NASA Ames Research Center

We’re testing a new way to aid in fire response. NASA researchers attached wind sensors to a drone to provide more frequent and localized forecasts – called micrometeorology – that could help predict fire behavior. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3EMKjZY

Satellites that swarm together stay together 💗🛰️ Our collection of Starling satellites, currently in low Earth orbit, are learning how to autonomously operate and communicate as a team. Since launching in 2023, the #CubeSats have flown, communicated, and shared information with limited involvement from ground teams. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4aX7r4c

To space and back 🚀 Launch into the newest edition of NASA Spinoff and explore how tech—like our thermal protection system—aids the safe return and reuse of commercial spacecraft: go.nasa.gov/4ie4MFR

We're seeking proposals from the private sector to land and operate our VIPER rover on the Moon. As part of our Artemis campaign, VIPER will collect scientific data and search for ice on the lunar surface, providing valuable information for both researchers and future astronauts. Responses are due Monday, March 3: https://lnkd.in/dimFFxTy

CAPSTONE’s mission has been extended through Dec. 2025! CAPSTONE will continue to test and refine navigation software on its unique, elliptical orbit around the Moon, paving the way for Gateway, humanity’s first lunar space station. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4gAmotW

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time how satellite swarms in both low Earth and a virtual lunar orbit can work together to autonomously make decisions and achieve complex mission objectives. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4jDijIt

We recently tested airspace technology that will enable drones to monitor and fight wildfires 24 hours a day. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4aJzCne

Remember when we brought pristine asteroid samples back to Earth? The first big science is in! The samples suggest that the early solar system had widespread conditions and ingredients for life. Here's how we know: https://lnkd.in/e-k68nkn

Today, we honor the heroes of our program who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of exploration. Safety remains our cornerstone as their courage continues to inspire our journey to the stars. #NASARemembers

Malcolm O’Malley’s curiosity and desire to better understand the immune system led him to an internship with our Space Biosciences Research Branch in the summer of 2024. His work helped identify possible causes of inflammation seen in the heart, brain, and blood, as well as changes in the bones, metabolism, and immune system, and how isolation, radiation, and lack of gravity may affect the human body. Learn how his internship project is contributing to safely sending humans on long-duration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond: https://lnkd.in/gZuSF_vb