NASA Goddard and Columbia University in New York, New York, enacted a collaborative Space Act Agreement to advance research and education opportunities during a signing ceremony Monday, Dec. 16, at Goddard. The agreement expands NASA’s Columbia University partnership to Goddard’s Greenbelt campus and will be centered around collaborative research, education, technology development, workforce development, science and engineering exchanges, applied science, commercial as well as nonprofit research along with technology infusion. https://lnkd.in/eCUD_jBQ
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is a major U.S. laboratory for developing and operating unmanned scientific spacecraft. The center manages many of NASA's Earth observation, astronomy, planetary science and astrophysics missions. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is home to the nation's largest organization of scientists, engineers and technologists who build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study Earth, the sun, our solar system and the universe. Just outside Washington, Goddard is home to Hubble operations and the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope. Goddard manages communications between mission control and orbiting astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Goddard scientists stare into the sun, grind up meteorites for signs of life's building blocks, look into the farthest reaches of space, and untangle the mysteries of our own changing world. Goddard engineers construct sensitive instruments, build telescopes that peer into the cosmos, and operate the test chambers that ensure those satellites' survival. Named for American rocketry pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard, the center was established May 1, 1959, as NASA's first space flight complex. Goddard and its several installations are critical in carrying out NASA's missions of space exploration and scientific discovery. Goddard encompasses several other NASA properties, most significantly: • Wallops Flight Facility near Chincoteague, Virginia • Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia • Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City • White Sands Complex outside Las Cruces, New Mexico • Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas
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https://www.nasa.gov/goddard
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- Defense & Space
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- 5,001-10,000 employees
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- Greenbelt, MD
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- Government Agency
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- 1959
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- earth science, space science, engineering, space operations, spacecraft design and construction, astrophysics, planetary science, heliophysics, satellite servicing, and space communications
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There’s more to rain than meets the rain gauge. Research led by a Goddard scientist working with the @USDA found that for the world’s vegetation, how and when rain falls is almost as important as how much falls. https://lnkd.in/dCs35VAM
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Okay, so your satellite launched. What now? Time to make sure it's working exactly right — a process known as calibration & validation. Join NASA researchers for a whirlwind trip in the air and at sea to make sure PACE is doing its job in space. https://lnkd.in/g9YcvEYv
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How did Venus become the dry, scorching planet we know? In the early 2030s, Goddard’s DAVINCI mission will become the first this century to brave Venus’ harsh atmosphere to explore and photograph Alpha Regio — a region similar in appearance to Earth's rugged mountains. This area may offer clues into whether Venus had continents and oceans in the past. Learn more about DAVINCI's firsts:️ https://lnkd.in/edCAnzte
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Webb meets a web 🕸️ Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, researchers identified new galaxies in the developing galaxy known as Spiderweb, using Webb's infrared capabilities, which can peer through cosmic dust more easily than using visible light. https://lnkd.in/e27q4Wrs
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What wonders can we find when we explore Other Worlds? Join NASA's James Webb Space Telescope researchers as they turn the largest space telescope on to planets and moons in our own solar system, unfurling mysteries beyond Earth. Stream Other Worlds: https://lnkd.in/e3nbNsQf
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You know how you synced your clocks to reflect the recent time change? NASA experts like Alejandro Rodriguez Perez use clock synchronization to determine spacecraft positioning and navigating parameters! Read more about Goddard’s quantum efforts: https://lnkd.in/exdKtnq8
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It's never a bad night to look up! This weekend, there's even more to see. Bright meteors from the Geminid Meteor Shower should be visible Dec. 13 and 14. Tomorrow, get a bonus view of Jupiter midway between the full Moon and the orange star Aldebaran. https://lnkd.in/eUynF227
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Brr.. are you ready for the cold? Our scientific balloon teams are! The Wallops teams are heading down to Antarctica to support two scientific balloon missions carrying many science missions. This year’s campaign include investigations in astrophysics, Earth's atmosphere, technology demonstrations, and more. https://lnkd.in/eBv6YJY4
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The #LucyMission will perform its second Earth-gravity assist on Thursday, Dec. 12, putting it on a new trajectory toward its first Trojan asteroid encounter in 2027. On the way, Lucy will pass through the main asteroid belt, flying past asteroid “Donaldjohanson” on April 20, 2025. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g72k3RRu