Portal origin URL: Black Hole or Newborn Stars? SOFIA Finds Galactic PuzzlePortal origin nid: 455848Published: Friday, November 29, 2019 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Scientists on SOFIA found a black hole that seems to be changing its galactic surroundings in a way that is usually associated with newborn stars.Portal...

Portal origin URL: Global Storms on Mars Launch Dust Towers Into the SkyPortal origin nid: 455808Published: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 09:55Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Newly documented behavior seen during global dust storms on the Red Planet may play a role in how the planet's water escapes into space.Portal image: Side-by-side...

Video Length: 3:45The continuously expanding solar wind begins in our Sun and doesn’t stop until after it reaches the edge of the heliosphere. Read this story Video Links: Effects of the Solar Wind -...

Portal origin URL: NASA Rockets Study Why Tech Goes Haywire Near PolesPortal origin nid: 455619Published: Friday, November 22, 2019 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: A magnetic weak point near the North Pole allows space particles to slip inside our atmosphere, with strange results. Beginning November 25, three NASA-funded rockets will launch...

Video Length: 3:11AMS-02 is helping scientists investigate many fundamental physics questions from its place on the space station. Astronauts are conducting a series of space walks to perform repairs and extend the life of the observatory. Read this story Video Links: Unlocking the Origins of the Universe -...

Portal origin URL: NASA Data Helps Assess Landslide Risk in Rohingya Refugee CampsPortal origin nid: 455428Published: Monday, November 18, 2019 - 20:45Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Camp managers and other local officials overseeing Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are now incorporating NASA satellite observations into their decision making in...

Portal origin URL: First Detection of Sugars in Meteorites Gives Clues to Origin of LifePortal origin nid: 452967Published: Monday, November 18, 2019 - 15:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: An international team has found sugars essential to life in meteorites, supporting the hypothesis that meteorite bombardment on ancient Earth may have assisted the...

Portal origin URL: NASA Scientists Confirm Water Vapor on EuropaPortal origin nid: 455232Published: Monday, November 18, 2019 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Scientists have evidence that one of these ingredients, liquid water, is present under the icy surface of Europa, a moon of Jupiter, and may sometimes erupt into space in huge geysers....

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This blog post originated in the 2018 Science Mission Directorate Science and Technology Report. PROJECT High-Performance In Situ Dust Analyzer (Hyperdust) KEY POINTS Hyperdust’s unique ion optics design combines the ability to provide high-performance composition measurements with the aperture that is needed to detect a statistically significant number of particles in space over a...

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Portal origin URL: Far, Far Away in the Sky: New Horizons Kuiper Belt Flyby Object Officially Named 'Arrokoth'Portal origin nid: 455094Published: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 11:27Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: In a fitting tribute to the farthest flyby ever conducted by spacecraft, the Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 has been officially named...

Portal origin URL: With Mars Methane Mystery Unsolved, Curiosity Serves Scientists a New One: OxygenPortal origin nid: 454935Published: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Scientists noticed something baffling on Mars: oxygen, the gas many Earth creatures use to breathe, behaves in a way that so far no one can explain...

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A NASA-enhanced website that began in California to strengthen mosquito control efforts has gone cross-country. Utah and New Jersey state public health officials and mosquito control agencies are now using the California Vectorborne Disease Surveillance System (CalSurv) to help monitor and respond to potential outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases. Data have been used from several...

Quickly identifying disaster-damaged buildings can be the difference between life and death. Using satellite and aerial images to survey damage is less risky to emergency responders than obtaining ground level views, however reviewing these images is time-consuming because it’s still done using manual methods. In an attempt to spur innovation in automated damage assessment, NASA Earth...

Highlights of the November sky include how to watch as Mercury transits the Sun on Nov. 11, plus how to observe the regular dimming and brightening of the "Demon star," Algol, with your own eyes. News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 -...

Bradley Doorn has worked at NASA for 10 years. Credit: NASA/Bradley Doorn. Brad Doorn, program manager for NASA Earth Applied Sciences Water Resources Program and Food Security Program, is receiving NASA’s prestigious Exceptional Service Medal for his committed work to advance NASA’s goals. This award is granted to NASA civil servants for “sustained performance that embodies multiple...

Portal origin URL: NASA’s TESS Presents Panorama of Southern SkyPortal origin nid: 454739Published: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 13:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The glow of the Milky Way — our galaxy seen edgewise — arcs across a sea of stars in a new mosaic of the southern sky produced from a year of observations by NASA’s Transiting...

Portal origin URL: Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon: NASA StudyPortal origin nid: 454756Published: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 09:30Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: A new NASA study shows that over the last 20 years, the atmosphere above the Amazon rainforest has been drying out, increasing the demand for water and leaving ecosystems...