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NASA’s Glenn Research Center will host the 4th Annual NASA Knowledge Workshop, a hybrid event, with both in-person and virtual attendees, on November 6, 2024. The event will focus on knowledge continuity and succession planning. Credit: NASA
NASA’s GRC to Host Knowledge Workshop

Hybrid event will focus on succession and continuity.

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Podcast episode promo graphic featuring the Small Steps, Giant Leaps logo on the left third of the image. The main image is an illustration of the binary asteroid Didymos with the DART spacecraft approaching it. The text superimposed on top says #141: Planetary Defense at NASA
Podcast Episode 141: Planetary Defense at NASA

The best planetary defense is a good planetary offense. Learn how NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office works to detect, track, and mitigate threats from asteroids and other near-Earth objects.

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Illustration of a neural network showing bright blue and white lines. On the left is a box that says New Podcast Episode and below it is the logo of the podcast which depicts an astronaut leaping from the Moon to Mars. On the right, overlayed on the neural network image, are the words #140: Artificial Intelligence at NASA.
Podcast Episode 140: Artificial Intelligence at NASA

NASA has a long history with AI, using it in various applications like autonomous Mars rover navigation and detecting planets in other solar systems. Today, NASA is embracing AI for more members of the workforce, enabling innovation.

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Podcast Episode 139: NASA’s Cosmic Origins Program

Where did we come from? It’s the ultimate question. Drs. Ron Gamble and Swara Ravindranath, scientists for NASA’s Cosmic Origins Program, are working to find out.

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Preparing for Launch and Beyond: Testing Roman's Outer Barrel Assembly.
Featured Video: Preparing for Launch and Beyond: Testing Roman’s Outer Barrel Assembly

This time-lapse covers one tiny part of the intricate dance that all of Roman’s systems have been working their way through on their path to joining together as the complete observatory.

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September 2024 INSIGHT Now Available

Don’t miss the latest issue of INSIGHT, APPEL Knowledge Services’ online publication featuring our new podcast episodes, columns, articles, lessons learned and more. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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Podcast Episode 138: The Sun, Star of Our Cosmic Show

The Sun is the star of our cosmic show, but there’s a lot we don’t know about it. Dr. Joseph Westlake, director of NASA’s Heliophysics Division, talks about how NASA studies the Sun for the benefit of all.

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Roman Space Telescope illustration showing the Small Steps, Giant Leaps logo. The telescope appears to be in space.
Podcast Episode 137: The Roman Space Telescope – Uncovering the Dark Universe

Set to launch in 2027, the Roman Space Telescope will help settle pressing questions about dark matter and dark energy, which make up about 95% of the universe.  

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Featured Video: To an Asteroid and Back Trailer

In this documentary film, follow along with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx team, as they launch a spacecraft to an asteroid, collect a sample of Bennu, and bring it home to Earth.

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