The sky is full of excitement this month! You can look forward to seeing: - A lunar and solar eclipse - The Perseid meteor shower - Venus at its brightest Learn more about how to catch August’s celestial sights.
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For more than 60 years, NASA has been breaking barriers to achieve the seemingly impossible—from walking on the Moon to pushing the boundaries of human spaceflight farther than ever before. We work in space and around the world in laboratories and wind tunnels, on airfields and in control rooms to explore some of life’s fundamental mysteries: What’s out there in space? How do we get there? And what can we learn that will make life better here on Earth? We are passionate professionals united by a common purpose: to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research. Today, we continue NASA’s legacy of excellence and innovation through an unprecedented array of missions. We are developing the most advanced rockets and spacecraft ever designed, studying the Earth for answers to critical challenges facing our planet, improving the air transportation experience, and so much more. Join us as we reach for new heights and reveal the unknown for the benefit of humanity.
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- Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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- 10,001+ employees
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- Washington, DC
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- Government Agency
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- 1958
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- Space, Aviation, Exploration, Aeronautics, Science, Engineering, Technology, Government, Robotics, Software, and Hardware
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Our newest wind tunnel, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility (FDRF) opened today, July 31 – the first we've built in 40 years. https://lnkd.in/eNGRBXSb The 25,000-square-foot building will help us test the safety and performance of future generations of aircraft, rockets, and space exploration vehicles for Moon and Mars missions.
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We’re about to see the bigger picture. 🌌 On Aug. 30, our Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will lift off to join our Hubble and Webb space telescopes in surveying the cosmos. With its wide field of view and specialized vision, it’ll help seek answers to the universe’s greatest mysteries. Read more about what Roman will help to uncover: https://lnkd.in/ecspaxr4
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The Sun and Moon are coming together to put on a show for Earth, and we'll be sharing it with you. 😎 On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse will pass over Earth, and we'll be broadcasting it live along the path of totality. Learn how to watch along with us: https://lnkd.in/eyHhPJbT
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We've finished fueling up our Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, bringing it one step closer to its targeted liftoff on Aug. 30. Learn more about the process and find out what's next for our mystery-solving mission: https://lnkd.in/e6f6dusD
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What do memory foam mattresses, cordless power tools, wireless headphones, and dating apps have in common? They all had their origin in NASA inventions! On the latest episode of our Curious Universe podcast, we discuss how we “spin off” those inventions to companies that make products to make our lives easier and safer here on Earth. https://lnkd.in/e4Q8VnYZ
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This is messy 😬 A galaxy cluster is exactly what you'd think: a bunch of galaxies grouped together. This galaxy cluster is made of two sub-clusters with similar mass, locked in a messy process of interacting and separating. Eventually, they'll merge. Though their relationship is… complicated, it helps us study the region. The cluster's extreme and concentrated mass curves light with its gravity. This is called gravitational lensing, and it works like a glass lens bending and focusing light. Objects are magnified and their brightness is enhanced, so if they lie in exactly the right place, background galaxies and even individual stars that would have been far too faint and distant to spot will be made visible.
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Another mission to the International Space Station in the books! Astronaut Chris Williams and two cosmonaut colleagues wrapped up their 241-day journey in low Earth orbit on July 26. The space station now has seven crew members living and working aboard; they'll be joined by the four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission in mid-September. https://lnkd.in/ejX3-bUa
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There is more than meets the eye in this photo. 🔎 The ring around the central galaxy cluster is evidence of dark matter, the invisible glue holding the universe together. Dark matter doesn’t emit, reflect, or absorb light, but it has gravity like ordinary matter—that’s how we know it’s there. Scientists still have a lot to learn about dark matter, but our soon-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aims to shed light on the mystery. Learn how Roman will teach us about this invisible substance: https://lnkd.in/ez8Y8Gyp
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During his eight months aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Williams conducted numerous experiments to improve life on Earth and prepare us for missions to the Moon and Mars. From cancer research to advancing technology, read about Williams’ work during his first time in space: https://lnkd.in/eJ2wb22y
