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  • Webb Cracks Case of Inflated Exoplanet
    on May 20, 2024 at 3:00 pm

    Why is the warm gas-giant exoplanet WASP-107 b so puffy? Two independent teams of researchers have an answer. Data collected using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, combined with prior observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, show surprisingly little methane (CH4) in the planet’s atmosphere, indicating that the interior of WASP-107 b must be significantly hotter

  • NASA to Start Designing More Sustainable Jet Engine Core
    by John Gould on May 18, 2024 at 10:00 am

    NASA, alongside industry, will soon begin designing a new jet engine concept for the next generation of ultra-efficient airliners — officially graduating to the project’s next phase. As part of NASA’s goal to make the aviation industry more sustainable, the agency is developing a small core for a hybrid-electric turbofan jet engine that could reduce fuel

  • Hubble Views the Dawn of a Sun-like Star 
    by Monika Luabeya on May 17, 2024 at 8:17 pm

    Looking like a glittering cosmic geode, a trio of dazzling stars blaze from the hollowed-out cavity of a reflection nebula in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The triple-star system is made up of the variable star HP Tau, HP Tau G2, and HP Tau G3. HP Tau is known as a T Tauri

  • NASA Awards Contracts for Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition Services
    by Abbey A. Donaldson on May 17, 2024 at 8:04 pm

    NASA has selected four companies to provide spacecraft and related services, including acquiring spacecraft components and equipment, in support of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The multiple awards, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity base contracts, are firm-fixed-price with a total combined value of $6 billion. These multi-agency contracts may support other NASA centers and federal agencies.

  • Dr. Lori Glaze to begin six-month Detail as Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for ESDMD
    on May 17, 2024 at 8:04 pm

    Agency leadership has chosen Dr. Lori Glaze to begin a six-month detail as the Acting Deputy AA for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD).