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Active regions on the sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lantern’s face on Oct. 8, 2014. The active regions appear brighter because those are areas that emit more light and energy — markers of an intense and complex set of magnetic fields hovering in the sun’s atmosphere, the corona. This image blends together two sets of wavelengths at 171 and 193 angstroms, typically colorized in gold and yellow, to create a particularly Halloween-like appearance. This image is a blend of 171 and 193 angstrom light as captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO

October 2022 INSIGHT Now Available

October 31, 2022 // by INSIGHT Staff

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

An illustration of the Europa Clipper flying in space with Jupiter's moon Europa in the background. Credit: NASA

Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Tube Stub Weld Design Change

October 28, 2022 // by INSIGHT Staff

Strong lines of communication between designers and analysts must be maintained to ensure fidelity of analysis results as flight component configurations evolve.

NASA teams returned to the Black Point Lava Flow, north of Flagstaff, Arizona in October, using the unusual terrain there to simulate conditions at the south pole of the Moon. Credit: NASA

Artemis Astronauts Visit Desert to Prepare for Moon

October 26, 2022 // by Kevin Wilcox

NASA returns to Black Point Lava Flow for analog missions.

Screenshot of Bob Faw speaking during his interview. Credit: NASA

Critical Knowledge inSight: Psychological Safety for Effective Team Communication

October 24, 2022 // by INSIGHT Staff

Psychological safety and intentional meeting design and execution are important elements for collecting diverse ideas from your team.

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A full-scale model of the inflated aeroshell for NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) is displayed at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Credit: NASA/David C. Bowman

NASA Prepares for Hypersonic Test of Inflatable Decelerator

October 21, 2022 // by Kevin Wilcox

Technology could transform exploration of Mars, other planets.

Group of people sitting at desks in an office setting. Credit: NASA

Podcast Episode 95: Developmental Assignments

October 19, 2022 // by INSIGHT Staff

NASA’s Nick Jedrich and Andrew Maynard discuss the benefits of developmental assignments.

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An artist impression of Ulysses spacecraft at Jupiter. Ulysses used Jupiter's powerful gravity to hurl it out of the Plane of the Ecliptic so it could study the polar regions of the Sun. Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech

This Month in NASA History: Ulysses Begins Journey

October 11, 2022 // by Kevin Wilcox

Crew of STS-41 launches spacecraft on out-of-ecliptic mission to the Sun.

Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Sample Caching System Sterile Flight Model hardware is being prepared for installation on the Mars Perseverance rover on May 21, 2020. Credit: NASA/JPL

Podcast Episode 94: Mars Sample Return

October 5, 2022 // by INSIGHT Staff

Mars Sample Return Scientists Lindsay Hays and Meenakshi Wadhwa discuss the mission to return samples from the surface of Mars to Earth.

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The Glenn Extreme Environments Rig, GEER, Test Chamber used to create Venus Conditions on Earth. Credit: NASA

September 2022 INSIGHT Now Available

September 30, 2022 // by INSIGHT Staff

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