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Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Satellite Events for Tonight

Is the Universe a Fractal?

Reported by Universe Today

For decades cosmologists have wondered if the large-scale structure of the universe is a fractal: if it looks the same no matter the scale. And the answer is: no, not really. But in some ways, yes. Look, it’s complicated. Our universe is unimaginably vas...
  • By: Universe Today
  • On: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:30 +0000

Celebrating the Holiday Season in Space

Reported by NASA

Crew members aboard the International Space Station celebrate the holiday season in a unique way while living and working at the orbiting laboratory. Each crew member, including the current Expedition 72, spends time enjoying the view of Earth from the spa...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:00 +0000

Commercial Moon Rovers Under Test

Reported by NASA

Venturi Astrolab’s FLEX, Intuitive Machines’ Moon RACER, and Lunar Outpost’s Eagle lunar terrain vehicle – three commercially owned and developed LTVs (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) – are pictured at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in this phot...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:04 +0000

Ken Freeman Receives Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Award for ATM-X Digital Information Platform (DIP)

Reported by NASA

Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Award to the NASA ATM-X Digital Information Platform (DIP) TeamIn November 2024, the Digital Information Platform (DIP) team received the prestigious Industry Award from the Air Traffic Control Association (...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:47 +0000

Science Done by Volunteers Highlighted at December’s American Geophysical Union Meeting

Reported by NASA

More than 30,000 scientists gathered in Washington, D.C. during the second week of December – many to show off the work of NASA’s science volunteers! The American Geophysical Union held its annual meeting of professionals this month – the world’s l...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:24 +0000

How a NASA Senior Database Administrator Manifested her Dream Job

Reported by NASA

When Madhavi Latha Balijepalle noticed that her morning commute took her past NASA Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, she set a new career goal for herself: working for NASA.  “I started manifesting it, thinking about it every da...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:06 +0000