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With a degree in computer engineering and computer science from the University of Southern California, Lauren Denson is now an quality engineer and supervisor at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her advice: “Don’t be afraid to ask for help, and ask early. Pursuing a degree in STEM field is challenging so it’s extremely important to build your network. Th...
2020年11月13日 The Tarantula Zone Image Credit & Copyright: Ignacio Diaz Bobillo Explanation: The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is more than a thousand light-years in diameter, a giant star forming region within nearby satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud. About 180 thousand light-years away, it’s the largest, most violent star f...
The galaxy UGCA 193, seen here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is a galaxy in the constellation of Sextans (the Sextant). Looking rather like a waterfall, UGCA 193 appears to host many young stars, especially in the lower portion of this view, creating a striking blue haze and the sense that the stars are falling from “above.” The blue color of UGCA ...
2020年11月12日 Comet ATLAS and Orion’s Belt Image Credit & Copyright: Charles Bracken Explanation: With its closest approach to planet Earth scheduled for November 14, this Comet ATLAS (C/2020 M3) was discovered just this summer, another comet found by the NASA funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System. It won’t get as bright as Come...
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech 美国宇航局将在11月10日美国东部时间周二上午11点召开媒体电话会议，讨论由该机构委托的独立委员会就NASA与欧洲航天局(ESA)火星样本返回任务计划的报告中的发现和建议。 美国宇航局成立了火星样本返回(MSR)独立审查委员会(IRB)，以评估该机构与欧洲航天局建立国际合作伙伴关系以从另一颗行星返回第一批样本的早期构想。这份报告将于11月10日星期二上午9点在该机构的报告和文字记录网页上发布，其中包括MSR IRB的发现和建议以及NASA的回应。 在电话会议上，NASA的科学领导和MSR IRB的成员将讨论IRB的发现和对该机构MSR架构的建议，以及NASA接下来要做的，从火星收集原始样本并返回地球的宏伟计划。 电话会议音频将在以下位置直播： http://w...
纪念人类登上空间站20周年；在太空中为大选投票；NASA和SpaceX的下一次载人发射工作仍在继续……最近新闻速递，尽在「本周NASA」！ Credit：NASA 截止2020年11月2日，人类已经在国际空间站生活和工作了整整20年。作为唯一可进行长期微重力研究的实验室，空间站为许多发现、科学出版、独特机遇以及历史性突破提供了支持，帮助我们进一步探索太空，并在地球上受益。更多详细信息请访问nasa.gov/station20。 Credit：Kate Rubins NASA的凯特·鲁宾（Kate Rubins）成为了最近一位在太空中为大选投票的美国宇航员。自1997年宇航员戴夫·沃尔夫（Dave Wolf）在和平号空间站（Mir Space Station）上成为第一个从太空进行投票的美国人以来，NASA一直在...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission is the first operational mission of the SpaceX Crew D...
NASA astronauts (from left in blue flight suits) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right, are seen as they speak to members of the media after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, ...
2020年11月11日 Colors of the Moon Image Credit & Copyright: Marcella Giulia Pace Explanation: What color is the Moon? It depends on the night. Outside of the Earth’s atmosphere, the dark Moon, which shines by reflected sunlight, appears a magnificently brown-tinged gray. Viewed from inside the Earth’s atmosphere, though, the moon can appear quit...
2020年11月10日 The Central Soul Nebula Without Stars Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Guenzel Explanation: This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds near the top, outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas, are cataloged as IC 1871. About 25 light-years across, the telescopic field of view spans only a small par...