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Astronomy

Catch The Ursid Meteor Shower (video)
Here’s a celestial Christmas gift that you can enjoy, the Ursid Meteor Shower… The Ursids meteor shower begins annually around December 17 and runs for a week plus, until the 25th or 26th. This meteor shower is named for its radiant point, which is located near the star Beta Ursae Minoris in the constellation Ursa...

What’s Up: August 2020 Skywatching Tips from NASA
See the Moon posing with various planets throughout...

What’s Up: July 2020 Skywatching Tips from NASA
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory What are some skywatching...
Space Exploration

The 2021 Quadrantids Can Be Seen Tonight (video)
The winter sky activity continues into the new year with The Quadrantids Meteor Shower. While most meteor showers are usually named after the constellations that is their radiant point, not Quadrantids… The radiant point for this shower is the constellation Boötes…. The shower is named after the...

NASA Approves Heliophysics Missions to Explore Sun, Earth’s Aurora
NASA has approved two heliophysics missions to explore...

NASA, UN Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Peaceful Uses of Space
NASA and the United Nations Office for...

NASA Supports America’s National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
President Donald Trump has issued a new Space...
The Earth

2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record, NASA Analysis Shows (video)
Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, the year’s globally averaged temperature was 1.84 degrees Fahrenheit (1.02 degrees Celsius) warmer than the baseline 1951-1980...

NASA, USDA Sign Agreement to Improve Agricultural, Earth Science Research
NASA and the U.S. Department of...

NASA, US, European Partner Satellite Returns First Sea Level Measurements
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, a joint U.S.-European satellite...

Earth’s Hottest September on Record
The September 2020 globally averaged temperature...
Aerospace

The Bessie Coleman Story
Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) was an American civil aviator. She was the first woman of African-American and the first of Native American descent to hold a pilot license. She achieved her international pilot license in 1921. She soon became a successful air show...

Boeing Statement on 737 MAX Return to Service
As we have emphasized, the FAA and other...

Lockheed Martin’s Expertise in Hypersonic Flight Wins New Army Work
On August 29, the U.S. Army awarded Lockheed...

Coverage Set for NASA Test of Orion Abort System for Moon to Mars Missions
June 25, 2019… NASA Television will broadcast launch and...
Project Green

Hyundai Motor’s Mini ’45’ EV Puts Emotions in Motion
Hyundai Motor reveals details of mini EV equipped with Emotion Adaptive Vehicle Control (EAVC) technology AI-based technology optimizes vehicle environment based on driver’s mood EAVC-equipped mini EV supports treatment of young patients at the Hospital Sant Joan Deu Barcelona through ‘Little Big e-Motion’ project SEOUL, December 14, 2020 –...
Travel and Infrastructure

Virtual Unveiling: Pearl Harbor Presents a View from Above
Gift from U-Haul CEO Joe Shoen and family provides new elevator, completes restoration of Ford Island Control Tower Virtual Unveiling: Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum and U-Haul® International are pleased to offer the virtual unveiling of the Ford Island Control Tower renovations and the breathtaking panorama of America’s first WWII...