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NASA’s BioSentinel Studies Solar Radiation as Earth Watches Aurora

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In May 2024, a geomagnetic storm hit Earth, sending auroras across the planet’s skies in a once-in-a-generation light display. These…

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Proyecto de la NASA en Puerto Rico capacita a estudiantes en biología marina

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Read this story in English here. Tainaliz Marie Rodríguez Lugo respiró hondo, se ajustó la máscara de buceo y se…

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NASA Project in Puerto Rico Trains Students in Marine Biology

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Lee esta historia en español aquí.  Tainaliz Marie Rodríguez Lugo took a deep breath, adjusted her snorkel mask, and plunged…

Article2 months ago

NASA Ames to Host Supercomputing Resources for UC Berkeley Researchers

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Under a new agreement, NASA will host supercomputing resources for the University of California, Berkeley, at the agency’s Ames Research…

Article3 months ago

Surfing NASA’s Internet of Animals: Satellites Study Ocean Wildlife

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Anchoring the boat in a sandbar, research scientist Morgan Gilmour steps into the shallows and is immediately surrounded by sharks.…

Article3 months ago

NASA’s Upgraded Hyperwall Offers Improved Data Visualization

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In May, the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility, located at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, celebrated the…

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This illustration depicts a cutaway of an ocean wave in sunset colors of pinks, blues, and purples. The wave sweeps up to the right, following the motion of luminescent pink, golden auroras on the horizon. The auroras curve upward through the sky, meeting up with a large bluish/purplish spiral galaxy in the upper left. On the far side of the galaxy is an exoplanet system and distant deep field galaxies. On the auroral path is Earth’s Moon, the asteroid Bennu, Mars, and Europa - all bodies in our solar system where water has been found. Above the horizon, the international space station hovers in the sky, while the Europa Clipper mission hovers near Jupiter’s icy moon. Molecular structures drift up from the ocean’s depths, becoming constellations once they reach the sky. They follow the auroras upward toward the galaxy, connecting life to the stars. A few meteors streak across the middle sky. Backlit by the setting sun, a NASA-funded research vessel sails in the foreground. Below the ocean surface, the vessel’s submersible explores the ocean’s depths. A ground-based observatory perches on a cliff on the horizon.

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