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n 2018, NASA will launch the Solar Probe Plus, shown in this artist’s impression. The Solar Probe Plus will fly closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever has to examine a previously unexplored region of the solar system. Image Credit: JHU/APL
NASA Missions Keep Close Watch on Space Weather
November 3, 2016 // by

NASA and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum convened a panel of experts to discuss the impact of solar weather on space exploration as well as Earth-based activities.

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October 2016 APPEL News Digest Now Available
October 31, 2016 // by

A new edition of the APPEL News Digest has been released. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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The Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) camera, one of the instruments on the Juno spacecraft, captured this novel view of Jupiter’s southern aurora during the mission’s first flyby of the gas giant on August 27, 2016. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM
Juno Provides Glimpses of Jupiter’s Mysteries
October 26, 2016 // by

Despite facing challenges, the Juno mission has already returned unprecedented science data revealing new information about Jupiter.

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This image shows an artist’s concept of a hot Jupiter, a type of exoplanet seen by the Kepler space telescope. Image Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech
Kepler Offers Insight into Mysteries Near and Far
October 25, 2016 // by

A mission that nearly ended prematurely continues to reveal novel insight into distant star systems as well as our own solar system.

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This image represents a “baby picture” of the universe: an image of the cosmic microwave background radiation in the universe based on data from the COBE mission. Small variations in temperature, shown in blue and purple, indicate the beginnings of structures such as galaxies that populate the universe today. Image Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: COBE Scientists Were Celebrated for the CMB
October 20, 2016 // by

A decade ago, Dr. John C. Mather became the first NASA civil servant to receive the Nobel Prize for Physics in recognition of his work on cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB).

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Earlier this year, engineers and technicians at Glenn Research Center’s Plum Brook Station prepared to begin a series of tests designed to verify the structural integrity of Orion’s European Service Module, which is being provided by ESA for EM-1. Photo Credit: NASA
Government Brief: Orion Program Review
October 13, 2016 // by

A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report assessed the progress and challenges facing the development of NASA’s Orion spacecraft.

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On January 26, 2014, the Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) instrument captured this image suggesting plumes of water vapor emerging from the southern region of Jupiter’s satellite Europa. An image of Europa, based on data from the Galileo and Voyager missions, is superimposed over the Hubble image. Image Credits: NASA/ESA/W. Sparks (STScI)/USGS Astrogeology Science Center
New Evidence Spurs Hope in Search for Habitability
October 6, 2016 // by

Images suggesting the presence of icy plumes erupting from the surface of Europa offer hope that it may be easier than expected to search for signs of life on Jupiter’s moon.

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APPEL receives NASA's Group Achievement Award
APPEL Team Receives Agency Honor Award
October 4, 2016 // by

Every day, the APPEL team strives to support mission success at NASA by promoting learning for the technical workforce. Recently, the agency recognized the team for their efforts.

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September 2016 APPEL News Digest Now Available
September 29, 2016 // by

A new edition of the APPEL News Digest has been released. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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