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NASA's Parker Solar Probe: Our Closest Encounter with The Sun FriendsofNASA.org: Controllers have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the solar atmosphere at 430,000 miles per hour—faster than any human-made object has ever moved. A beacon tone received in the late evening hours of Dec. 26 confirmed the spacecraft had made it through the encounter safely and is operating normally. This pass, the first of more to come at this distance, allows the spacecraft to conduct unrivaled scientific measurements with the potential to change our understanding of the Sun. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gNnNkc3d NASA's Parker Solar Probe Mission https://lnkd.in/gPcEYFMZ Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Duration: 6 minutes Release Date: Dec. 27, 2024 Zahra T. Behrokh Beiranvand Mark Gotch #NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Sun #SolarPlasma #SpaceWeather #ParkerSolarProbe #SolarSystem #Heliophysics #Astrophysics #GSFC #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #Animation #HD #Video

NASA's Parker Solar Probe: Our Closest Encounter with The Sun FriendsofNASA.org: Controllers have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the solar atmosphere at 430,000 miles per hour—faster than any human-made object has ever moved. A beacon tone received in the late evening hours of Dec. 26 confirmed the spacecraft had made it through the encounter safely and is operating normally. This pass, the first of more to come at this distance, allows the spacecraft to conduct unrivaled scientific measurements with the potential to change our understanding of the Sun. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ggMxgPtn NASA's Parker Solar Probe Mission https://lnkd.in/d2_SGmGg Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Duration: 6 minutes Release Date: Dec. 27, 2024 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration United States Naval Observatory (USNO) European Space Agency - ESA Patrick CUVELIER Pere Mir #NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Sun #SolarPlasma #SpaceWeather #ParkerSolarProbe #SolarSystem #Heliophysics #Astrophysics #GSFC #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #Animation #HD #Video

The Sombrero Galaxy: New Close-up View | James Webb Space Telescope FriendsofNASA.org: The NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged the Sombrero galaxy with its Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), resolving the clumpy nature of the dust along the galaxy’s outer ring. The mid-infrared light highlights the gas and dust that are a feature of the star formation taking place among the Sombrero galaxy’s outer disc. The rings of the Sombrero galaxy produce less than one solar mass of stars per year, in comparison to the Milky Way’s roughly two solar masses a year. It is not a particular hotbed of star formation. The Sombrero galaxy is around 30 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb) Duration: 30 seconds Release Date: Nov. 25, 2024 #NASA #ESA Astronomy #Space #Science #Galaxies #Galaxy #SombreroGalaxy #Messier104 #M104 #NGC4594 #Virgo #Constellation #Universe #JWST #InfraredAstronomy #WebbSpaceTelescope #GSFC #STScI #CSA #Canada #ESA #Europe #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

What is Solar Maximum? | NASA Goddard FriendsofNASA.org: The Sun is stirring from its latest slumber. As sunspots and flares bubble from the Sun’s surface, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), and the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel have announced the Sun has reached its solar maximum period. The solar cycle is the natural cycle of the Sun as it transitions between low and high activity. During the most active part of the cycle, known as solar maximum, the Sun can unleash immense explosions of light, energy, and solar radiation. This can create conditions known as space weather. Space weather can affect satellites and astronauts in space, as well as communications systems—such as radio and GPS—and power grids on Earth. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gxpnr7aS Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Duration: 1 minute Release Date: Oct. 15, 2024 #NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #SpaceWeather #Sun #Stars #SolarMaximum #SolarFlares #Plasma #MagneticFields #Radiation #Astrophysics #Heliophysics #Physics #Spacecraft #Satellite #HumanSpaceflight #SDO #GSFC #NOAA #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

What’s Behind This Door? – Chamber A | NASA's Johnson Space Center FriendsofNASA.org: "What’s Behind This Door?" takes you behind the doors of facilities located at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, being used to return humanity to the Moon, through the Artemis campaign. This episode one takes place in Building 32 at NASA Johnson in the Chamber A facility. It features NASA subject matter expert, Steven Del Papa. He details the science behind the thermal testing conducted in the chamber. Chamber A was upgraded to support the James Webb Space Telescope test program. Additions involved an ultra-clean hydrocarbon-free high vacuum pumping systems and the ability to simulate the extremely low temperatures of deep space (35K) within a 45 foot diameter by 80 foot tall shroud volume. The chamber systems are now able to maintain class 10,000 clean room conditions for ambient operations. Learn more about Chamber A: https://lnkd.in/gwFssSKs Video NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) Duration: 2 minutes, 37 seconds Release Date: Nov. 19, 2024 NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Science Teaching Association U.S. Department of Education #NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Earth #Moon #ArtemisProgram #SpaceSimulation #Laboratory #ThermalVacuumChamber #NASAJohnson #JSC #Houston #Texas #UnitedStates #ApolloProgram #SpaceShuttleProgram #STS #HumanSpaceflight #JWST #SpaceTelescopes #SpaceTechnology #Engineering #History #STEM #Education #HD #Video

🌌 ASU is proud to play a key role in NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's upcoming Europa Clipper mission! Regents Professor Phil Christensen from the School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU developed the Europa Thermal Emission Imaging System (E-THEMIS), a crucial instrument that will map temperatures on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa. Our very own Instrument Design and Fabrication Core worked alongside Dr. Christensen to design and build E-THEMIS, which will search for clues about cryovolcanos and regions where Europa’s hidden ocean may be closer to the surface. 🌊 Scheduled to launch in October, the Europa Clipper will orbit Europa to investigate whether its subsurface ocean could harbor the conditions needed to support life. Watch the full video to learn more about ASU's contributions to this exciting mission: https://lnkd.in/gqw-fk3N How E-THEMIS works and how it will be used: https://lnkd.in/gqq_jYzY #ASUCoreFacilities #ASUCores #ASUResearch #EuropaClipper #NASA #ETHEMIS #JupiterMoon #Europa #Cryovolcanos #SpaceExploration #ThermalImaging #EarthAndSpaceExploration #OceanWorlds ASU Knowledge Enterprise The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University

Using Infrared Light to Survey Our Milky Way Galaxy | NASA Goddard FriendsofNASA.org: Observatories with smaller views of space have provided exquisite images of other galaxies, revealing complex structures. However, studying our own galaxy’s anatomy is surprisingly difficult. The plane of the Milky Way covers such a large area on the sky that studying it in detail can take a very long time. Astronomers also must peer through thick dust that obscures distant starlight. Infrared light can pass through that dust and is a key tool for learning about the far side of our galaxy. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Scott Wiessinger (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Producer Ashley Balzer (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Science Writer Duration: 1 minute Release Date: March 12, 2024 ESA Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes NASA Goddard Space Flight Center European Space Agency - ESA Space Telescope Science Institute American Astronomical Society (AAS) European Astronomical Society #NASA #ESA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Nebulae #Stars #Planets #Exoplanets #MilkyWayGalaxy #HubbleSpaceTelescope #Optical #Infrared #HST #Cosmos #Universe #Europe #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

NASA's Launch Services Program: 2024 Highlights | Kennedy Space Center FriendsofNASA.org: NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) started in 2024 with plans to keep up a steady "PACE"! How did that "GOES"? It was twice over successful with PREFIRE and a Demo 2 lift off from distant launch pads before we set sail for Europa. We recap a stellar year of science missions! NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) is responsible for launching rockets delivering spacecraft that observe the Earth, visit other planets and explore the universe—from weather satellites to telescopes to Mars rovers and more. LSP functions as a broker, matching spacecraft with the best-suited rockets, managing the launch process, providing support from pre-mission planning to post-launch. LSP helps implement NASA’s policy of a mixed-fleet launch strategy that uses both existing and emerging domestic launch capabilities to assure access to space. NASA’s Launch Services Program is based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Learn more about NASA’s Launch Services Program: https://lnkd.in/gqH8aqvA Video Credit: NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Duration: 1 minute, 26 seconds Release Date: Nov. 26, 2024 NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Caltech NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration SpaceX Commercial Spaceflight Federation National Space Society #NASA #NOAA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Satellites #Earth #WeatherSatellites #Planets #Jupiter #Europa #Moon #EuropaClipper #Spacecraft #SolarSystem #SpaceExploration #EarthObservation #RemoteSensing #APL #MSFC #GSFC #JPL #LaunchServicesProgram #LSP #KSC #Spaceport #MerrittIsland #Florida #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Using Infrared Light to Survey Our Milky Way Galaxy | NASA Goddard FriendsofNASA.org: Observatories with smaller views of space have provided exquisite images of other galaxies, revealing complex structures. However, studying our own galaxy’s anatomy is surprisingly difficult. The plane of the Milky Way covers such a large area on the sky that studying it in detail can take a very long time. Astronomers also must peer through thick dust that obscures distant starlight. Infrared light can pass through that dust and is a key tool for learning about the far side of our galaxy. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Scott Wiessinger (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Producer Ashley Balzer (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Science Writer Duration: 1 minute Release Date: March 12, 2024 ESA Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes NASA Goddard Space Flight Center European Space Agency - ESA Space Telescope Science Institute American Astronomical Society (AAS) European Astronomical Society #NASA #ESA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Nebulae #Stars #Planets #Exoplanets #MilkyWayGalaxy #HubbleSpaceTelescope #Optical #Infrared #HST #Cosmos #Universe #Europe #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

5 Ways NASA Uses Solar Power | NASA Goddard FriendsofNASA.org: From studying life on Earth to powering spacecraft across the solar system, NASA uses solar power to explore near and far. In September 2024, the Heliophysics Big Year theme is Environment and Sustainability. The Heliophysics Big Year is a global celebration of the Sun’s influence on Earth and the entire solar system. From Oct. 14, 2023, to Dec. 24, 2024, the Heliophysics Big Year celebrates under a theme, sharing opportunities to participate in many solar science events and activities. During the Heliophysics Big Year, participation is not limited to science—NASA invites everyone to celebrate the Sun with as many Sun-related activities as they can. To learn more about NASA’s history with solar power, visit: https://lnkd.in/gEa695ZQ Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Producer: Lacey Young (MORI Associates) Editor: Lacey Young (MORI Associates) Writer: Lacey Young (MORI Associates), Mara Johnson-Groh (Rothe Enterprises, Inc.), Miles Hatfield (MORI Associates) Duration: 1 minute, 37 seconds Release Date: Sept. 25, 2024 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center National Science Teaching Association U.S. Department of Education #NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #HeliophysicsBigYear #Earth #Moon #SpaceWeather #Sun #Star #SolarSystem #SolarPower #SpaceTechnology #Astrophysics #Heliophysics #Physics #Spacecraft #Satellites #GSFC #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #History #HD #Video