NASA has selected Banner Quality Management Inc. (BQMI) and Peerless Technologies Corporation, a joint venture located in Fairview Park, Ohio, to provide information technology solutions in support of agency missions and programs.
Read MoreMonth: May 2021
Space Station Science Highlights: Week of May 10, 2021
Research conducted by crew members aboard the ISS included studies of how probiotics affect immune function.
Read MoreTexas, Minnesota, Ohio Students to Hear from Astronauts in Space
Students from several states across the nation will have an opportunity next week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 14 – 22
The crescent Moon waxes across the evening sky, pairing with Mars in upright-standing Gemini and then, four days later, with Leo’s forefoot Regulus. In a telescope, Jupiter and Saturn are becoming not quite so fuzzy as they gain more altitude in early dawn. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 14 – 22 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreHubble Spots a Cosmic Cloud’s Silver Lining
This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases the emission nebula NGC 2313.
Read MoreHelium Rain Inside Saturn Might Shape Its Magnetic Field
A thick inner layer of slowly falling helium blobs might help explain Saturn’s almost perfectly aligned magnetic field. The post Helium Rain Inside Saturn Might Shape Its Magnetic Field appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreNASA Invests $105 Million in US Small Business Technology Development
NASA has a long history of supporting America’s entrepreneurs as they develop technologies from ideas to commercial readiness. The agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is furthering that legacy with 140 new Phase II awards to 127 U.S. small businesses that will help them move their innovations to market.
Read MoreCan Space Gardening Help Astronauts Cope With Isolation?
Space gardening can help astronauts enhance their diet with fresh produce. A NASA study examines whether tending to plants can also uplift crew moods.
Read MoreA View of NASA’s X-59 Engine Inlet
NASA’s X-59 requires the use of creative and strategic supersonic technologies to control and soften the jarring sound as the aircraft flies faster than the speed of sound.
Read MoreNASA partners with deep-ocean explorers to develop tech for Europa mission
A new deep-sea exploration technology that could one day search for life in subsurface oceans on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn will be put to test during a two-week demonstration expedition aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship. The new underwater vehicle, called Orpheus, relies on autonomous navigation software developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California for the Mars Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter. The primary task for the mini-submarine, which was built by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts, will be…
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