A “classification” is when a volunteer or citizen scientist finishes marking up or sorting one image or other piece of data. Each classification done by volunteers for the Redshift Wrangler project tells us something about the distance and age of a far-away galaxy, bringing us one step closer to understanding how galaxies evolve. These volunteers […]
Author: Brian Evans
2024 Associate Administrator Awards Honorees
The ARMD 2024 Associate Administrator Awards were presented to NASA employees, contractors, and students or interns who distinguished themselves, either individually or as part of a group, through their overall approach to their work and through results they achieved during the award year. LEGEND: ARMD NASA CENTERS ARC = Ames Research Center AFRC = Armstrong […]
2024 AA Awards for Technology and Innovation (Group)
NASA GRX-810 Licensing Team, GRC * Denotes Team Lead NASA Ames Research CenterJohn Lawson NASA Glenn Research CenterSteven M. ArnoldAaron B. BristerRobert W. CarterRobert H. EarpTimothy P. GabbChristopher J. GiuffrePaul R. GradlJason M. HannaBryan J. HarderAmy B. HiltabidelDale A. HopkinsChristopher A. KantzosMichael J. KulisGeoffrey S. MinterBrian T. NewbacherCallista M. PuchmeyerRichard W. RauserHarvey L. SchabesTimothy M. […]
2024 AA Awards for Technology and Innovation (Group Honorable Mention)
eVTOL Propulsion Team, GRC * Denotes Team Lead NASA Glenn Research CenterAaron D. AndersonDevin K. BoyleJeffryes W. ChapmanPeggy A. CornellTimothy P. DeverJustin P. ElchertHenry B. FainXavier Collazo FernandezMatthew G. GrangerJonathan M. GutknechtMichael C. HalbigPatrick A. HanlonHashmatullah HasseebDavid HausserScott A. HensleyKeith R. HunkerMichael J. HurrellKeith P. JohnsonGreg L. KimnachJohn M. KoudelkaTimothy L. KrantzBrian P. MaloneSandi G. […]
2024 AA Awards for Program and Mission Support (Group)
Airspace Operations Safety Program (AOSP) Resource Analyst Group * Denotes Team Lead NASA Ames Research CenterWarcquel D. FriesonMary NguyenSandra E. RamirezTiana (Thuy) D. Vo NASA Glenn Research CenterJulie A. Blackett NASA HeadquartersMichele D. Dodson*Jeffrey S. Farlin* NASA Langley Research CenterYolanda Keiller 2024 AA Award Honorees 2024 AA Award Honorees PDF ARMD Associate Administrator Awards
2024 AA Awards for Pushing the Envelope Honoree (Group)
Advanced Power Electronics Team * Denotes Team Lead NASA Glenn Research CenterDavid AvanesianJulie A. BlystoneRebecca A. BuehrleMarc A. CarboneAriel E. DimstonMatthew G. Granger*Susanah R. KowalewskiAlex M. LearyJohn M. MaroliErik J. Stalcup HX5Gregor LiederbachScott L. MetzgerWesley A. Miller Peraton Inc.Nicholas C. Purpera 2024 AA Award Honorees 2024 AA Award Honorees PDF ARMD Associate Administrator Awards
The Next Full Moon is the Worm Moon
The next full moon is called the Worm Moon. Also, there will be a total lunar eclipse this full moon. The Moon will be full early Friday morning, March 14, at 2:55 a.m. EDT, but will appear full for about three days around this time, from Wednesday evening into Saturday morning. As the Moon passes […]
ROAMX testing in the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory (PAL) at NASA Ames Research Center
During 2024-2025, helicopter blades optimized for Mars were tested in the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory (PAL) at NASA Ames Research Center as part of the Rotor Optimization for the Advancement of Mars eXploration (ROAMX) project. The experimental test-chamber of the PAL can be depressurized to create atmospheric air pressures of different planetary bodies such as Mars. […]
Sols 4471-4472: Marching Through the Canyon
Written by Scott VanBommel, Planetary Scientist at Washington University Earth planning date: Monday, March 3, 2025 Curiosity continued steady progress through the upper sulfate unit and toward its next major science waypoint: the boxwork structures. Our rover is currently driving south through a local canyon between “Texoli” and “Gould Mesa.” This route may expose the […]