NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits
Reported by NASA
NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through a series of grueling tests to find its structural limits. What they found left them encouraged about the wing’s potential, even when th...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:08 +0000
The Dark Energy Camera's New Image is Reminiscent of van Gogh
Reported by Universe Today
The Dark Energy Camera (DECam) has a massive 570 megapixel camera, and its new image is of the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud. Corona Australis is one of the closest star-forming regions to Earth. It's not as well-studied as the Orion Molecular Cloud or ...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:37 +0000
The Growing Crescent of Mars as NASA’s Psyche Mission Approaches
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Description This composite of images taken by NASA’s Psyche mission shows the crescent of Mars grow as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist from May 2 to May 15, 2026. The series begins with the smallest crescent at the center of t...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:32 +0000
Establishing a VTE Risk Score for Astronauts Algorithm
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In April 2026, NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO) initiated a working group to review updated VTE case information, additional data gathered revealing altered blood flow status within a cohort of astronauts, and discuss progres...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:01 +0000
NASA Awards Facilities Support Services Contract for Ames Research Center
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CONTRACT RELEASE NASA has selected Chugach Intelligence Solutions LLC to provide comprehensive operations, maintenance, and repair services for NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The Ames Facilities Support...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:34 +0000
NASA’s Chandra and IXPE Study Pulsar in Lighthouse Nebula
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This composite image, released on July 9, 2026, shows the region around a pulsar – a neutron star with a strong magnetic field that spins incredibly fast – within the Lighthouse nebula. The image contains X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observat...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:05 +0000