASA's Cassini Mission to Saturn, Centennial... note #ICYMI: We recap this week at #NASAMarshall, including "06.05.2017 17:21:55" Here's a look at what happened "This Week @ +NASA ," including continued work and testing on NASA's ... note Here's a look at what happened "This Week @ +NASA ," including "04.05.2017 17:00:06" Welcome #TBEX! We all love exploring and we're excited to share +NASA's space exploration endeavours... note Welcome #TBEX! We all love exploring and we're excited to share + "03.05.2017 23:30:02" Congratulations to +NASA Marshall Meteor Scientists Danielle Moser and Rhiannon Blaauw, who recently... note Congratulations to +NASA Marshall Meteor Scientists Danielle Moser and "03.05.2017 18:30:01" Adventures around the world give #NASAMarshall Assoc. Dir. Paul McConnaughey a unique outlook on exploration... note Adventures around the world give #NASAMarshall Assoc. Dir. Paul McConnaughey a unique outlook on exploration! He’ll be sharing his sense of adventure of "03.05.2017 13:30:04" Before the first flight of +NASA' Space Launch System, #NASA is performing numerous tests -- many at... note Before the first flight of +NASA' Space Launch System, "02.05.2017 18:30:03" A wave spanning 200,000 light-years is rolling through the Perseus galaxy cluster, according to observations... note A wave spanning 200,000 light-years is rolling through the Perseus galaxy cluster, according to observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory coupled with a computer simulation. The simulation shows the gravitational disturbance resulting "02.05.2017 13:30:02" Check out this great video from +NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and learn what to expect in the night... note Check out this great video from +NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and "01.05.2017 23:30:01" Officials from #NASAMarshall and +NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility will be in #BatonRouge this week ... note Officials from #NASAMarshall and + "01.05.2017 18:30:01" +NASA's barge Pegasus is making its way from #NASAMichoud in #NOLA to #NASAMarshall with important #... note +NASA's barge Pegasus is making its way from "29.04.2017 13:00:05" #ICYMI: We recap a historic week, including +NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson's newest record, Cassini's... note #ICYMI: We recap a historic week, including + "28.04.2017 23:30:07" Earlier this week, +NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson set a new US record for most time in space, earning... note Earlier this week, +NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson set a new US record for most "28.04.2017 18:30:03" Is dark matter fuzzy?! A new study from @NASAChandra explores the possibility that dark matter may be... note Is dark matter fuzzy?! A new study from @NASAChandra explores the possibility that dark matter may be more "fuzzy" than "cold," perhaps even adding to the complexity surrounding this cosmic conundrum.! Learn more: "28.04.2017 16:00:12" Check out this amazing image from inside @NASA's barge Pegasus as NASA's Space Launch System test hardware... note Check out this amazing image from inside @NASA's barge Pegasus as NASA's Space Launch System test hardware is loaded to be shipped from #NASAMichoud to "27.04.2017 21:00:06" Legendary rockers #Styx and America's next legendary rocket NASA's Space Launch System! The band -- ... note Legendary rockers #Styx and America's next legendary rocket NASA's Space Launch System! The band -- whose next album is about a mission to Mars -- got to learn about "26.04.2017 17:52:32" A structural test version of +NASA's Space Launch System's engine section will soon be headed to #NASAMarshall... note A structural test version of +NASA's Space Launch System's engine "25.04.2017 23:30:03" “STEM on Station” connects students and teachers to the important research conducted on the +International... note “STEM on Station” connects students and teachers to the important research conducted on the + "25.04.2017 14:08:03" Space Apps is an international hackathon that occurs in cities around the world. Coders, scientists,... note Space Apps is an international hackathon that occurs in cities around the world. Coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, technologists, and everyone enthusiastic about space come together to address challenges we face on Earth and "25.04.2017 13:30:02" NASA's Cassini Mission to Saturn has had its last close brush with Saturn's hazy moon Titan and is now... note NASA's Cassini Mission to Saturn has had its last close brush with Saturn's hazy moon Titan and is now beginning its final set of 22 orbits around the ringed planet.The spacecraft made its 127th and final close approach to Titan on "24.04.2017 23:30:02" NASA’s barge, Pegasus, will ferry the massive core stage of NASA's Space Launch System, on journeys ... note NASA’s barge, Pegasus, will ferry the massive core stage of NASA's Space Launch System, on journeys from the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to other NASA centers for testing and for launches. SLS will be the most powerful rocket ever "23.04.2017 21:00:03" When +NASA astronaut and +International Space Station Commander Peggy Whitson breaks the record for ... note When +NASA astronaut and "23.04.2017 17:00:04" Check out "This Week @ +NASA" to see what's trending this week, including NASA Astronaut Jack “2fish... note Check out "This Week @ +NASA" to see what's trending this week, "23.04.2017 13:00:02" Media are invited to see the first completed core stage structural test article of +NASA's Space Launch... note Media are invited to see the first completed core stage structural test article of + "22.04.2017 21:00:02" Happy #EarthDay! Our beautiful planet is a work of art! See more great pictures of Earth from the +I... note Happy #EarthDay! Our beautiful planet is a work of art! See more great pictures of Earth from the + "22.04.2017 17:00:05" Happy #EarthDay! What a beautiful planet we live on! Check out this photo of #NASAMarshall's hometown... note Happy #EarthDay! What a beautiful planet we live on! Check out this photo of "22.04.2017 13:00:02" In this week's #ICYMI newsletter, catch up on a busy week at #NASAMarshall, including #NASASLS structural... note In this week's #ICYMI newsletter, catch up on a busy week at #NASAMarshall, "21.04.2017 23:30:01" President Donald Trump, First Daughter Ivanka Trump, and +NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will make a special... note President Donald Trump, First Daughter Ivanka Trump, and +NASA astronaut Kate "21.04.2017 21:08:05" In celebration of #EarthDay, tomorrow, here's a view of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling... note In celebration of #EarthDay, tomorrow, here's a view of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon. This translunar coast "21.04.2017 13:30:03" Tomorrow is #EarthDay! Celebrate our beautiful planet with +NASA and #AdoptThePlanet! More: go.nasa.gov... note Tomorrow is #EarthDay! Celebrate our beautiful planet with + "20.04.2017 13:30:02" This week in 1972, Apollo 16 landed on the lunar surface! This photo, taken during the mission’s second... note This week in 1972, Apollo 16 landed on the lunar surface! This photo, taken during the mission’s second extravehicular activity, shows Young retrieving tools from the Lunar Roving Vehicle’s Hand Tool Carrier. "20.04.2017 13:20:34" +NASA is making sure the next generation of high school graduates understand the variety of career paths... note +NASA is making sure the next generation of high school graduates understand "19.04.2017 23:30:01" New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory suggests this black hole heart 'beats' every ~5-10 million... note New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory suggests this black hole heart 'beats' every ~5-10 million years, pumping material and energy into space! "19.04.2017 21:00:02" +NASA's Cassini Mission to Saturn will make its final close flyby of #Saturn's moon Titan early saturday... note +NASA's Cassini Mission to Saturn will make its final close flyby of "19.04.2017 13:30:02" Students! #DYK +NASA has openings for interns this Fall! Check it out for your chance to live the dream... note Students! #DYK + "18.04.2017 23:30:02" Before he launches to the +International Space Station Thursday, what's on Jack "2fish" Fischer's mind... note Before he launches to the +International Space Station Thursday, what's "18.04.2017 18:30:02" This morning's cargo launch from +NASA's Kennedy Space Center is delivering science, research and supplies... note This morning's cargo launch from +NASA's Kennedy Space Center is "17.04.2017 23:30:02" LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by +European Space Agency, ESA with contributions from +NASA, has successfully... note LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by +European Space Agency, ESA with "17.04.2017 18:30:03" A lot happened aboard the +International Space Station this week! Three crew members returned to Earth... note A lot happened aboard the +International Space Station this week! Three crew "17.04.2017 13:30:04" We once thought oceans made our planet unique, but we’re now coming to realize that #OceanWorlds are... note We once thought oceans made our planet unique, but we’re now coming to realize that #OceanWorlds are all around us! "14.04.2017 23:30:02" Huntsville, Alabama! Look up TONIGHT for your chance to spot the +International Space Station! Great... note Huntsville, Alabama! Look up TONIGHT for your chance to spot the +International Space "14.04.2017 18:30:02" Mission control for +NASA's Cassini spacecraft is preparing for the spacecraft's upcoming #GrandFinale... note Mission control for +NASA's Cassini spacecraft is preparing for the "14.04.2017 13:30:01" Stewed, canned or on the vine, there are lots of ways to buy tomatoes – but have you ever seen “flown... note Stewed, canned or on the vine, there are lots of ways to buy tomatoes – but have you ever seen “flown in space” on a supermarket sticker? Tomato seeds have been making trips to the + "13.04.2017 13:30:02" #TBT: This week in 1981, space shuttle Columbia and STS-1 lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center... note #TBT: This week in 1981, space shuttle Columbia and STS-1 lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, marking the first flight of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space "12.04.2017 23:30:02" New research from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on solar storms finds that they not only can cause ... note New research from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on solar storms finds that they not only can cause regions of excessive electrical charge in the upper atmosphere above Earth's poles, they also can do the exact opposite -- cause regions that are "12.04.2017 17:30:01" NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough will answer your questions live TODAY at 3pm CT/4pm ET on the International... note NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough will answer your questions live TODAY at 3pm CT/4pm ET on the International Space Station's Facebook page!Kimbrough just returned from the space station after a 173-day mission in space!More: "12.04.2017 13:30:01" +NASA astronaut and Expedition 51 commander Peggy Whitson will take viewers 250 miles off Earth to the... note +NASA astronaut and Expedition 51 commander Peggy Whitson will take viewers "11.04.2017 18:30:01" Join +NASA Thursday at 1pm CT/ 2pm ET as we reveal new results from the Cassini spacecraft and +Hubble... note Join +NASA Thursday at 1pm CT/ 2pm ET as we reveal new results from the "11.04.2017 13:30:02" More hardware for +NASA's Space Launch System has arrived for testing at #NASAMarshall! The Orion Stage... note More hardware for +NASA's Space Launch System has arrived for testing at "10.04.2017 23:30:02" #ICYMI: The +International Space Station has an new commander! Sunday, +NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson... note #ICYMI: The + "10.04.2017 18:30:02" Last week, +NASA Sun Science captured footage of three mid-level solar flares! Check out this great ... note Last week, +NASA Sun Science captured footage of three mid-level solar "10.04.2017 13:30:04" As we start another exciting week at +NASA, let's take a look back at last week's "This Week @ NASA,... note As we start another exciting week at +NASA, let's take a look back at "09.04.2017 13:00:01" #ICYMI: This week #RoverChallenge winners were announced, astronaut Kate Rubins visited #NASAMarshall... note #ICYMI: This week #RoverChallenge winners were announced, astronaut Kate Rubins "07.04.2017 23:30:07" This weekend you can see #Jupiter in the evening sky! Jupiter will be rising as the sun is setting, ... note This weekend you can see #Jupiter in the evening sky! Jupiter will be rising as the sun is setting, and setting while the sun is rising.Want to learn more "07.04.2017 14:44:31" From +FIRSTRoboticsCompetition to +NASA, Amy Quartaro has always loved robots! +The University of Texas... note From +FIRSTRoboticsCompetition to "06.04.2017 23:30:02" We had a great time today with NASA astronaut Kate Rubins! While visiting #NASAMarshall, she shared... note We had a great time today with NASA astronaut Kate Rubins!While visiting #NASAMarshall, she shared her experiences aboard the International Space "06.04.2017 18:30:01" On the day he is laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, we remember a true American hero, John... note On the day he is laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, we remember a true American hero, John Glenn. The first American to orbit Earth, Glenn made many trips to "05.04.2017 13:41:32" +NASA's Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn since 2004, is about to begin the final chapter of... note +NASA's Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn since 2004, is about "04.04.2017 13:30:02" Crew members aboard the +International Space Station are researching how to improve the way we grow ... note Crew members aboard the +International Space Station are researching how to "03.04.2017 18:30:02" Another week, another spacewalk on the +International Space Station! +NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson ... note Another week, another spacewalk on the +International Space Station! "03.04.2017 14:10:30" You're invited as nearly 60 student teams compete in the 17th annual NASA Student Launch, near the #... note You're invited as nearly 60 student teams compete in the 17th annual NASA Student Launch, near the #NASAMarshall Saturday, April 8.The high school, "31.03.2017 23:30:02" A spacecraft to study a metal world? Sounds like something out of sic-fi novel but it's not! NASA's ... note A spacecraft to study a metal world? Sounds like something out of sic-fi novel but it's not! NASA's recently announced Psyche robotic mission will explore the asteroid Psyche, a massive metal asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. "29.03.2017 19:53:03" Structural tests are underway at #NASAMarshall on the top of the world’s most powerful rocket, #NASASLS... note Structural tests are underway at #NASAMarshall on the top of the world’s most powerful rocket, "29.03.2017 13:30:01" Out of this world! NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration has officially launched a new... note Out of this world! NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration has officially launched a new resource to help the public search and download out-of-this-world images, videos and audio files by keyword and metadata searches. The NASA "28.03.2017 23:30:03" Huntsville, Alabama! You can see the +International Space Station fly overhead tonight at 8:08 pm CDT... note Huntsville, Alabama! You can see the +International Space Station fly "14.03.2017 17:00:03" Happy Pi Day! Pi - the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter - is very important to exploring... note Happy Pi Day! Pi - the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter - is very important to exploring space especially on the #JourneytoMars!For "13.03.2017 20:52:54" A star and black hole make for a unique binary couple in a recent discovery made using NASA’s Chandra... note A star and black hole make for a unique binary couple in a recent discovery made using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory as well as NASA’s NuSTAR and CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). Astronomers found evidence for a star that whips "22.12.2016 18:09:40" note The work underway today at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is making it possible to send humans beyond Earth’s orbit and into deep space on bold new missions of space exploration. Marshall teams are designing and building NASA’s Space Launch System, "12.11.2016 17:41:58" This weekend is a #supermoon, and it will be the first time in 70 years the moon has been this close... note This weekend is a #supermoon, and it will be the first time in 70 years the moon has been this close to Earth! For more info, and best times to view, check out this "19.10.2016 15:46:16" note In observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Gustavo Martinez, a propulsion engineer at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, is featured in this video profile. Martinez, a first-generation American of Mexican descent, earned his bachelors and "08.09.2016 20:20:21" Since we're launching the OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Mission tonight at 8:05 CT, here's how big its target... note Since we're launching the OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Mission tonight at 8:05 CT, here's how big its target asteroid #Bennu is. "07.09.2016 16:26:52" note Screen Shot 2016-09-07 at 11.11.23 AM.png "27.06.2016 23:40:49" Join us for a Facebook live June 28! #SLSFiredUp note Join us for a Facebook live June 28! #SLSFiredUp "27.06.2016 19:41:35" Watch our NASA Social event at 3:30 p.m. EDT today to preview tomorrow's booster test for the world's... note Watch our NASA Social event at 3:30 p.m. EDT today to preview tomorrow's booster test for the world's most powerful rocket, our NASA's Space Launch System. SLS will power our astronauts on a journey to Mars: "27.06.2016 14:38:49" We are just one day away from our super-hot SLS booster ground test! Ahead of the hot fire, the booster... note We are just one day away from our super-hot SLS booster ground test! Ahead of the hot fire, the booster was cooled to approximately 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Testing at the thermal extremes experienced by the booster on the launch pad is important to "26.06.2016 19:53:58" Watch the SLS booster test firing live June 28 on NASA TV and Ustream! More details here: http://go.nasa.gov... note Watch the SLS booster test firing live June 28 on NASA TV and Ustream! More details here: http://go.nasa.gov/28Q3McN "12.01.2016 22:56:01" note Seunghee Lee works as the program senior integration engineer in the Space Launch System Program Chief Safety Mission Assurance Office at NASA’s Marshall Spa... "12.01.2016 22:55:29" note Rosalind Cylar serves as an attorney and advisor in the Office of Chief Counsel at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Cylar supports... "21.12.2015 17:51:45" note From making rocket engines roar to analyzing the first 3-D printed parts created on the International Space Station and developing new technologies, 2015 was a year of discovery and progress as the team at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Hunts "18.12.2015 18:40:13" note NASA’s $5M Cube Quest Centennial Challenge hopes to accelerate the technological capabilities of tiny satellites — known as CubeSats — that may help the spac... "18.12.2015 16:59:37" note From spectacular views of Earth to life on the International Space Station to vivid images of rocket launches, NASA’s ultra high-definition (UHD), or 4K chan... "14.12.2015 05:59:15" note Dr. Bill Cooke, of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, explains the differences between a meteor, a meteoroid and a meteorite. NASA's Meteoroid Environment ... "12.12.2015 02:20:58" note Rhiannon Blaauw, of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, explains why and how different sized meteors are studied by NASA. NASA's Meteoroid Environment Offic... "03.12.2015 17:07:54" note NASA Commentator Lori Meggs talks with Brian Motil of the Glenn Research Center, the principal investigator of the Packed Bed Reactor experiment flying to th... "03.12.2015 15:10:00" note Robotics aboard the International Space Station (ISS), though, are helping us advance medical procedures on Earth and preparing us future deep space exploration. "01.12.2015 15:59:54" note The forward cone for a test version of the launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) -- part of NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch System -- is lifted out of a weld tool following completion of eight vertical welds on the hardware at the agency’s Marshall "04.11.2015 20:43:03" note NASA Commentator Lori Meggs talks with Denise Morris, a payload operations director at the International Space Station’s Payload Operations Integration Cente... "28.10.2015 21:26:08" note A thruster — the combination of an injector and chamber — roared to life in a series of tests recently at Marshall’s Test Stand 115. The distinct blue flame ... "22.10.2015 20:46:01" note NASA’s Space Launch System is a powerful, advanced launch vehicle for a new era of human exploration beyond Earth’s orbit. With its unprecedented power and c... "21.10.2015 17:05:55" note NASA Commentator Lori Meggs at the Marshall Space Flight Center speaks to Rob Ploutz-Snyder, a biostatistician at the Johnson Space Center whose job it is to... "20.10.2015 19:33:28" note If you stood on Pluto at noon and looked around, the landscape would be illuminated about as brightly as on Earth soon after sunset. The team for NASA's New ... "19.10.2015 19:46:11" note Teams at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have been busy producing flight and qualification hardware for NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch S... "14.10.2015 18:12:52" note NASA Commentator Lori Meggs at the Marshall Space Flight Center speaks to Sherry Thaxton, a human factors engineer at Johnson Space Center, about the Habitab... "08.10.2015 17:29:37" note Meet Miguel DeJesus, the Marshall Space Flight Center safety manager at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans. DeJesus coordinates all aspects & ... "05.10.2015 19:38:12" note Corey Harrell works as an Air Space Engineer at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. On a routine basis, he gets to experience, what you might call, “The Big... "05.10.2015 16:46:04" note NASA Commentator Lori Meggs at the Marshall Space Flight Center talks with Sarah Swanson, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who has grown ... "23.09.2015 13:45:20" note Racin' the Station 2015 will be held on Saturday, September 26 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The goal is to finish the run-bike-run course before t... "15.09.2015 12:54:14" http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2015/new-green-propellants-complete-milestones.html... note http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2015/new-green-propellants-complete-milestones.html "10.09.2015 15:07:03" note A bright meteor occurred over West Virginia last night at 9:27 EDT. It was seen across Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland! NASA's Pen... "09.09.2015 20:13:00" note Major welding has begun at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on a structural test article of the launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA... "09.09.2015 16:57:08" Published on Sep 9, 2015 NASA Commentator Lori Meggs at the Marshall Space Flight Center talks with ... note Published on Sep 9, 2015NASA Commentator Lori Meggs at the Marshall Space Flight Center talks with Jacob Bloomberg, principal investigator of the Functional Task Test experiment, about how scientists are working to understand how well an astron "08.09.2015 16:10:42" note On September 8, 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower travelled to Huntsville, Alabama for the dedication of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The ceremony was attended by the General George C. Marshall’s widow, Katherine Marshall, and included the un "24.08.2015 15:03:04" We're racing the #ISS on Sept. 26. Register here: http://goo.gl/HF5Z6u note We're racing the #ISS on Sept. 26. Register here: http://goo.gl/HF5Z6u "21.08.2015 14:10:41" Summer Interns Shine During NASA Marshall's 2015 Poster Expo note Summer Interns Shine During NASA Marshall's 2015 Poster Expo "12.08.2015 19:43:43" note Dr. Bill Cooke, of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office -- located at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama -- explains what the All-Sky ... "12.08.2015 15:43:44" note Rhiannon Blaauw, of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office -- located at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama -- shares some tips and stra... "10.08.2015 13:24:37" note NASA’s Curiosity rover celebrated the 3-year anniversary of its landing on Mars recently. Since landing, Curiosity has driven nearly seven miles to its curre... "05.08.2015 17:04:06" note All_About_RS25_TweetChat.png "04.08.2015 16:57:47" #SoYouThinkYouCan Dance? We're doing the #Robot... literally! smile emoticon In less than a minute... note #SoYouThinkYouCan Dance? We're doing the #Robot... literally! smile emoticonIn less than a minute, see how we're ramping up for the #JourneyToMars on NASA's Space Launch System. "04.08.2015 15:37:45" note Experts explain how a new robotic composite fiber placement system will be used to build large space structures for space vehicles. Lightweight composites ha... "03.08.2015 18:45:53" note Learn where and when to look for the 2015 Perseid shower. Also this month, look for all the current and former planets (all 12 of them) in the night sky. "03.08.2015 17:07:14" note RS24 TweetChat.png "31.07.2015 04:01:01" note Lightning in the clouds is directly linked to events that produce some of the highest-energy light naturally made on Earth: terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TG... "29.07.2015 13:32:51" note What is ATLO? What instruments are attached to our spacecraft during this process? Find out in this video! OSIRIS-REx is on the web at AsteroidMission.org Fa... "27.07.2015 21:04:06" note You know how we keep saying there' more data to come from New Horizons? This is why. And this is Pluto in a Minute. So part of the problem is that the spacec... "23.07.2015 16:43:35" "Judge me by my size, do you?" Meet the mini, yet mighty moons of Pluto from our #PlutoFlyby. note "Judge me by my size, do you?" Meet the mini, yet mighty moons of Pluto from our #PlutoFlyby. "21.07.2015 15:06:30" 4 chosen, 8 spots left! #NASA selects #CubeSat from Morehead State University to fly to the Moon... note 4 chosen, 8 spots left! #NASA selects #CubeSat from Morehead State University to fly to the Moon onboard NASA's Space Launch System. "14.07.2015 15:59:04" note Professor Stephen Hawking, regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, congratulates the NASA New Horizons team. On July 14, 201... "09.07.2015 17:15:25" note What’s cool about Pluto? Get a quick peek at the latest science in this daily update from NASA’s New Horizons mission, on track for a flight past Pluto on Ju... "08.07.2015 20:42:22" July 8th Daily Briefing for New Horizons/Pluto Mission Pre-Flyby note July 8th Daily Briefing for New Horizons/Pluto Mission Pre-Flyby "08.07.2015 20:10:53" note An animated tour of the New Horizons spacecraft. Visit the New Horizons web site (pluto.jhuapl.edu/) for more information on the spacecraft and the historic ... "06.07.2015 15:19:36" note We’re inviting social media users to apply for a maximum of 40 credentials to cover events happening August 13 at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi. "02.07.2015 14:20:31" note Tune in July 2 at 11 a.m. to Space Station Live on NASA Television. Live On-Console Interview with Expedition 44 Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA - JSC ww... "01.07.2015 19:30:09" note NASA Commentator Lori Meggs at the Marshall Space Flight Center speaks with the manager of the MaterialsLab at Marshall, John Vickers, about a new approach t... "01.07.2015 15:50:05" note This year marks Marshall Space Flight Center’s 55th anniversary. Marshall employees and their industry partners can be proud of the many milestones that they have achieved: sending the first American to space, landing the first people on the Moon, "30.06.2015 19:21:32" note Dr. Bill Cooke of Marshall Space Flight Center's Meteoroid Environment Office talks about the upcoming conjuncture of Jupiter and Venus. "30.06.2015 16:50:52" note Follow New Horizons on its incredible journey as it nears the edge of the planetary system and speeds toward a historic July 14 flyby of Pluto. We don’t know... "26.06.2015 17:37:33" note Engineers at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, conducted a 650-second test of a RS-25 developmental engine as part of its preparat... "26.06.2015 16:04:52" note Astronomers discovered an immense hydrogen cloud "Behemoth” bleeding from a planet orbiting a nearby star. "25.06.2015 18:37:31" note NASA is advancing the Journey to Mars by starting the conversation about where humans may one day land on the Red Planet. "24.06.2015 19:59:21" note Andy Hardin, a subsystems manager in Marshall's Liquid Engines Office, inspects a 3-D printed rocket part made with a selective-laser-melting machine in the Advanced Manufacturing Lab. "22.06.2015 13:37:10" TONIGHT at 8:45pm -- another long, 4-minute #ISS flyover near Huntsville, AL. We'll be outside watching... note TONIGHT at 8:45pm -- another long, 4-minute #ISS flyover near Huntsville, AL. We'll be outside watching. The last one was the best we'd ever seen. smile emoticonJoin the crowd and share your pics using #SpotTheStation on FB "18.06.2015 12:58:27" note Marshall's annual "Take Our Children to Work Day" event June 18 will offer children a variety of hands-on educational activities designed to educate them about NASA's mission. "15.06.2015 14:53:14" note Marshall's annual "Take Our Children to Work Day" event June 18 will offer children a variety of hands-on educational activities designed to educate them about NASA's mission. "09.06.2015 16:15:17" TODAY at 1PM EDT -- NASA to Hold Briefing to Discuss Status of #LDSD Test. You can listen here: http... note TODAY at 1PM EDT -- NASA to Hold Briefing to Discuss Status of #LDSD Test.You can listen here: http://www.nasa.gov/ "03.06.2015 23:00:23" The heat shield for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft is heading to NASA Langley Research Center for more post... note The heat shield for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft is heading to NASA Langley Research Center for more post-flight testing, taking us 1-step closer to the #JourneyToMars. "01.06.2015 19:01:58" note I am what some call a tunnel hugger or tunnel rat. I love wind tunnel testing. "01.06.2015 18:00:27" LIVE NOW! Briefing the #LDSD mission for our #JourneyToMars! Watch on #NASA-TV http://www.nasa.gov... note LIVE NOW! Briefing the #LDSD mission for our #JourneyToMars!Watch on #NASA-TV http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#321TechOff "28.05.2015 17:15:37" Cool time lapse on #Orion heat shield. note Cool time lapse on #Orion heat shield. "28.05.2015 16:19:59" note In this two-minute time-lapse video, see how a powerhouse of a rocket engine, the RS-25, is assembled at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss... "27.05.2015 07:40:00" note “Tim” Zhixian Li works at the Michoud Assembly Facility, near New Orleans, as a welding engineer for Lockheed Martin Information Systems and General Solution... "22.05.2015 14:55:56" note Gayleen Ijames is a ground system engineer at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. She works in the Payload Operations and Integrations Center supporting science experiments and payloads aboard the International Space Station. "19.05.2015 16:21:20" Happening Today! note Happening Today! "18.05.2015 14:54:19" note On Tuesday, May 19, please join us on Twitter from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET for a lively discussion about how DHS S&T and NASA are working together to collect the data that will allow us to mitigate space weather effects here on Earth. "14.05.2015 21:16:27" note NASA, its Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and the State of Louisiana honored their enduring partnership in support of the nation’s space goals during the 2015 NASA Louisiana Aerospace Day Thursday, May 14, at the Capitol in Baton Rouge. "13.05.2015 17:18:26" NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Director Patrick Scheuermann: America’s space program is taking ... note NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Director Patrick Scheuermann: America’s space program is taking major steps on a bold new path. NASA’s challenge is nothing less than to develop the knowledge and technology that will carry explorers farther fr "13.05.2015 14:09:43" note For the first time, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has photographed Kerberos and Styx – the smallest and faintest of Pluto’s five known moons. "12.05.2015 13:20:26" note NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) Program is kicking off its critical design review May 11 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. "07.05.2015 16:27:52" Move over #StanleyCup & #FIFA Cup - there's a NEW great cup to talk about! #Science #ISS note Move over #StanleyCup & #FIFA Cup - there's a NEW great cup to talk about!#Science #ISS "07.05.2015 13:28:13" We are proud to be participating in National Small Business Week 2015! #DreamSmallBiz note We are proud to be participating in National Small Business Week 2015!#DreamSmallBiz "06.05.2015 18:08:56" note Building on more than a decade of data from International Space Station (ISS) research, NASA is expanding its materials science research by flying an experiment on the U.S. Air Force X-37B space plane. "05.05.2015 15:32:31" #SmallBiz note #SmallBiz "28.04.2015 16:58:41" Shoutout to local Huntsville schools, having their #STEM content featured on CBS Sunday Morning. ... note Shoutout to local Huntsville schools, having their #STEM content featured on CBS Sunday Morning. smile emoticon Virgil I. Grissom High School New Century Technology High School "06.04.2015 15:24:12" It's here! Teams arrive this week for final reviews to launch Friday and Saturday! Good luck to all!... note It's here! Teams arrive this week for final reviews to launch Friday and Saturday! Good luck to all! #StudentLaunch "03.04.2015 18:15:31" Hoping you all see this again during tomorrow morning's eclipse! If not, join our live Ustream feed... note Hoping you all see this again during tomorrow morning's eclipse!If not, join our live Ustream feed as we bring #NASAMarshall & NASA's Jo "03.04.2015 13:11:41" Great story from #NASAMarshal team member Jane Maples! note Great story from #NASAMarshal team member Jane Maples! "25.03.2015 21:52:28" note There was no tape draped across a finish line, but NASA is celebrating a win. The agency’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity completed its first Red Planet marathon Tuesday -- 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) – with a finish time of roughly 11 years a "24.03.2015 17:26:22" note "19.03.2015 15:30:09" note NASA and GrabCAD have selected five winners of a crowdsourcing challenge to create innovative designs for International Space Station. "13.03.2015 18:15:40" note Scientists at the Marshall Center are watching as the Magnetospheric Multiscale satellites' 16 Dual Ion Spectrometer, or DIS, flight sensors turn on. "11.03.2015 15:39:19" The QM-1 test just completed. #JourneytoMars #SLSFiredUp note The QM-1 test just completed.#JourneytoMars #SLSFiredUp "11.03.2015 15:16:05" LIVE NOW! Our very own Bill Hubscher is reporting live for today's QM-1 booster qualification test. ... note LIVE NOW!Our very own Bill Hubscher is reporting live for today's QM-1 booster qualification test.Watch at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc#SLSFiredUP #JourneyTo "10.03.2015 19:27:49" LIVE NOW!! :-) Q&A with #NASA about tomorrow's #SLS booster test. Ask questions on Twitter with... note LIVE NOW!! :-) Q&A with #NASA about tomorrow's #SLS booster test.Ask questions on Twitter with #askNASA.View at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc# "10.03.2015 16:46:57" Welcome Orion! The Orion heat shield that successfully survived a high-velocity reentry during its Dec... note Welcome Orion! The Orion heat shield that successfully survived a high-velocity reentry during its Dec. 5 flight test, is continuing its journey, now at Marshall. It arrived on Monday, March 9 and will be installed in the Building 4705 7-axis milling "02.03.2015 15:30:05" Today, at 11AM CT. http://www.ustream.tv/NASAJPL2 note Today, at 11AM CT.http://www.ustream.tv/NASAJPL2 "24.02.2015 16:52:15" hear what 2015's Best Actor Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne has to say about #NASA Stephen Hawking and ... note hear what 2015's Best Actor Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne has to say about #NASA Stephen Hawking and pursuing scientific research. "20.02.2015 00:56:23" Don't miss it! :-) note Don't miss it! :-) "19.02.2015 19:10:04" note Expedition 42 is hard at work 200-plus miles above us! Catch this week's research highlights here. "19.02.2015 02:24:40" Congrats!!! note Congrats!!! "18.02.2015 19:44:49" note A test that turned a rocket booster case into spaghetti could be an important step in the future of human space exploration. "12.02.2015 17:56:28" note The supernova remnant called G299 is reminiscent of a beautiful flower here on Earth. "12.02.2015 01:44:13" note Have your pencils and notebooks handy because school is in session. Welcome to Boosters 101. "09.02.2015 19:33:54" note NASA engineers are preparing a new Peregrine sounding rocket motor for its first hot-fire test set for February 10. "06.02.2015 16:28:45" note University students from Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi recently participated in #NASAMarshall's BalloonSat Workshop on Jan. 29 – Feb. 1 at U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Students demonstrated soldering skills, used "04.02.2015 21:43:48" note NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft returned its first new images of Pluto on Wednesday, as the probe closes in on the dwarf planet. Although still just a dot along with its largest moon, Charon, the images come on the 109th birthday of Clyde Tombaugh, wh "04.02.2015 17:52:48" Today, the 14th annual "Adventures in Engineering" brought more than 300 Alabama and Tennessee H.S. ... note Today, the 14th annual "Adventures in Engineering" brought more than 300 Alabama and Tennessee H.S. juniors to #NASAMarshall &@TeamRedstone to tal "03.02.2015 16:52:57" After nearly 8 years, #NASA's first mission to Pluto -- New Horizons -- is 6 months away. We will have... note After nearly 8 years, #NASA's first mission to Pluto -- New Horizons -- is 6 months away. We will have lots of interesting social media activities on the "hori "02.02.2015 02:53:25" Still want to know more about #SLS? This infographic gives you everything you need to know!" #superr... note Still want to know more about #SLS? This infographic gives you everything you need to know!" "02.02.2015 01:12:12" If Brady or Wilson threw a 100yd touchdown pass, it’d still be shorter than the #SLS 70 t rocket. ☺ ... note If Brady or Wilson threw a 100yd touchdown pass, it’d still be shorter than the #SLS 70 t rocket. ☺ "02.02.2015 00:26:07" At 322ft long, the 70 t #SLS rocket is nearly the same size as the #SuperBowl field. #superrocketsunday... note At 322ft long, the 70 t #SLS rocket is nearly the same size as the #SuperBowl fiel "01.02.2015 23:27:38" #SLS is a deep space vehicle, taking us farther into the solar system than ever before. #superrocketsunday... note #SLS is a deep space vehicle, taking us farther into the solar system than ever before. "01.02.2015 22:29:08" During #SB49, we're sharing our #superrocketsunday posts, all about the #SLS rocket! note During #SB49, we're sharing our #superrocketsunday posts, all about t "30.01.2015 00:13:49" Register NOW!! Come see the largest, most powerful booster ever built March 11. note Register NOW!!Come see the largest, most powerful booster ever built March 11. "28.01.2015 14:47:17" Last Chance to sign up. note Last Chance to sign up. "27.01.2015 19:34:54" Download now! :-) note Download now! :-) "26.01.2015 15:15:18" What are YOU doing Feb. 2? We're looking for 15 savvy social media users, excited to talk #NASA! Come... note What are YOU doing Feb. 2?We're looking for 15 savvy social media users, excited to talk #NASA!Come meet, greet and learn all about "23.01.2015 17:14:13" note NASA Technology. In the early 1960s NASA tackled one of its greatest challenges: sending a man to the moon. The physical embodiment of that effort, the Apollo spacecraft, stood as a testament to human ingenuity. At 363 feet tall, the structure would "23.01.2015 01:12:09" note Aimed and Ready to Fire! A full-scale version of the booster for SLS is ready to fire up for a major ground test and is paving the way on NASA’s journey... "22.01.2015 20:35:56" note The common resolution to watch food intake is a way of life for astronauts on the International Space Station. "21.01.2015 19:25:02" note NASA technologies are being used to locate underground water in some of the driest places on the Earth, build quieter and more fuel-efficient airplanes, and create shock absorbers that brace buildings in earthquakes. "20.01.2015 20:44:09" Are YOU up to the challenge? NASA has a design challenge for a 3D printed Handrail Clamp Assembly Challenge... note Are YOU up to the challenge?NASA has a design challenge for a 3D printed Handrail Clamp Assembly Challenge. "14.01.2015 17:35:23" http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/sls_highlights_dec_2014.pdf note http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/sls_highlights_dec_2014.pdf "12.01.2015 18:03:29" NEW! This is our latest Comet Lovejoy image. It was taken Jan. 10 by Dr. Bill Cooke of #NASAMarshall's... note NEW!This is our latest Comet Lovejoy image.It was taken Jan. 10 by Dr. Bill Cooke of #NASAMarshall's Meteoroid Environment Office, when the come "12.01.2015 14:44:31" Comet Lovejoy is visible now - January, not to return for 8,000 years. Look now, while the Moon is ... note Comet Lovejoy is visible now - January, not to return for 8,000 years. Look now, while the Moon is new. Best viewed with binoculars or a telescope. Look to the right and up using Orion's Belt, Aldebaran & The Pleiades. "10.01.2015 04:41:07" An SLS engine (RS25) fires up for testing at NASA's Stennis Space Center. #SLSFIredUp note An SLS engine (RS25) fires up for testing at NASA's Stennis Space Center. #SLSFIredUp "08.01.2015 14:25:47" note SpaceX will make its next attempt to launch the Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida to send the unpiloted Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station on Saturday, Jan. 10. Launch time is approximately 4:47 a.m. "07.01.2015 15:06:34" Deadline is Jan 7 to enter $1.5M 2015 Sample Return #Robot Challenge! http://challenge.wpi.edu note Deadline is Jan 7 to enter $1.5M 2015 Sample Return #Robot Challenge! http://challenge.wpi.edu "05.01.2015 16:57:21" note NASA’s Fruit Fly Lab is making its debut aboard the International Space Station. "03.01.2015 16:05:10" #NASA AA Charlie Bolden greets 11 high school teams for the 2015 FIRST #kickoff @RocketCenterUSA. note #NASA AA Charlie Bolden greets 11 high school teams for the 2015 FIRST #kickoff @Ro "02.01.2015 18:56:45" Just a few days left to enter the $1.5M 2015 Sample Return #Robot Challenge! http://challenge.wpi.edu... note Just a few days left to enter the $1.5M 2015 Sample Return #Robot Challenge! http://challenge.wpi.edu "02.01.2015 03:17:31" Happy New Year note Happy New Year "31.12.2014 16:00:40" What would YOU get an astronaut for Christmas? note What would YOU get an astronaut for Christmas? "29.12.2014 18:40:15" HAPPY BIRTHDAY to NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut Butch Wilmore, of nearby... note HAPPY BIRTHDAY to NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut Butch Wilmore, of nearby Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. "26.12.2014 21:01:02" note sse_holiday2011.jpg "25.12.2014 14:10:28" note MSFCHoliday_2014.png "24.12.2014 16:53:20" TONIGHT and TOMORROW -- It's an #ISS holiday flyover for #NASA_Marshall and U.S. Space & Rocket Center... note TONIGHT and TOMORROW -- It's an #ISS holiday flyover for #NASA_Marshall an "24.12.2014 15:13:13" note On Thursday, Jan. 15, 20 of NASA's social media followers will have the unique opportunity to meet Astronaut Scott Kelly who will be launching to the International Space Station for a one year mission, the longest space mission ever assigned to a NAS "23.12.2014 20:34:55" note Expedition 41 is hard at work 200-plus miles above us! Catch this week's research highlights here. "23.12.2014 15:04:23" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8RtvWccU-E&feature=youtu.be note https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8RtvWccU-E&feature=youtu.be "19.12.2014 19:11:36" Arctic heating, vegetation growth, shrinking ozone layers,.... What surprised you the most from these... note Arctic heating, vegetation growth, shrinking ozone layers,....What surprised you the most from these NASA satellite animations?This data helps us understand the world we live in. Take a moment to view and read the results. "19.12.2014 17:06:45" Work continues in preparing NASA's Pegasus barge to carry the core stage of NASA's Space Launch System... note Work continues in preparing NASA's Pegasus barge to carry the core stage of NASA's Space Launch System -- the most powerful rocket ever built for deep space missions, including to an asteroid and ultimately Mars. "18.12.2014 15:58:18" Check out the FLICKR photos from our recent #PSTI2014 workshop -- a Mars-themed workshop held at #NA... note Check out the FLICKR photos from our recent #PSTI2014 workshop -- a Mars-themed workshop held at "18.12.2014 14:26:57" https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2014/14-182.html#.VJLkDY1de8Q note https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2014/14-182.html#.VJLkDY1de8Q "17.12.2014 21:40:45" note The International Space Station crew has been working on a variety of robotics activities this week. On Wednesday, they tested a humanoid robot and explored how bowling ball-sized satellites, known as SPHERES, can navigate around objects. Crew member "17.12.2014 15:22:53" NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EST today during which agency officials will discuss... note NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EST today during which agency officials will discuss and answer questions on the selection of an Asteroid Redirect Mission concept.The mission is to retrieve an asteroid mass and redirect it "15.12.2014 16:45:45" Check out this great video made by student interns at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Take that... note Check out this great video made by student interns at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Take that, Weird Al Yankovic -- this one's got hit written all over it! "15.12.2014 15:52:58" CHANDRA'S EYE: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has identified a series of "ultraluminous X-ray sources... note CHANDRA'S EYE: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has identified a series of "ultraluminous X-ray sources" in an area pummeled by three supernova explosions over the past 15 years. The novae occurred about 130 million light years from "15.12.2014 15:46:07" A great piece about one of the key technology drivers for NASA's next flagship rocket. It's not just... note A great piece about one of the key technology drivers for NASA's next flagship rocket. It's not just an SSME 2.0! Read the full story here... "15.12.2014 14:36:26" Registration is now open for NASA's first in-space challenge competition, offering the agency’s largest... note Registration is now open for NASA's first in-space challenge competition, offering the agency’s largest-ever prize purse. Read the full MAKEZINE story here... "14.12.2014 04:18:54" LIVE NOW!!!!! note LIVE NOW!!!!! "10.12.2014 20:59:24" HAPPENING NOW! note HAPPENING NOW! "09.12.2014 17:58:22" TONIGHT! Watch the #ISS, as it flies over Northern Alabama. Tue Dec. 9 at 5:18 PM. It will be visible... note TONIGHT! Watch the #ISS, as it flies over Northern Alabama.Tue Dec. 9 at 5:18 PM. It will be visible for 4 min. High in the sky at 82 degrees, mo "08.12.2014 18:05:17" NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover observations indicate ancient Mars maintained a climate that possibly had... note NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover observations indicate ancient Mars maintained a climate that possibly had lakes for tens of millions of years. http://go.nasa.gov/1z03C62 "08.12.2014 15:29:34" note Media are invited to view NASA's Orion spacecraft Monday, Dec. 8 at Naval Base San Diego. Orion successfully completed its first flight test Friday, traveling 3,600 miles above Earth to test the spacecraft’s systems before it carries astronauts on de "07.12.2014 16:45:25" note For a better experience on Facebook, enable JavaScript in your browser, or switch to our mobile site. Facebook logo. Email or Phone, Password. Keep me logged in. Forgot your password? Sign Up. USS Anchorage Recovers NASA Orion Crew Module. By USS Anc "07.12.2014 02:03:01" HAPPENING NOW. Join us for the New Horizons webcast. note HAPPENING NOW. Join us for the New Horizons webcast. "07.12.2014 00:04:40" TONIGHT - watch the live webcast about New Horizons. 9 pm ET. #PlutoBound note TONIGHT - watch the live webcast about New Horizons. 9 pm ET.#PlutoBound "06.12.2014 22:20:15" Live stream from 6-7 pm PT of @NASANewHorizons spacecraft wakeup as it heads to Pluto! http://bit.ly... note Live stream from 6-7 pm PT of @NASANewHorizons spacecraftwakeup as it heads to Pluto! http://bit.ly/1wzRf1Y "06.12.2014 18:55:31" At 3pm ET, New Horizons starts wake-up commands. Once it switches form hibernation to active mode, it... note At 3pm ET, New Horizons starts wake-up commands. Once it switches form hibernation to active mode, it will send telemetry data back to Earth. The return signal transmission takes about 4.5 hours to reach us. "06.12.2014 17:06:12" TODAY - after 9 years & 3 billion miles - we're waking up our New Horizons spacecraft that is #PlutoBound... note TODAY - after 9 years & 3 billion miles - we're waking up our New Horizons spacecraft that is #PlutoBound "05.12.2014 21:23:24" Orion's next launch will be atop the most powerful rocket ever built - NASA's Space Launch System! ... note Orion's next launch will be atop the most powerful rocket ever built - NASA's Space Launch System! Read more about our progress in the latest edition of SLS Highlights: "05.12.2014 17:30:12" SPLASHDOWN of #Orion! Image of #Orion prior to parachute deployment, as seen from the Ikhana drone. ... note SPLASHDOWN of #Orion!Image of #Orion prior to parachute deployment, as seen fr "05.12.2014 14:34:56" note As +NASA Orion finishes its 1st lap of Earth, an engine burn will propel it to an elliptical orbit. Watch live coverage: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv… - NASA - Google+ "05.12.2014 13:45:55" #NASA's Ikhana aircraft will have a live feed of #Orion splashdown. Ikhana is based at from NASA's ... note #NASA's Ikhana aircraft will have a live feed of #Orion splashdown.Ik "04.12.2014 14:40:43" SCRUBBED for today! 24 hour recycle. Scrub. Today's planned launch of #Orion is postponed due to valve... note SCRUBBED for today!24 hour recycle.Scrub. Today's planned launch of #Orion is postponed due to valve issue. Our next possible launch window opens at 7: "04.12.2014 13:40:28" Watch live at: http://http://bit.ly/iFyZq0 note Watch live at: http://http://bit.ly/iFyZq0 "04.12.2014 03:36:18" How are you watching the launch? #Orion note How are you watching the launch? #Orion "03.12.2014 19:09:08" Our #NASASocial guests at #NASAMarshall watch the live broadcast and ask questions to the #NASA experts... note Our #NASASocial guests at #NASAMarshall watch the live broadcast and ask "03.12.2014 17:56:03" HAPPENING NOW! Watch our #Orion & #JourneyToMars overview event at 1pm ET: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv... note HAPPENING NOW!Watch our #Orion & #JourneyToMars overview event at "03.12.2014 16:16:18" #NASASocial participants view the working facilities at #NASAMarshall. #JourneytoMars will include ... note #NASASocial participants view the working facilities at #NASAMarshall. "03.12.2014 16:04:36" Good morning from our #NASASocial participants at #NASAMarshall!!! We're posting great pics all day... note Good morning from our #NASASocial participants at #NASAMarshall!!! "02.12.2014 21:40:48" Reddit AMA starts at 4pm CT. Ask questions using #JourneyToMars note Reddit AMA starts at 4pm CT. Ask questions using #JourneyToMars "02.12.2014 15:34:10" What does EFT-1, the first test flight of the Orion crew vehicle, mean for our planned human expeditions... note What does EFT-1, the first test flight of the Orion crew vehicle, mean for our planned human expeditions to Mars? Details here... #orion "02.12.2014 15:32:32" We're just two days from the launch of EFT-1 -- the first test flight of the Orion crew vehicle destined... note We're just two days from the launch of EFT-1 -- the first test flight of the Orion crew vehicle destined to take crews of explorers on new missions of discovery across our solar system. GO FLIGHT! "28.11.2014 14:40:16" Five new NASA airborne field campaigns will take to the skies starting in 2015 to investigate how long... note Five new NASA airborne field campaigns will take to the skies starting in 2015 to investigate how long-range air pollution, warming ocean waters, and fires in Africa affect our climate. Details at the link... "28.11.2014 14:37:44" Did you overindulge on Thanksgiving goodies? Find out how the crew of the International Space Station... note Did you overindulge on Thanksgiving goodies? Find out how the crew of the International Space Station dined on this annual American holiday... #iss "28.11.2014 14:36:23" Two donuts of seething radiation that surround Earth, called the Van Allen radiation belts, have been... note Two donuts of seething radiation that surround Earth, called the Van Allen radiation belts, have been found to contain a nearly impenetrable barrier that prevents the fastest, most energetic electrons from reaching Earth. Learn more here... "26.11.2014 20:52:40" Students from the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet, Minnesota, recently completed... note Students from the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet, Minnesota, recently completed a three-year research project on environmental issues with the Marshall Center. Details here! "26.11.2014 18:59:52" THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: We're celebrating the successful first 3D print job on the International... note THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: We're celebrating the successful first 3D print job on the International Space Station and gearing up for the first test flight of the Orion crew vehicle (set for Dec. 4!). Read about these key NASA milestones and "25.11.2014 21:26:26" The International Space Station’s 3-D printer has manufactured the first 3-D printed object in space... note The International Space Station’s 3-D printer has manufactured the first 3-D printed object in space, paving the way to future long-term space expeditions. Read the full story here! "25.11.2014 18:59:06" PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF EXPLORERS: On Nov. 20, the University of New Orleans hosted its "UNO... note PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF EXPLORERS: On Nov. 20, the University of New Orleans hosted its "UNO Space Day" event to encourage and inspire local 7th-graders and 8th-graders to pursue studies in the STEM fields -- science, technology, e "25.11.2014 18:33:08" The official NASA patch for EFT-1, the initial full-scale test flight of the Orion crew vehicle, set... note The official NASA patch for EFT-1, the initial full-scale test flight of the Orion crew vehicle, set to carry new, crewed missions of exploration to Mars, asteroids and other destinations across our solar system! "25.11.2014 18:30:48" Looking for a comprehensive roundup of TV and Internet activities tied to the Dec. 4 test flight of ... note Looking for a comprehensive roundup of TV and Internet activities tied to the Dec. 4 test flight of the Orion crew vehicle? Look no further! The link below will provide NASA's complete roster of events. Huntsville-area friends, you can also check "25.11.2014 16:59:45" Following up on last week's announcement about the high school and middle school teams participating... note Following up on last week's announcement about the high school and middle school teams participating in the 2014-15 NASA Student Launch rocketry challenge, NASA today announced its selection of 28 university and college teams to design and launch "25.11.2014 16:14:26" This Thanksgiving, while most Americans are roasting turkeys and emptying cranberry sauce out of cans... note This Thanksgiving, while most Americans are roasting turkeys and emptying cranberry sauce out of cans, the crew of the International Space Station will be cutting open bags of freeze-dried, irradiated and thermostabilized foods. ("Mmmmmm," "25.11.2014 14:37:43" American scientists and researchers have a new way to find out how specific materials fared after years... note American scientists and researchers have a new way to find out how specific materials fared after years of exposure to the space environment. Details here! #iss "25.11.2014 14:36:33" Learn all about the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage -- set to boost the Orion crew vehicle to the... note Learn all about the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage -- set to boost the Orion crew vehicle to the correct altitude and trajectory needed to send it around the moon during initial test flights. "25.11.2014 13:09:03" HIGH-TECH INVENTORS WANTED! Got a good idea for designing and building a lunar satellite? It could help... note HIGH-TECH INVENTORS WANTED! Got a good idea for designing and building a lunar satellite? It could help you nab a share of NASA's largest Centennial Challenge purse ever: $5 MILLION! Registration is open for NASA's "Cube Quest" Chal "25.11.2014 12:43:19" ON BOARD WITH ORION! Such noteworthy sci-fi icons as Nichelle "Lieutenant Uhura" Nichols, Lou "The Incredible... note ON BOARD WITH ORION! Such noteworthy sci-fi icons as Nichelle "Lieutenant Uhura" Nichols, Lou "The Incredible Hulk" Ferrigno and Colin "Sixth Doctor Who" Baker (plus fellow DOCTOR WHO alum John "Capt. Jack Harkness& "24.11.2014 16:55:43" Infographic: America's Next Flagship in Space! #sls note Infographic: America's Next Flagship in Space! #sls "24.11.2014 16:54:48" The countdown clock is ticking! #orion #sls #slsinspires note The countdown clock is ticking! #orion #sls "24.11.2014 16:53:08" Spacecamp -- the rich, space-themed educational experience found here in Huntsville at our world-renowned... note Spacecamp -- the rich, space-themed educational experience found here in Huntsville at our world-renowned U.S. Space & Rocket Center -- isn't just for American schoolkids. Check out this report from a British teacher who brought her internati "24.11.2014 15:26:08" We're still cheering last week's successful installation and checkout of our innovative new 3D printer... note We're still cheering last week's successful installation and checkout of our innovative new 3D printer aboard the International Space Station. Learn more about it -- and what else is happening on ISS -- in the latest edition of "Space to "21.11.2014 17:26:11" You'll hear "Space is HARD!" a lot when talking to the men and women working to fulfill the nation's... note You'll hear "Space is HARD!" a lot when talking to the men and women working to fulfill the nation's missions in Earth orbit and beyond. And it IS hard. This fascinating read from Planetary Society writer Jason Davis sums up just ho "21.11.2014 16:58:53" Former NASA Marshall engineering lead Dan Dumbacher, now a professor of engineering at Purdue University... note Former NASA Marshall engineering lead Dan Dumbacher, now a professor of engineering at Purdue University, penned this commentary about NASA's visionary approach to the next era of space exploration. Read the full story here... "21.11.2014 14:26:13" Extended stays in the brutal environment of space can take a toll on spacecraft, satellites and space... note Extended stays in the brutal environment of space can take a toll on spacecraft, satellites and space stations. Anything outside the protective blanket of our atmosphere can be assaulted by orbital debris, temperature extremes, micrometeoroids and di "19.11.2014 17:22:07" SHOCK LOBSTER! Two new images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory provide fascinating views -- including... note SHOCK LOBSTER! Two new images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory provide fascinating views -- including an enigmatic lobster-like feature -- of the complex aftermath of a supernova. Details here... "19.11.2014 15:26:56" Excitement is building for the first flight of the Orion crew capsule (dubbed EFT-1) set for December... note Excitement is building for the first flight of the Orion crew capsule (dubbed EFT-1) set for December 4! Check out this pictorial look back on NASA's work to prepare for the launch! "19.11.2014 15:10:56" 3-D printing in space! Check out our Flickr gallery on the subject, and read the full story here: http... note 3-D printing in space! Check out our Flickr gallery on the subject, and read the full story here: http://www.nasa.gov/content/3-d-printer-powered-up-on-t "18.11.2014 16:46:52" On Monday, NASA took a big step toward changing the way we plan for long-duration space voyages -- when... note On Monday, NASA took a big step toward changing the way we plan for long-duration space voyages -- when astronaut "Butch" Wilmore successfully installed the first 3-D printer for manufacturing operations on the International Space Station. "18.11.2014 16:35:37" Want to know more about NASA Technology Transfer Program? Get the latest news, insights, and ideas from... note Want to know more about NASA Technology Transfer Program?Get the latest news, insights, and ideas from NASA Technology Transfer Program when you join LinkedIn! "18.11.2014 15:27:00" How cool is this? Geological maps of the Vesta asteroid, as captured by NASA's Dawn mission! note How cool is this? Geological maps of the Vesta asteroid, as captured by NASA's Dawn mission! "18.11.2014 15:25:52" Are you flying this holiday season? NASA's flying with you! note Are you flying this holiday season? NASA's flying with you! "18.11.2014 15:24:55" Did you get outside overnight last night for the Leonids? Share any images or videos you captured! note Did you get outside overnight last night for the Leonids? Share any images or videos you captured! "17.11.2014 21:58:32" Are you ready for the Leonids? Details here! note Are you ready for the Leonids? Details here! "17.11.2014 20:12:10" Niki Werkheiser, NASA’s 3-D Printing Project Manager, talks with Marshall Space Flight Center’s Bill... note Niki Werkheiser, NASA’s 3-D Printing Project Manager, talks with Marshall Space Flight Center’s Bill Hubscher about today’s on-orbit set-up and first test run of the International Space Station’s 3-D Printer, a technology demonstration that is the fi "17.11.2014 17:58:43" Astronaut Butch Wilmore is seen here on computer screens in the Payload Operations Integration Center... note Astronaut Butch Wilmore is seen here on computer screens in the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center preparing for installation of the first 3D printer in space, happening today on the International Space S "17.11.2014 17:19:09" Registration is now open for the 2014-15 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge! Details here... note Registration is now open for the 2014-15 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge! Details here... "13.11.2014 17:48:22" note The giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way may be producing mysterious particles called neutrinos. "12.11.2014 16:13:43" HAPPENING NOW!! Live coverage of the comet landing by the Rosetta mission. Nov. 12, 2014 6 a.m. PT (... note HAPPENING NOW!! Live coverage of the comet landing by the Rosetta mission.Nov. 12, 2014 6 a.m. PT (9 a.m. ET, 1400 UTC)http://www.ustream.tv/NASAJPL2 "12.11.2014 16:13:09" TOUCHDOWN! 10 years later - the Rosetta Mission placed the Philae lander on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko... note TOUCHDOWN! 10 years later - the Rosetta Mission placed the Philae lander on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.#CometLanding "08.11.2014 15:21:23" After 165 days in space, NASA Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman -- known by many as @astro_reid-- will come... note After 165 days in space, NASA Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman -- known by many as @astro_reid-- will come home.#NASA "07.11.2014 21:41:14" It does not travel through time, but it will take us into the future of space travel. Colin Baker tells... note It does not travel through time, but it will take us into the future of space travel. Colin Baker tells us about Orion. #ImOnBoard "05.11.2014 17:42:10" Today at 1pm ET on NASA TV: Learning to land on Mars, NASA Technology live from National Air and Space... note Today at 1pm ET on NASA TV: Learning to land on Mars, NASA Technology live from National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution: http://bit.ly/1uvPuC9 "04.11.2014 18:26:36" The International Space Station is a sight to see if you know how to find it. These photographers from... note The International Space Station is a sight to see if you know how to find it. These photographers from around the world coordinated their shots with nice settings such as a mountain, forest and a lake. Thanks for going out to "04.11.2014 00:37:44" note Jonathan Walden, a native of Decatur, Ala., is the lead designer for the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Stage Adapter. "03.11.2014 15:27:32" Some elements of a rocket can be familiar, like the boosters and engines. But there are several important... note Some elements of a rocket can be familiar, like the boosters and engines. But there are several important parts on NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), that may be less widely known. Case in point? The interim cryogenic propulsion st "22.10.2014 14:10:07" Whoooo goes there?? #WildlifeWednesday's continue as this nighttime predator perches on one of our ... note Whoooo goes there?? #WildlifeWednesday's continue as this nighttime predator perches on one of our Meteoroid Environment Office cameras. "15.10.2014 17:26:07" The International Space Station advances our knowledge and understanding of #cancer research. Learn ... note The International Space Station advances our knowledge and understanding of #cancer research. Learn more at: "09.10.2014 19:50:57" Mars Comet! Our extensive fleet of science assets, particularly those orbiting and roving Mars, have... note Mars Comet! Our extensive fleet of science assets, particularly those orbiting and roving Mars, have front row seats to image and study a once-in-a-lifetime comet flyby on Sunday, Oct. 19. Learn more: http://go.na "08.10.2014 16:10:19" We celebrate #HispanicHeritage by wishing "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" to #NASA Astronaut Carlos Noriega, who flew... note We celebrate #HispanicHeritage by wishing "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" to #NASA "08.10.2014 11:19:38" Lovely red gradient taking over the moon as the #eclipse progresses. If you cannot see or it is cloudy... note Lovely red gradient taking over the moon as the #eclipse progresses. If you cannot see or it is cloudy where you live, join us live at "08.10.2014 07:30:10" Join us now, live, as we take questions on the lunar eclipse with NASA experts! #eclipse http://go.nasa.gov... note Join us now, live, as we take questions on the lunar eclipse with NASA experts! #eclipse http://go.nasa.gov/1vMXNp "07.10.2014 18:42:42" HAPPENING TODAY! Chat with our #NASA #Moon experts about tonight's lunar eclipse. STARTING SOON --... note HAPPENING TODAY! Chat with our #NASA #Moon experts about tonight's lun "07.10.2014 18:12:46" HAPPENING TODAY! Chat with our #NASA #Moon experts about tonight's lunar eclipse. STARTING SOON --... note HAPPENING TODAY! Chat with our #NASA #Moon experts about tonight's lun "07.10.2014 00:45:27" TEACHERS: Great 2-minute explanation by NASA Goddard. #NASA #Eclipse #STEM note TEACHERS: Great 2-minute explanation by NASA Goddard. #NASA #Eclipse "06.10.2014 17:52:35" LUNAR ECLIPSE - Tomorrow Night Chat with #NASA #Moon experts during two online events #1. Reddit AMA... note LUNAR ECLIPSE - Tomorrow Night Chat with #NASA #Moon experts during two on "06.10.2014 14:09:48" TODAY: Join the free Google+Hangout with NASA Dawn Mission flight engineers at NASA Jet Propulsion ... note TODAY: Join the free Google+Hangout with NASA Dawn Mission flight engineers at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Oct. 6 at 1 pm EDT. Ion engines; Dwarf planets with icy mantles; Radio commands from 414 million miles away...what's not to "02.10.2014 14:09:21" Space Race against cancer - the #ISS improves our research in cancer-prevention, improved pharmaceuticals... note Space Race against cancer - the #ISS improves our research in cancer-prevention, improved pharmaceuticals, micro encapsulation drug delivery, anti-cancer agents, trans "02.10.2014 03:45:12" #NASA's International Space Station provides a unique testing facility in the fight against cancer. ... note #NASA's International Space Station provides a unique testing facility in the fight against cancer. Microgravity research investigations include protein crystal gro "01.10.2014 14:09:34" October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Spread the word and show your support. Here is a link of pink... note October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Spread the word and show your support. Here is a link of pink-themed images from our NASA Goes Pink Flickr gallery. "30.09.2014 21:58:56" Astronaut Reid Wiseman aboard the International Space Station posted this image and wrote, "The #MilkyWay... note Astronaut Reid Wiseman aboard the International Space Station posted this image and wrote, "The #MilkyWay steals the show from "26.09.2014 14:32:04" This has been a busy week for the International Space Station! #Tennessee native, NASA astronaut Captain... note This has been a busy week for the International Space Station! #Tennessee native, NASA astronaut Captain Barry "Butch" Wilmore, launched to "24.09.2014 14:06:36" The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft successfully launched on Sunday, September 21 from the Kennedy Space... note The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft successfully launched on Sunday, September 21 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was berthed to the Harmony module of the International Space Station at 9:21 a.m. EDT yesterday. The hatch between the newly "20.09.2014 16:49:42" Launch Scrub: Because of weather conditions that violated the rules for launching, SpaceX has postponed... note Launch Scrub: Because of weather conditions that violated the rules for launching, SpaceX has postponed its planned launch of its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.The probability of favorable weather i "15.09.2014 16:35:07" Animation of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) 70-metric-ton configuration launching to space. SLS will... note Animation of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) 70-metric-ton configuration launching to space. SLS will be the most powerful rocket ever built for deep space missions, including to an asteroid and ultimately to Mars (NASA/MSFC) "12.09.2014 17:26:25" Here's a link to more information about the Vertical Assembly Center, the largest spacecraft welding... note Here's a link to more information about the Vertical Assembly Center, the largest spacecraft welding tool in the world, at Michoud Assembly Facility. #weldingw "12.09.2014 15:56:36" We're ready to weld! The ribbon is cut for the Vertical Assembly Center at Michoud Assembly Facility... note We're ready to weld! The ribbon is cut for the Vertical Assembly Center at Michoud Assembly Facility, where the world's largest welding tool is being used to build the world's largest rocket - NASA's Space Launch System "12.09.2014 15:39:12" NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is among the speakers at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility for... note NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is among the speakers at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility for today's ribbon cutting for the Vertical Assembly Center, where the world's largest welding tool is being used to build the world's l "04.09.2014 17:00:39" International Observe the Moon Night is this Saturday, September 6. There will be a free, open to the... note International Observe the Moon Night is this Saturday, September 6. There will be a free, open to the public event starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Education Training Facility on the campus of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. For all the details, visi "28.08.2014 22:04:32" Scale Model Acoustic Testing for NASA's Space Launch System was successful today! Check out this great... note Scale Model Acoustic Testing for NASA's Space Launch System was successful today! Check out this great video of the test. "28.08.2014 16:12:04" Here is the test stand this morning with the scaled model of NASA's Space Launch System or SLS on it... note Here is the test stand this morning with the scaled model of NASA's Space Launch System or SLS on it, getting ready for the upcoming acoustic test that will happen shortly. SLS is the new rocket NASA is building that will have the capability to t "19.08.2014 19:03:34" We are so proud of the Marshall team! Today we celebrated our 2014 NASA/MSFC Honor Awards, with hundreds... note We are so proud of the Marshall team! Today we celebrated our 2014 NASA/MSFC Honor Awards, with hundreds of deserving team members receiving accolades for milestones, successes and achievements over the past 12-18 months. Learn more here... "19.08.2014 17:46:13" Among NASA's exciting Technology Demonstration Missions (managed for the agency by Marshall) is the ... note Among NASA's exciting Technology Demonstration Missions (managed for the agency by Marshall) is the "Green Propellant Infusion Mission," set to test a new alternative to the toxic fuels traditionally used to power a variety of spacefari "19.08.2014 17:42:27" Meet Michelle Tillotson, a stress analyst at the Marshall Center who is part of a team working to reduce... note Meet Michelle Tillotson, a stress analyst at the Marshall Center who is part of a team working to reduce costs and risks for NASA's Space Launch System! Read Michelle's story at the link below... "19.08.2014 17:40:32" The Alabama Space Grant Consortium and the Tennessee Space Grant Consortium are among institutions who... note The Alabama Space Grant Consortium and the Tennessee Space Grant Consortium are among institutions who will receive more than $17.3 million in awards from NASA's Office of Education through the National Space Grant and Fellowship Program. The awa "18.08.2014 18:35:19" August 19 is National Aviation Day! Are you a flyer? Some of NASA's flyers tell their stories of why... note August 19 is National Aviation Day! Are you a flyer? Some of NASA's flyers tell their stories of why they love aviation at the link below. We want you to use the hashtag "18.08.2014 18:31:35" Drought is a serious challenge the world over. NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite ... note Drought is a serious challenge the world over. NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite mission, scheduled to launch this winter, intends to help do something about it. SMAP will collect the kind of local data agricultural and water manag "18.08.2014 17:08:05" Were you among the thousands who stopped by our panel at the last South By Southwest festival in Austin... note Were you among the thousands who stopped by our panel at the last South By Southwest festival in Austin? Visit this NASA Web page to help us determine what YOU want to see at the next SXSW! "18.08.2014 17:02:59" So it's not just airline travel that makes us all feel out of whack! The human immune system is sent... note So it's not just airline travel that makes us all feel out of whack! The human immune system is sent for a loop by spaceflight as well. Read on for details! "18.08.2014 14:38:15" CURIOSITY'S NEXT TARGET COULD BE A 'BONANZA': The pale rocks in the foreground of this fisheye image... note CURIOSITY'S NEXT TARGET COULD BE A 'BONANZA': The pale rocks in the foreground of this fisheye image from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity include the so-called "Bonanza King" target, now under consideration to become the fourth "18.08.2014 14:34:03" A new image from the Rosetta spacecraft shows the diversity of surface structures on the nucleus of ... note A new image from the Rosetta spacecraft shows the diversity of surface structures on the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. More info at the link... "18.08.2014 14:32:42" New research led by NASA and the University of Washington, Seattle, confirms that springtime snow on... note New research led by NASA and the University of Washington, Seattle, confirms that springtime snow on sea ice in the Arctic has thinned significantly in the last 50 years. Get the full story here... "15.08.2014 19:47:33" The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has chosen a rock that looks like a pale paving stone... note The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has chosen a rock that looks like a pale paving stone as the mission's fourth drilling target. They call it "Bonanza King." (Let THAT be your imagination-firing bit of curious NASA triv "15.08.2014 19:43:57" To investigate climate change, scientists and engineers at our sister center NASA Goddard are developing... note To investigate climate change, scientists and engineers at our sister center NASA Goddard are developing the IceCube satellite, which will be no larger than a loaf of bread. Imagine the possibilities! "15.08.2014 18:08:58" Check out this video! Earlier this year, astronomers discovered one of the closest supernovas to Earth... note Check out this video! Earlier this year, astronomers discovered one of the closest supernovas to Earth in decades. Now, new data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has provided information on the environment of the star before it exploded, and "15.08.2014 18:05:49" NASA is helping students examine their home planet from space without ever leaving the ground. The Sally... note NASA is helping students examine their home planet from space without ever leaving the ground. The Sally Ride Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students (Sally Ride EarthKAM) program provides a unique educational opportunity for thousands of "15.08.2014 13:36:33" DUST FROM THE DAWN (OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM): Seven rare, microscopic interstellar dust particles that date... note DUST FROM THE DAWN (OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM): Seven rare, microscopic interstellar dust particles that date back to the origins of the solar system are among samples collected by scientists studying NASA's Stardust spacecraft's payload, which was "15.08.2014 13:32:57" Solar power... origami style? Read on! note Solar power... origami style? Read on! "15.08.2014 13:31:20" NASA's conducting "anti-geyser testing" for the Space Launch System's LOX tank. Full details here... note NASA's conducting "anti-geyser testing" for the Space Launch System's LOX tank. Full details here... "15.08.2014 13:24:59" I AM BUILDING ORION! Meet Betty Smith, a thermal protection system tech working on NASA's next crew ... note I AM BUILDING ORION! Meet Betty Smith, a thermal protection system tech working on NASA's next crew vehicle! Betty writes:My curiosity of knowing there is something further than the eye can see sparked my love for space. I pursued my "14.08.2014 18:25:32" Ever wonder about the number of NASA Earth-observing satellites in operation far above us, orbiting ... note Ever wonder about the number of NASA Earth-observing satellites in operation far above us, orbiting the planet to help protect life and property from dramatic environmental changes? Here's a great piece of NASA art depicting 17 NASA Earth-observi "14.08.2014 18:03:10" Did you get outside to watch the Perseids meteor shower earlier this week? Those who thrill to the spectacle... note Did you get outside to watch the Perseids meteor shower earlier this week? Those who thrill to the spectacle of these yearly storms from space might not spend much time thinking about where "shooting stars" originate or whether they might p "14.08.2014 17:31:38" 25 MILES ON MARS: Check out this fascinating panorama, combining numerous images from the navigation... note 25 MILES ON MARS: Check out this fascinating panorama, combining numerous images from the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, which depict the rover's surroundings after 25 miles of total driving on Mars. "14.08.2014 17:20:07" NASA has compiled nearly 1.8 million images of Earth at night, taken by astronauts on the International... note NASA has compiled nearly 1.8 million images of Earth at night, taken by astronauts on the International Space Station and during historic American spaceflights and Space Shuttle missions. Would you imagine these images could help save energy, contrib "14.08.2014 16:04:54" Watching the winds, where the sea meets the sky... Familiar with NASA's ISS-RapidScat mission? It sustains... note Watching the winds, where the sea meets the sky... Familiar with NASA's ISS-RapidScat mission? It sustains the agency's long history of work to monitor ocean winds from space. Find out more at the link below... "14.08.2014 16:02:28" HUNTSVILLE-AREA MEDIA, PLEASE JOIN US! Media are invited next Tuesday to cover the 2014 NASA/MSFC Honor... note HUNTSVILLE-AREA MEDIA, PLEASE JOIN US! Media are invited next Tuesday to cover the 2014 NASA/MSFC Honor Awards. We annually take a look back at the past 12-18 months, recognizing those civil-service employees and contractors whose exemplary dedicatio "14.08.2014 15:16:16" When a nearby star went supernova Jan. 21, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory already had well-documented... note When a nearby star went supernova Jan. 21, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory already had well-documented its environment... and subsequent studies may offer some fresh insight into what triggered the event tagged "SN 2014J" -- one of the clo "13.08.2014 20:42:36" The ribbon is cut, and Marshall's Building 4220 is open for business! That's Marshall Center Director... note The ribbon is cut, and Marshall's Building 4220 is open for business! That's Marshall Center Director Patrick Scheuermann in the center, flanked by U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama (left of him) and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama's 5th "13.08.2014 20:29:09" THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: We're getting ready for the 2014 NASA/MSFC Honor Awards on Aug. 19, ... note THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: We're getting ready for the 2014 NASA/MSFC Honor Awards on Aug. 19, our annual opportunity to recognize all the civil service employees and contractors who have delivered exceptional service on a variety of mission "13.08.2014 20:14:48" Marshall has welcomed Congressional guests and a host of NASA personnel to celebrate the grand opening... note Marshall has welcomed Congressional guests and a host of NASA personnel to celebrate the grand opening of Building 4220, the cost-cutting, environmentally friendly new "command center" for the Space Launch System Program Office. Details her "13.08.2014 15:32:04" Marshall remains so proud of the Microgravity Science Glovebox we designed and built for use on the ... note Marshall remains so proud of the Microgravity Science Glovebox we designed and built for use on the International Space Station (and in continuous use up there since it arrived in 2002!). Here's astronaut Reid Wiseman, ISS Expedition 40 flight en "13.08.2014 15:28:36" The last of three 2014 "supermoons" is due Sept. 9. Were you able to get out and take a look at the ... note The last of three 2014 "supermoons" is due Sept. 9. Were you able to get out and take a look at the marvelous one we experienced on Sunday, Aug. 10? Check out this photo of that moon, taken in Washington. Details at the link... "13.08.2014 15:15:20" TECHNO-WONKS TAKE NOTE PT. 2! An emerging technology that could make spacecraft instruments more sensitive... note TECHNO-WONKS TAKE NOTE PT. 2! An emerging technology that could make spacecraft instruments more sensitive will be tested for the first time in space this summer. Full details at the link below... "13.08.2014 15:12:09" Ready for deep-space coolness? Check out this animated sequence comprised of Cassini photos depicting... note Ready for deep-space coolness? Check out this animated sequence comprised of Cassini photos depicting methane clouds moving across Ligeia Mare, a vast, methane sea on Saturn's moon Titan. That dark, distant sea definitely earns its Poe-inspired n "13.08.2014 14:59:23" TECHNO-WONKS TAKE NOTE! Who doesn’t love an upgrade? Newer, better and oh-so-shiny is great, but what’s... note TECHNO-WONKS TAKE NOTE! Who doesn’t love an upgrade? Newer, better and oh-so-shiny is great, but what’s really fantastic is when a change unlocks new possibilities. That’s the case with NASA’s "fix-it" investigation on the International Spa "13.08.2014 14:33:12" Did you get to stay up last night for the Perseids meteor shower? We saw some amazing fireballs, as ... note Did you get to stay up last night for the Perseids meteor shower? We saw some amazing fireballs, as evidenced by our Flickr gallery! https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/Stay "13.08.2014 13:54:09" INTERNS DELIVER! On Aug. 5, all the Marshall Center's hard-working interns completed their summer tour... note INTERNS DELIVER! On Aug. 5, all the Marshall Center's hard-working interns completed their summer tour of duty by participating in Marshall's annual Intern Poster Expo. Nearly 150 students completed their 10-week internships by designing info "12.08.2014 16:22:11" The central backbone of the practice model for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently took a trip... note The central backbone of the practice model for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently took a trip from California to Maryland to be part of a simulated integration of telescope hardware and elements. Read more about its journey -- and what "12.08.2014 15:30:25" TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT! The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight TONIGHT -- Aug. 12-13 -- with... note TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT! The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight TONIGHT -- Aug. 12-13 -- with a projected peak meteor rate of 30-40 per hour! Most of the world can see the Perseids any time after full dark, with peak viewing in the two "11.08.2014 18:28:57" Geysers are really cool. You've got an eruption of water and vapor that can burst to heights of 185 ... note Geysers are really cool. You've got an eruption of water and vapor that can burst to heights of 185 feet. What's not to like about that? But when building propellant tanks for the world's most powerful rocket, NASA engineers want to make "11.08.2014 17:55:27" Keeping an eye on Iselle? Researchers at NASA Goddard are too! note Keeping an eye on Iselle? Researchers at NASA Goddard are too! "11.08.2014 17:53:34" What's Kepler studying now in space? Get the details here... note What's Kepler studying now in space? Get the details here... "11.08.2014 17:51:54" The Marshall Center has awarded a trio of NASA Cooperative Agreements geared to aid development of advanced... note The Marshall Center has awarded a trio of NASA Cooperative Agreements geared to aid development of advanced technologies vital to the achievement of the agency's goals in space -- and designed to enhance commercial partnerships and technology inn "08.08.2014 17:43:57" Our fleet of 17 satellites share a LOT of information worldwide. But sometimes we need to get closer... note Our fleet of 17 satellites share a LOT of information worldwide. But sometimes we need to get closer still. So for the rest of 2014, NASA is flying a series of airborne research campaigns to take a closer look at U.S. air quality, hurricanes in the A "08.08.2014 17:36:56" CHANDRA'S GOT AN APP FOR THAT! Due to public interest, an iPhone app has been developed for Chandra... note CHANDRA'S GOT AN APP FOR THAT! Due to public interest, an iPhone app has been developed for Chandra. From exploding stars to black holes to clusters of galaxies, one can explore recent science highlights from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. "08.08.2014 16:55:58" Want to ride shotgun with a NASA test vehicle as it skates the edge of space? note Want to ride shotgun with a NASA test vehicle as it skates the edge of space? "08.08.2014 15:54:20" A team of NASA researchers using state-of-the-art technology are tracking Hurricane Iselle, currently... note A team of NASA researchers using state-of-the-art technology are tracking Hurricane Iselle, currently a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This image was taken from the National Centers for Environmental P "08.08.2014 15:39:27" Here's an unlikely matchup -- but one you may think is out of this world! Fashion mag Harper's Bazaar... note Here's an unlikely matchup -- but one you may think is out of this world! Fashion mag Harper's Bazaar heads to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to show off the latest fall fashions. See more at the link below! "08.08.2014 15:30:53" GROWING LIKE GROOT! The summer/fall NASA Farmer's Market at Marshall is open for business! Every Tuesday... note GROWING LIKE GROOT! The summer/fall NASA Farmer's Market at Marshall is open for business! Every Tuesday, a variety of local/regional producers share their delicious wares -- including Buddy Clark, seen here tantalizing Marshall team members Lynn "08.08.2014 12:52:16" And speaking of Titan, have you seen this story? It's about "extremophiles," hardy little microbes living... note And speaking of Titan, have you seen this story? It's about "extremophiles," hardy little microbes living in unimaginably harsh conditions -- much like those found on Titan and other distant solar-system destinations. We've done a l "08.08.2014 12:37:14" "I AM WAITING FOR CASSINI": Tomorrow, Aug. 9, is a big day for NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which is set... note "I AM WAITING FOR CASSINI": Tomorrow, Aug. 9, is a big day for NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which is set to execute the largest planned maneuver of the spacecraft's remaining mission -- repositioning Cassini for an Aug. 21 encounter w "08.08.2014 12:31:35" CELEBRATING SPITZER! Chandra rocks, and "Hubble gotchoo" -- but let's throw out some love for the Spitzer... note CELEBRATING SPITZER! Chandra rocks, and "Hubble gotchoo" -- but let's throw out some love for the Spitzer Space Telescope, which has just received the 2014 Space Science Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics "07.08.2014 20:53:35" Read the new issue of "SLS Highlights," and help us celebrate another successful Critical Design Review... note Read the new issue of "SLS Highlights," and help us celebrate another successful Critical Design Review! Find it here: http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/sl "07.08.2014 20:19:51" What does NASA's Journey to Mars look like in practical terms? Read on! #journeytomars note What does NASA's Journey to Mars look like in practical terms? Read on! #journeytomars "07.08.2014 20:04:44" The Student Spaceflight and Experiments Program's (SSEP) national conference set the stage for International... note The Student Spaceflight and Experiments Program's (SSEP) national conference set the stage for International Space Station student researchers to present their findings. See what they came up with at the link below! "07.08.2014 20:02:40" NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted the timing of its orbit around Mars as a defensive... note NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted the timing of its orbit around Mars as a defensive precaution for a comet's close flyby of Mars on Oct. 19. More details at the link! "07.08.2014 17:15:57" ANOTHER SLS MILESTONE! The Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters team have successfully completed... note ANOTHER SLS MILESTONE! The Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters team have successfully completed the Critical Design Review for those elements! This is a crucial milestone, verifying the boosters are ready to move forward with qualificatio "07.08.2014 13:51:01" Have you visited the Smithsonian this summer, or any of its branches? Follow the link below to vote ... note Have you visited the Smithsonian this summer, or any of its branches? Follow the link below to vote for your favorite! And we know your first impulse will be to pick the dinosaurs... but don't forget the astronauts, eh? The Air & Space Museum "06.08.2014 21:07:38" "This is a new ocean, and I believe that the U.S. must sail on it." -- John F. Kennedy, Sept. 12, 1962... note "This is a new ocean, and I believe that the U.S. must sail on it." -- John F. Kennedy, Sept. 12, 1962We know many of you enjoyed beach getaways this summer, dipping your toes in this ocean or that one. As we at NASA Marshall wo "06.08.2014 20:05:17" THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: Marshall Center Director Patrick Scheuermann drops by with his period... note THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: Marshall Center Director Patrick Scheuermann drops by with his period "Director's Corner" commentary to spotlight our new "Economic Impact Brochure," which highlights the economic impact of Mars "06.08.2014 17:24:09" REMEMBERING NEIL ARMSTRONG: We're a day late, but still so pleased to honor what would have been the... note REMEMBERING NEIL ARMSTRONG: We're a day late, but still so pleased to honor what would have been the 84th birthday of the late NASA pioneer Neil Armstrong, who was born Aug. 5, 1930 and passed away Aug. 25, 2012. Like only a select few others -- "05.08.2014 16:52:14" Admit it. Like us, you're kinda hoping Curiosity reaches the peak of Mount Sharp and, looking down the... note Admit it. Like us, you're kinda hoping Curiosity reaches the peak of Mount Sharp and, looking down the other side, reveals the Lost Kingdom of Barsoom. (Hey, an old sci-fi fan can dream!) "05.08.2014 16:18:17" ATTENTION, COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS! Interested in applying for a two-month learning assignment with... note ATTENTION, COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS! Interested in applying for a two-month learning assignment with NASA? The National Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) Program is now accepting applications for the Fall 2014 session -- and the AUGUST 14 "05.08.2014 15:46:44" THE PERSEIDS ARE COMING, THE PERSEIDS ARE COMING! The annual Perseid meteor shower, often one of the... note THE PERSEIDS ARE COMING, THE PERSEIDS ARE COMING! The annual Perseid meteor shower, often one of the best light shows of the year, will peak overnight Aug. 12-13. This year, we're hindered by a big, bright, near-full moon, but we still may get a "05.08.2014 15:38:50" Huntsville City Schools are back in session today, Aug. 5, but we know there's still a good bit of summer... note Huntsville City Schools are back in session today, Aug. 5, but we know there's still a good bit of summer left for a lot of kids around the country. Figuring out a last-summer-hurrah before yours head back to the grind? Jump in the RV and visit t "05.08.2014 15:33:41" Want an inside look at engine refurbishment facility and test stand at NASA's John C. Stennis Space ... note Want an inside look at engine refurbishment facility and test stand at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center where we'll test NASA's Space Launch System's first stage? Follow along with this Spaceflight Now article and photo series! "05.08.2014 15:29:09" When NASA’s Space Launch System takes off on its maiden voyage, the heavy-lift rocket is expected to... note When NASA’s Space Launch System takes off on its maiden voyage, the heavy-lift rocket is expected to send 11 cubesats on missions to the Moon, an asteroid and other destinations. Find out more in this Space News inside look! "04.08.2014 20:26:59" LOOK INTO MY EYE: Saturn's great vortex at its north pole appears to stare back at Cassini as Cassini... note LOOK INTO MY EYE: Saturn's great vortex at its north pole appears to stare back at Cassini as Cassini stares at it. Measurements have sized the "eye" at a staggering 1,240 miles across, with cloud speeds as fast as 330 miles per hour. T "04.08.2014 20:24:14" HOLA, SPAIN AND PORTUGAL! A member of the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station ... note HOLA, SPAIN AND PORTUGAL! A member of the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station caught this early-evening photo of the entire Iberian Peninsula, including Spain and Portugal, on July 26. Part of France can be seen at the top of th "04.08.2014 20:22:29" From ice sheets in the Arctic to hell on Io! Three massive volcanic eruptions occurred on Jupiter's ... note From ice sheets in the Arctic to hell on Io! Three massive volcanic eruptions occurred on Jupiter's moon Io within a two-week period in August 2013. NASA researchers now think they might be quite a lot more common than previously suspected... Det "04.08.2014 16:27:13" MABEL GOES NORTH: Even from 65,000 feet above Earth, aquamarine melt ponds in the Arctic stand out against... note MABEL GOES NORTH: Even from 65,000 feet above Earth, aquamarine melt ponds in the Arctic stand out against the white sea ice and ice sheets. These ponds form every summer, as snow built up on the ice melts and creates crystal-clear pools. On July 16- "04.08.2014 14:40:53" SPOT THE STATION! Hey, Huntsville-area friends, head outside tonight just before 9 p.m. to see the I... note SPOT THE STATION! Hey, Huntsville-area friends, head outside tonight just before 9 p.m. to see the International Space Station go over! The viewing opp starts at 8:59 p.m. Central, and the ISS will be visible for 6 minutes, traveling from west-southw "04.08.2014 14:32:19" Have you seen NASA's next Mars rover? Check out this gorgeously realized technical sketch, and watch... note Have you seen NASA's next Mars rover? Check out this gorgeously realized technical sketch, and watch a full gallery of related images on space.com: "04.08.2014 11:29:48" It's been a decade since the Aug. 3, 2004, launch of NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft (the acronym stands... note It's been a decade since the Aug. 3, 2004, launch of NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft (the acronym stands for "MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry & Ranging") on a risky mission traveling dangerously close to the surface of "04.08.2014 11:24:21" If you're reading this, there's a good chance that you or someone you know has been in a school science... note If you're reading this, there's a good chance that you or someone you know has been in a school science fair. Chances are, your project likely didn't lead to a collaboration with a NASA scientist or a paper in the professional journal Env "04.08.2014 11:21:56" Scientists recently have gathered some of the strongest evidence to date to explain what makes the sun's... note Scientists recently have gathered some of the strongest evidence to date to explain what makes the sun's outer atmosphere so much hotter than its surface. The new observations are consistent with only one current theory: "nanoflares," o "01.08.2014 19:44:45" It's Friday -- but there's no slowing down for Data Management Coordinator Candace Jones, a member of... note It's Friday -- but there's no slowing down for Data Management Coordinator Candace Jones, a member of the Marshall Center's Payload Operations Center team, which manages International Space Station science and communications around the cl "01.08.2014 19:33:55" Revel in THIS fantastic piece of interpretive diagramming! note Revel in THIS fantastic piece of interpretive diagramming! "01.08.2014 19:13:18" It's time for your weekly fix of "SPACE TO GROUND!" Check it out here: Space to Ground: Food, Fuel and... note It's time for your weekly fix of "SPACE TO GROUND!" Check it out here: Space to Ground: Food, Fuel and Supplies: 8/1/14 "01.08.2014 16:45:45" As it approaches the second anniversary of its landing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover also is approaching... note As it approaches the second anniversary of its landing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover also is approaching its first close look at bedrock that is part of Mount Sharp, the layered mountain in the middle of Mars' Gale Crater. Read the full sto "01.08.2014 16:44:26" ONWARD, ORION! For NASA’s new Orion spacecraft, part of getting ready for its first launch is getting... note ONWARD, ORION! For NASA’s new Orion spacecraft, part of getting ready for its first launch is getting ready for its first splashdown. Learn more about the latest test at the link! "01.08.2014 16:43:27" Less than a week before Rosetta's rendezvous with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, images obtained by... note Less than a week before Rosetta's rendezvous with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, images obtained by OSIRIS, the spacecraft's onboard scientific imaging system, show clear signs of a coma surrounding the comet's nucleus. Learn more here. "01.08.2014 15:22:25" What special instruments will catch a ride to the Red Planet on the Mars 2020 mission? NASA announced... note What special instruments will catch a ride to the Red Planet on the Mars 2020 mission? NASA announced them yesterday. Hit the link for the details! "01.08.2014 14:37:32" Every week, we get an update from leading NASA researchers about all the experiments and science activities... note Every week, we get an update from leading NASA researchers about all the experiments and science activities conducted aboard the International Space Station. This week, John Love, acting lead increment scientist for Expedition 39/40, triumphantly ann "31.07.2014 18:59:04" TODAY IN MARSHALL HISTORY: On July 31, 1971, the Lunar Roving Vehicle made its lunar debut. Developed... note TODAY IN MARSHALL HISTORY: On July 31, 1971, the Lunar Roving Vehicle made its lunar debut. Developed by the Marshall Center, the LRV, better known as the rover or "moonbuggy," would travel just over 17 miles, logging 3 hours 2 minutes of d "31.07.2014 18:51:18" BUSY SUMMER SKIES: NASA's All-Sky Fireball Network is being kept busy with several active meteor showers... note BUSY SUMMER SKIES: NASA's All-Sky Fireball Network is being kept busy with several active meteor showers active right now. This July 30 image composite shows 14 bright meteors as seen from Huntsville, Alabama. They include Southern Delta Aquariid "31.07.2014 16:13:44" THIS DATE IN NASA HISTORY: Fifty years ago today, July 31, 1964, marked the date of the first picture... note THIS DATE IN NASA HISTORY: Fifty years ago today, July 31, 1964, marked the date of the first picture ever taken of the moon by an American spacecraft. Ranger 7 captured this image on that date at 8:09 a.m. Central time -- about 17 minutes before it "31.07.2014 15:59:46" HEY, SPACEFLIGHT ENTHUSIASTS ON GOOGLE+! NASA is inviting social media users to apply for a maximum ... note HEY, SPACEFLIGHT ENTHUSIASTS ON GOOGLE+! NASA is inviting social media users to apply for a maximum of 25 credentials to cover events happening Sept. 12 at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center n "31.07.2014 14:58:04" The Space Shuttle Program will be featured in a new U.S Space & Rocket Center exhibit set to fill a ... note The Space Shuttle Program will be featured in a new U.S Space & Rocket Center exhibit set to fill a building, according to a Huntsville Times interview July 30 with space center CEO Dr. Deborah Barnhart. Learn more here! "31.07.2014 13:30:08" MARS IS HEAVEN! Attention, members of the news media (and Mars enthusiasts everywhere!) -- today, Thursday... note MARS IS HEAVEN! Attention, members of the news media (and Mars enthusiasts everywhere!) -- today, Thursday, July 31, NASA will announce the instruments that will be carried aboard the Mars 2020 mission. The announcement will air live at 11 a.m. Centr "31.07.2014 13:24:15" No Slumberland for Little 'NEEMO'! On July 29, the 18th NEEMO expedition -- NASA Extreme Environment... note No Slumberland for Little 'NEEMO'! On July 29, the 18th NEEMO expedition -- NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations -- was concluded deep in the Atlantic Ocean. Full details here! "31.07.2014 13:21:35" NASA’s Orion spacecraft isn't quite ready for liftoff, but thinks it’s already flown six missions. Learn... note NASA’s Orion spacecraft isn't quite ready for liftoff, but thinks it’s already flown six missions. Learn why here! #orion "30.07.2014 20:06:57" THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: We celebrate new records set aboard the International Space Station,... note THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: We celebrate new records set aboard the International Space Station, even as two key ISS crew members visit Marshall July 29 to meet with the team; our engineers build and test an Inflatable Solar Array with the potent "30.07.2014 15:36:22" Exciting visit Tuesday at Marshall with two recently returned International Space Station crew members... note Exciting visit Tuesday at Marshall with two recently returned International Space Station crew members! We're so grateful to Richard Mastracchio and Michael Hopkins for taking the time to come meet with our team! "30.07.2014 15:33:55" An exciting look at the burgeoning technology and innovation centers of industry just south of Huntsville... note An exciting look at the burgeoning technology and innovation centers of industry just south of Huntsville (home to NASA Marshall) -- yet another reason the Tennessee Valley Tech Corridor and its southern reaches in Alabama are among the most valuable "30.07.2014 14:53:02" Got a pair of red-and-blue 3D glasses handy? Check out this stereo view from NASA's Mars Exploration... note Got a pair of red-and-blue 3D glasses handy? Check out this stereo view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, depicting the "Lunokhod 2 Crater," a 20-foot-diameter crater south of "Solander Point" on the west rim of "30.07.2014 14:48:22" On July 26, from 9:57 a.m. to 10:42 a.m. Central time, the moon crossed between NASA’s Solar Dynamics... note On July 26, from 9:57 a.m. to 10:42 a.m. Central time, the moon crossed between NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and the sun -- a phenomenon called a lunar transit. It happens approximately twice a year, causing a partial solar eclipse that can only "30.07.2014 14:46:31" ICE, ICE, BABY! NASA has tapped a team at NASA Goddard in Greenbelt, Maryland, to build its first Earth... note ICE, ICE, BABY! NASA has tapped a team at NASA Goddard in Greenbelt, Maryland, to build its first Earth-science-related CubeSat mission. The tiny payload, known as "IceCube" or Earth-1, will demo and test a new 874-gigahertz submillimeter-w "30.07.2014 14:43:50" Cheers to ESA for a terrific launch! The European Space Agency’s fifth and final Automated Transfer ... note Cheers to ESA for a terrific launch! The European Space Agency’s fifth and final Automated Transfer Vehicle -- ATV-5 -- launched July 29 atop an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. The ATV-5 will rendezvous with the International Space Statio "28.07.2014 19:47:43" New findings have resolved a decades-old puzzle about a fog of low-energy X-rays observed over the entire... note New findings have resolved a decades-old puzzle about a fog of low-energy X-rays observed over the entire sky. Learn more here... "28.07.2014 19:46:45" So cool! On July 26, the moon crossed between NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and the sun, a phenomenon... note So cool! On July 26, the moon crossed between NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and the sun, a phenomenon called a lunar transit. Details -- and images -- here! "28.07.2014 19:44:55" NASA and partners announced 14 awards for top research and technology achievements of 2013 made possible... note NASA and partners announced 14 awards for top research and technology achievements of 2013 made possible by space station. Congratulations to all those involved! #iss "28.07.2014 19:34:29" NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will be the most powerful rocket in history for deep space missions... note NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will be the most powerful rocket in history for deep space missions, including to an asteroid and ultimately to Mars. Its first flight test will feature a configuration for a 70-metric-ton lift capacity and will carry "28.07.2014 14:59:21" Hey, Marshall team members (and Huntsville-area media)! NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Richard ... note Hey, Marshall team members (and Huntsville-area media)! NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Richard Mastracchio, who lived and worked for six months on the International Space Station, will visit Marshall on Tuesday, July 29. Get all the details here "28.07.2014 14:56:38" CHANDRA AT 15: Some 20,000 light years from Earth, G292.0+1.8 is one of only three oxygen-rich supernova... note CHANDRA AT 15: Some 20,000 light years from Earth, G292.0+1.8 is one of only three oxygen-rich supernova remnants in the Milky Way. Astronomers are fascinated by them because they are one of the primary sources of the heavy elements (that is, everyth "28.07.2014 14:44:08" NASA engineers recently built and tested a large, inflatable solar array with the potential to provide... note NASA engineers recently built and tested a large, inflatable solar array with the potential to provide affordable, lightweight power for spacecraft. Read the full story here! "24.07.2014 14:47:33" HOME COME THE HEROES! Dr. Wernher von Braun, the first Marshall Center director, is carried aloft on... note HOME COME THE HEROES! Dr. Wernher von Braun, the first Marshall Center director, is carried aloft on the shoulders of city officials during the Apollo 11 celebration in downtown Huntsville on July 24, 1969. The Marshall Center worked with companies a "24.07.2014 14:05:46" Join NASA Centennial Challenges Manager Sam Ortega July 29 for this ChallengeGov webinar! Details below... note Join NASA Centennial Challenges Manager Sam Ortega July 29 for this ChallengeGov webinar! Details below! #321techoff "23.07.2014 19:39:22" THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: We check in on SLS engine installation at Stennis Space Center for testing... note THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: We check in on SLS engine installation at Stennis Space Center for testing; we celebrate the 15th anniversary of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (w00t!!); we spruce up the joint for an upcoming visit by Internatio "23.07.2014 18:46:29" CHANDRA AT FIFTEEN: One of the most fascinating and beautiful subjects Chandra has studied during its... note CHANDRA AT FIFTEEN: One of the most fascinating and beautiful subjects Chandra has studied during its 15 years on orbit is the Crab Nebula. First documented on Earth in 1054 A.D., it's the result of a supernova explosion more than 6,500 light yea "23.07.2014 17:43:20" After Hubble... after Chandra... after the James Webb Space Telescope... what's next for NASA as it ... note After Hubble... after Chandra... after the James Webb Space Telescope... what's next for NASA as it ponders ways of observing distant worlds and the earliest structures of the known universe? "23.07.2014 17:40:14" NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have something in common: a huge Marshall... note NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have something in common: a huge Marshall Center test chamber used to simulate the hazards of space and the distant glow of starlight. Learn more about it in this video! "23.07.2014 16:59:39" Researchers say the alien planet Kepler-421b takes 704 Earth days to complete one orbit around its sun... note Researchers say the alien planet Kepler-421b takes 704 Earth days to complete one orbit around its sun, thus enduring the longest year on record among known alien worlds beyond our solar system. Learn more here! "23.07.2014 13:42:55" Speaking of San Diego Comic Con, have you seen this cool new infographic from the NASA Scientific and... note Speaking of San Diego Comic Con, have you seen this cool new infographic from the NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program? They're definitely exhibiting Comic Con style! Like em on Facebook at "22.07.2014 21:26:40" Did you miss our Chandra 15th Anniversary G+ Hangout? You can watch it here! #chandra #chandratour note Did you miss our Chandra 15th Anniversary G+ Hangout? You can watch it here! #chandra "22.07.2014 18:37:57" JOIN NOW! To help celebrate Chandra's incredible FIFTEENTH anniversary, Chandra scientists will participate... note JOIN NOW! To help celebrate Chandra's incredible FIFTEENTH anniversary, Chandra scientists will participate in a Google+ Hangout TODAY -- July 22 -- beginning at 2 p.m. Central time! For more information on this event, visit: "22.07.2014 16:05:23" Hey, fans of San Diego Comic Con! Did you know NASA will be on hand for the first time to take part ... note Hey, fans of San Diego Comic Con! Did you know NASA will be on hand for the first time to take part in the biggest sci-fi, comics and entertainment convention around?! Thursday, July 24, at 3 p.m. Pacific time, "22.07.2014 15:07:40" Chandra is turning 15! Wednesday, July 23, is the official 15th anniversary of its launch to space and... note Chandra is turning 15! Wednesday, July 23, is the official 15th anniversary of its launch to space and the start of its breathtaking mission of discovery. Join us for a look back -- and stay with us for another decade-and-a-half of science and wonder "22.07.2014 14:56:18" The heart of an astronaut! NASA is studying hearth health among astronauts spending long weeks and months... note The heart of an astronaut! NASA is studying hearth health among astronauts spending long weeks and months on the International Space Station -- and their studies might just help improve heart health back home on Earth as well. Read on! "22.07.2014 14:24:50" We can't wait for the grand opening of our new Building 4220 -- the latest addition to the Marshall ... note We can't wait for the grand opening of our new Building 4220 -- the latest addition to the Marshall administrative complex at the core of our facilities on Redstone Arsenal! Stay tuned for info about this ultra-modern, environmentally friendly ne "22.07.2014 12:32:51" Some great retro headlines from the historic flight of Apollo 11 and the lunar adventures of her crew... note Some great retro headlines from the historic flight of Apollo 11 and the lunar adventures of her crew. #apollo45 "22.07.2014 10:29:41" It's a (non-hostile) takeover! Follow "CBS This Morning" all this week on Instagram to see what Curiosity's... note It's a (non-hostile) takeover! Follow "CBS This Morning" all this week on Instagram to see what Curiosity's sending back to us from Mars -- and be sure to follow NASA Marshall on Instagram as well: "21.07.2014 18:27:38" NASA's astronaut corps last week presented 17 Marshall Center team members with Silver Snoopy pins and... note NASA's astronaut corps last week presented 17 Marshall Center team members with Silver Snoopy pins and certificates for their outstanding achievements supporting human spaceflight, flight safety and mission success. Here's NASA astronaut T.J. "21.07.2014 14:57:54" NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center is home to a variety of mission-critical space, science... note NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center is home to a variety of mission-critical space, science, engineering and propulsion systems programs and projects. The third-largest NASA field center, Marshall was founded July 1, 1960 -- and is as c "21.07.2014 12:58:41" Join us Tuesday, July 22, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and its... note Join us Tuesday, July 22, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and its incredible mission in space. Full details at the link! #chandra "21.07.2014 12:52:41" On the evening of July 17, a brilliant fireball streaked over the mid-Atlantic United States. Cameras... note On the evening of July 17, a brilliant fireball streaked over the mid-Atlantic United States. Cameras operated by the Marshall Center picked it up south of Petersburg, Virginia, at an altitude of 55 miles, moving southeast at a speed of 32,000 mph. I "21.07.2014 12:47:06" NASA's "SmartSPHERES" are hard at work on the International Space Station! Details here... note NASA's "SmartSPHERES" are hard at work on the International Space Station! Details here... "21.07.2014 12:45:53" SUMMER SKY-WATCHING! The end of July is going to be a very busy time for the Marshall team! A major ... note SUMMER SKY-WATCHING! The end of July is going to be a very busy time for the Marshall team! A major highlight, certainly, will be the 2014 Delta Aquarids meteor shower overnight on July 29-30. We're expecting a new moon, hopefully clear skies and "21.07.2014 12:38:45" On July 29, Marshall's Sam Ortega, manager of the Centennial Challenges program, will lead a NASA-led... note On July 29, Marshall's Sam Ortega, manager of the Centennial Challenges program, will lead a NASA-led Webinar focused on the right way to pursue an innovative idea, design or technology solution. It's called "Challenge, Contract or Grant "21.07.2014 11:28:49" THROW THE DOORS WIDE: Well... almost! Work is nearly complete on the Marshall Center's new Building ... note THROW THE DOORS WIDE: Well... almost! Work is nearly complete on the Marshall Center's new Building 4220, set to officially open later this summer. The ultra-modern, environmentally friendly edifice will house program offices and engineering faci "21.07.2014 11:09:47" NASA's Vertical Assembly Center -- a 170-foot powerhouse at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in... note NASA's Vertical Assembly Center -- a 170-foot powerhouse at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans -- is nearly complete, and soon will be ready for engineers to begin constructing the core stage of NASA's Space Launch Syst "21.07.2014 11:05:07" On July 17, NASA engineers took a crucial step in preparing to test parts of NASA's Space Launch System... note On July 17, NASA engineers took a crucial step in preparing to test parts of NASA's Space Launch System rocket -- when they readied an RS-25 engine for testing at the Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Get the full scoop on thi "17.07.2014 15:06:14" The journey continues! #apollo45 #nextgiantleap note The journey continues! #apollo45 #nextgiantleap "17.07.2014 14:46:25" THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: It's been 45 years since Apollo 11 left Earth, bound for the annals ... note THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: It's been 45 years since Apollo 11 left Earth, bound for the annals of history, and we take a look back... even as we look forward to America's next flagship in space, with updates on new hardware and technolog "16.07.2014 14:56:37" TODAY IN HUMAN HISTORY: The crew of Apollo 11 awaits liftoff in their mighty Saturn V rocket on the ... note TODAY IN HUMAN HISTORY: The crew of Apollo 11 awaits liftoff in their mighty Saturn V rocket on the morning of July 16, 1969; four days hence, they would step into history. Forty-five years later, as we continue our work to usher in the next great er "16.07.2014 14:37:43" On July 16, NASA looks back at the 45th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon... note On July 16, NASA looks back at the 45th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon -- even as we look forward to the construction, testing and launch of the Space Launch System -- America's next flagship in space! "16.07.2014 13:46:49" The Expedition 40 crew on the International Space Station welcomed more than a ton and a half of science... note The Expedition 40 crew on the International Space Station welcomed more than a ton and a half of science, supplies and spacewalking equipment to the International Space Station early this morning, July 16, as Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo spacecraft "16.07.2014 13:45:21" Twenty years ago, human and robotic eyes observed the first recorded impact between cosmic bodies in... note Twenty years ago, human and robotic eyes observed the first recorded impact between cosmic bodies in the solar system, as fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into the atmosphere of Jupiter. Read more here... "16.07.2014 13:42:40" Missed the full moon this month? Savor this collection of lovely "luna fotografia" collected on Flickr... note Missed the full moon this month? Savor this collection of lovely "luna fotografia" collected on Flickr by Marshall Webmaster Brooke Boen. Bella luna! "15.07.2014 17:22:51" One of the great, unanswered questions for space weather scientists is just what creates those two gigantic... note One of the great, unanswered questions for space weather scientists is just what creates those two gigantic "donuts" of radiation around the Earth which we know as the Van Allen radiation belts. Now the Van Allen Probes -- two nearly identi "15.07.2014 15:08:41" NASA’s Aura satellite, which today celebrates its 10th anniversary in space, provides vital data about... note NASA’s Aura satellite, which today celebrates its 10th anniversary in space, provides vital data about the cause, concentrations and impact of major air pollutants. With its four instruments measuring various gas concentrations, Aura gives a comprehe "15.07.2014 14:34:56" Want a majestic new wallpaper image for your handheld device? Check out this excellent artist concept... note Want a majestic new wallpaper image for your handheld device? Check out this excellent artist concept of the Space Launch System headed toward the pad, awaiting its date with history! A fitting tribute, too, as we look back and honor the 45th anniver "15.07.2014 13:44:08" What are the next steps we must take to find life beyond our small planet? Check out NASA's plan here... note What are the next steps we must take to find life beyond our small planet? Check out NASA's plan here... "15.07.2014 13:41:34" ISS SCIENCE TO THE MAX! The ISS Program Science Office is issuing a 15-book "Researcher’s Guide Series... note ISS SCIENCE TO THE MAX! The ISS Program Science Office is issuing a 15-book "Researcher’s Guide Series" to help scientists realize their potential for microgravity research aboard the International Space Station. The first part of the serie "14.07.2014 17:07:26" Take a two-liter bottle, and fill it with water. Now, turn it upside down. Did you see a lot of bubbles... note Take a two-liter bottle, and fill it with water. Now, turn it upside down. Did you see a lot of bubbles as the liquid drains rapidly? That's because air is trying to get back in the bottle due to the low pressure created in the space above the li "14.07.2014 15:54:42" The first humans who will step foot on Mars are walking the Earth today. Read how NASA's celebrating... note The first humans who will step foot on Mars are walking the Earth today.Read how NASA's celebrating 45 years since the historic first step on the moon... and how we'll repeat that triumph in years ahead, as we journey to Mars and "14.07.2014 14:57:21" Celebrating the 45th anniversary of Apollo 11! Watch this message from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden... note Celebrating the 45th anniversary of Apollo 11! Watch this message from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden... #apollo45 "14.07.2014 14:33:43" Fascinating, high-flying research to compare and contrast summer and winter sea ice. Learn how and why... note Fascinating, high-flying research to compare and contrast summer and winter sea ice. Learn how and why at the link! "14.07.2014 14:11:50" Astronomers analyzing a long-lasting blast of high-energy light observed in 2013 report finding features... note Astronomers analyzing a long-lasting blast of high-energy light observed in 2013 report finding features strikingly similar to those expected from an explosion from the universe's earliest stars. In this artist's rendering of GRB 130925A, a s "11.07.2014 18:58:56" In the latest entry in the International Space Station science blog "A Lab Aloft," ISS Payload Operations... note In the latest entry in the International Space Station science blog "A Lab Aloft," ISS Payload Operations Director Stephanie Buskirk Dudley shares a behind-the-scenes look at work on Earth as it leads up to and supports research in orbit. B "11.07.2014 18:10:21" Looking for some serene wallpaper for your laptop or desktop computer? Look no further than our "Earth... note Looking for some serene wallpaper for your laptop or desktop computer? Look no further than our "Earth at Night" collection... "11.07.2014 18:07:39" WANT TO WATCH A ROCKET LAUNCH? If you live in the easternmost portions of the United States, you might... note WANT TO WATCH A ROCKET LAUNCH? If you live in the easternmost portions of the United States, you might have a shot on Saturday! The launch of Orbital Sciences Corp.'s commercial Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia w "11.07.2014 17:56:55" What's new in the world of International Space Station experimentation? Yuri Guinart-Ramirez, lead increment... note What's new in the world of International Space Station experimentation? Yuri Guinart-Ramirez, lead increment scientist for ISS Expedition 39-40, has the scoop... "11.07.2014 14:00:57" NASA satellite data can help predict the potential for a river basin to flood months before flood season... note NASA satellite data can help predict the potential for a river basin to flood months before flood season, and may result in longer lead times for flood warnings. Learn more here... "11.07.2014 13:05:16" THIS WEEK IN NASA HISTORY: That's Dr. Wernher von Braun, standing in front of the Saturn V rocket being... note THIS WEEK IN NASA HISTORY: That's Dr. Wernher von Braun, standing in front of the Saturn V rocket being prepared to launch into the annals of history. The date was July 10, 1969, just six days before the rocket would lift off, carrying the Apollo "11.07.2014 10:29:58" TWELVE Emmy nominations for the updated version of Carl Sagan's legendary COSMOS series! Our congrats... note TWELVE Emmy nominations for the updated version of Carl Sagan's legendary COSMOS series! Our congrats and best wishes to Neil deGrasse Tyson and all the people involved in making this fascinating, unforgettable series! "11.07.2014 10:26:35" The new edition of "SLS Highlights" is fresh off the printer... well, fresh out of the graphic editor's... note The new edition of "SLS Highlights" is fresh off the printer... well, fresh out of the graphic editor's Adobe Pro software, anyway! Read all the latest Space Launch System news, as NASA continues to surge ahead to deliver America's "10.07.2014 15:01:27" GIRL SCOUT COOKIES IN SPAAAAAACE! We were totally hoping those awesome Girl Scouts would extend the ... note GIRL SCOUT COOKIES IN SPAAAAAACE! We were totally hoping those awesome Girl Scouts would extend the cookie delivery to us hard-working NASA social media desks as well... Maybe next year, Scouts? =) "10.07.2014 12:48:27" Businesses seeking to connect with NASA? Entrepreneurs bursting with inventive solutions to novel te... note Businesses seeking to connect with NASA? Entrepreneurs bursting with inventive solutions to novel technological challenges? Young inventors wondering if there's any way to get your ideas in front of leading aerospace experts? All of you may want "10.07.2014 12:26:24" THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: The core stage of NASA's Space Launch System passes its Critical Design... note THIS WEEK IN THE MARSHALL STAR: The core stage of NASA's Space Launch System passes its Critical Design Review (hurray!); a mysterious X-ray signal picked up by the Chandra X-ray Observatory has perplexed and intrigued astronomers; some key Marsh "10.07.2014 11:03:11" Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured stunning images of Super Typhoon Neoguri ... note Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured stunning images of Super Typhoon Neoguri in early July as it approached Japan. Check out this stunning Flickr photo gallery... (Images: NASA) "09.07.2014 18:59:11" Understanding the sun from afar isn't easy. How do you figure out what powers a solar flare – the intense... note Understanding the sun from afar isn't easy. How do you figure out what powers a solar flare – the intense burst of radiation caused by the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots – when you must rely on observing only the light and pa "09.07.2014 15:52:24" ISS COUNTRY-FINDER! Our Webmaster has created a Flickr gallery of images taken by NASA's ISERV camera... note ISS COUNTRY-FINDER! Our Webmaster has created a Flickr gallery of images taken by NASA's ISERV camera and other imagers on the International Space Station, depicting nearly every country on Earth at various ranges. Many of these are tied to envir "09.07.2014 14:53:37" THE LIFE OF A HURRICANE, OBSERVED IN FULL: The five passes over Tropical Storm Arthur by NASA's new ... note THE LIFE OF A HURRICANE, OBSERVED IN FULL: The five passes over Tropical Storm Arthur by NASA's new Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory are the first time a precipitation-measuring satellite has been able to follow a hurricane "09.07.2014 14:50:30" FRESH VEGGIES, ANYONE? The latest edition of AVIATION WEEK showcases an exciting new plant-growth chamber... note FRESH VEGGIES, ANYONE? The latest edition of AVIATION WEEK showcases an exciting new plant-growth chamber delivered to the International Space Station by the most recent SpaceX Dragon flight. Developed by the company Orbitec in Madison, Wisconsin, th "09.07.2014 14:43:32" As the 45th anniversary of Apollo 11 draws nearer, here's a piece from al.com about Apollo 11 astronaut... note As the 45th anniversary of Apollo 11 draws nearer, here's a piece from al.com about Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's recent Reddit "Ask Me Anything" chat, including Buzz's thoughts on the movie GRAVI "09.07.2014 14:36:13" Huntsville Times writer Leada Gore looks back at the history of Redstone Arsenal (which the Marshall... note Huntsville Times writer Leada Gore looks back at the history of Redstone Arsenal (which the Marshall Center calls home) as it celebrates its 73rd birthday! "08.07.2014 20:15:37" NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, has driven out of the 4-mile-by-12-mile ellipse that was mapped as safe... note NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, has driven out of the 4-mile-by-12-mile ellipse that was mapped as safe terrain for its 2012 landing inside Gale Crater. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissanc "08.07.2014 20:13:11" As anybody who has started a campfire by rubbing sticks knows, friction generates heat. Now computer... note As anybody who has started a campfire by rubbing sticks knows, friction generates heat. Now computer modeling by NASA scientists shows that friction could be the key to survival for some distant Earth-sized planets traveling in dangerous orbits. Deta "08.07.2014 20:11:36" In this video and story, NASA Goddard astrophysicists Ted Gull and Tom Madura discuss Eta Carinae and... note In this video and story, NASA Goddard astrophysicists Ted Gull and Tom Madura discuss Eta Carinae and their new model of the Homunculus Nebula, a shell of gas and dust ejected during the star's mid-19th century eruption. Hit the link for details! "08.07.2014 15:33:22" NEXT I&TIE MEETING SET FOR JULY 10: Marshall team, join us Thursday, July 10, at 1 p.m. in Building ... note NEXT I&TIE MEETING SET FOR JULY 10: Marshall team, join us Thursday, July 10, at 1 p.m. in Building 4203, Room 5002, for this month's meeting of the Innovation and Technology Information Exchange (I&TIE)! This month's featured guest s "08.07.2014 14:13:11" SATURN'S NORTH POLE: The Cassini spacecraft captures three magnificent sights at once: Saturn's north... note SATURN'S NORTH POLE: The Cassini spacecraft captures three magnificent sights at once: Saturn's north polar vortex and hexagon along with its expansive rings. The hexagon, which is wider than two Earths, owes its appearance to the jet stream "08.07.2014 14:04:38" I MISS THE WINDS DOWN IN AFRICA: Expedition 40 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space... note I MISS THE WINDS DOWN IN AFRICA: Expedition 40 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency shared this photo of windswept valleys in Northern Africa, which he shot aboard the International Space Station on July 6. ISS astronauts regu "08.07.2014 14:00:01" More confirmation Voyager 1 is now traveling through interstellar space! note More confirmation Voyager 1 is now traveling through interstellar space! "08.07.2014 13:58:28" NASA is sending a new instrument to the International Space Station that will be the first to observe... note NASA is sending a new instrument to the International Space Station that will be the first to observe how winds over the ocean grow and change each day. Details here... "03.07.2014 18:48:44" From all of us at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to all of you across the nation, we wish you a... note From all of us at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to all of you across the nation, we wish you a safe, fun Fourth of July weekend with friends, family and loved ones. For our friends around the world, have a great weekend, and we'll see y