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This map depicts global temperature anomalies for June, July, and August 2023. Areas in yellow and red were warmer than the baseline average from 1951 to 1980. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin

2023’s Record Heat Astonishes Climate Scientists

January 22, 2024 // by Kevin Wilcox

Year that began with a cooling trend quickly warmed to levels unprecedented since modern record-keeping began.

Screenshot of Carolyn Griner during her speech. Credit: NASA

Critical Knowledge inSight: Creating a Culture through Leadership

January 17, 2024 // by INSIGHT Staff

Leaders can set a good example to help their teams become determined to succeed.

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This Month in NASA History: Opportunity’s Hole in One

January 11, 2024 // by Kevin Wilcox

Rover quickly finds stunning evidence that Mars was once a warmer planet shaped by significant amounts of surface water.

Participants in NASA’s February 2023 International Project Management course pose for a group photo at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Photo Credit: NASA/Daniel Connell

International Project Management Course: Partnering and Learning Together

January 2, 2024 // by Tiffany L. Smith

Effective international project management requires technical knowledge, organizational and cultural awareness, and a range of interpersonal and leadership skills.

The International Space Station as seen from a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. In addition to the modules where astronauts live and work, several external structures are visible including the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer seen on the far left. Photo Credit: NASA

NASA Marks Anniversary of Joining Unity and Zarya

December 22, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

In live Q&A session, the astronauts of ISS Expedition 70 discuss the challenges of weightlessness and the joy of watching lightning from space.

Teams have installed the NASA Insignia on Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lander in advance of a mission to the Moon that could launch as soon as December 24, 2023. The lander will carry five NASA-sponsored payloads to the lunar surface as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. Photo Credit: NASA/Isaac Watson

NASA Prepares for First CLPS Missions

December 15, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Commercial landers will deliver science payloads in 2024.

Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, commander (left); William Anders, Lunar Module Pilot (right); and James Lovell, Command Module Pilot (center) safely returned to Earth on December 27, 1968, after successfully orbiting the Moon on the second crewed Apollo mission. Photo Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: NASA’s Bold Decision

December 11, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Apollo 8 spaceflight to the Moon was a gamechanger.

Screenshot of Dave Everett speaking during his interview. Credit: NASA

Critical Knowledge inSight: Different Perspectives

December 7, 2023 // by INSIGHT Staff

An engineering leader welcomes diverse opinions and ideas to spot and solve project challenges.

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The telescope for NASA’s SPHEREx mission undergoes testing at JPL. It is tilted on its base so it can see as much of the sky as possible while remaining within the protection of three concentric photon shields. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

New Telescope Will Map Millions of Galaxies

November 29, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

SPHEREx team will seek answers to three key questions.