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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
October 31, 2024 // by

Hybrid event will focus on succession and continuity.

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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 03, 2024. The current solar cycle has reached its maximum. Credit: NASA/SDO
Solar Cycle 25 Reaches Maximum
October 30, 2024 // by

Powerful geomagnetic solar storms mark new phase of 11-year cycle, as Parker Solar Probe comes ever closer to the Sun’s surface.

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This view of a valley where water flowed billions of years ago was captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover using the Mastcam-Z instrument. A puzzling rock named “Cheyava Falls” is about 361 feet in front of the rover here and left of center. Credit: NASA
The Long Journey to Understand Mars
October 28, 2024 // by

New research adds clues in the quest to learn what happened to ancient water on the planet and if it ever supported microbial life.

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In January 1961, engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center prepared the massive first stage of the Saturn I rocket for checkout. The booster was designed with eight clustered H-1 engines capable of producing as much as 1.5 million pounds of thrust. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: The First Saturn Rocket Launch
October 16, 2024 // by

Saturn I-A was the bold first step in a giant technological leap.

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September 2024 INSIGHT Now Available
September 30, 2024 // by

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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Although astronomers have been observing Jupiter for hundreds of years, there’s still a lot to learn about this mysterious world, where swirling storms roil the already turbulent atmosphere. Jupiter and its largest moons will come into sharper focus in the early 2030s, with the arrival of two new spacecraft. Credits: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley)
Focus on the Galilean Moons in the 2030s
September 27, 2024 // by

New spacecraft to gather data on complex Jovian system and three icy moons that could contain vast oceans.  

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Technicians inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare to rotate the Europa Clipper to a vertical position on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, as part of prelaunch processing. Photo Credit: NASA
NASA Prepares Spacecraft for Long Journey to Europa
September 20, 2024 // by

By examining Jupiter’s icy ocean moon, scientists hope to determine if conditions are right to support life.

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NASA’s GRAIL mission measured the Doppler shifts of twin spacecraft to identify the Moon’s gravitational anomalies and internal structure. Artist Rendering Credit: NASA/JPL
This Month in NASA History: GRAIL Mission Maps Moon’s Gravity
September 12, 2024 // by

Twin spacecraft reveal the Moon’s complex interior and history.

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August 2024 INSIGHT Now Available
August 30, 2024 // by

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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