Chandra Sees the Peacock’s Galaxy
23 Jul
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Chandra Sees the Peacock’s Galaxy

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NASA Space Technology Monika LuabeyaJul 22, 2024To commemorate the 25th anniversary of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory launch, the Chandra team released this never-seen-before image of NGC 6872, a spiral galaxy in the Pavo (Peacock) constellation, on July 22, 2024. This image and 24 others, which all include data from Chandra, demonstrate how X-ray astronomy explores all corners of the universe.NGC 6872 is 522,000 light-years across, making it more than five times the size of the Milky Way galaxy; in 2013, astronomers from the United States, Chile, and Brazil found it to be thelargest-known spiral galaxybased on archival data from NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer. This record was surpassed by NGC 262, a galaxy that measures 1.3 million light-years in diameter.See more photos released for this celebration.Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt, L....
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Seed Funding Proposals Due November 19 This Year!
23 Jul
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Seed Funding Proposals Due November 19 This Year!

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NASA Space Technology Since it began in 2020, NASA’sCitizen Science Seed Funding Program (CSSFP)has helped twenty-four new NASA citizen science projects get off the ground. This one-year funding opportunity aims to expand the pool of professional scientists who use citizen science techniques in their science investigations. We’d like to remind you about two key changes to the CSSFP program this year!First, we heard that researchers could make better use of seed funding if it arrived in time to enable work during the summer — a crucial season for students, faculty, and interns.  To address this need, NASA is shifting the submission and review process to earlier in the year. The planning start date for CSSFP investigations for this next round is now May 1, 2025! Of course, an earlier start date means an earlier due date,...
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“Strange and Unexpected” – NASA’s Curiosity Rover Stumbles Upon Yellow Crystals on Mars
23 Jul
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“Strange and Unexpected” – NASA’s Curiosity Rover Stumbles Upon Yellow Crystals on Mars

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NASA Space Technology These yellow crystals were revealed after NASA’s Curiosity happened to drive over a rock and crack it open on May 30. Using an instrument on the rover’s arm, scientists later determined these crystals are elemental sulfur — and it’s the first time this kind of sulfur has been found on the Red Planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSSAmong several recent findings, the rover has found rocks made of pure sulfur — a first on the Red Planet.<span aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="NASANASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the United States government agency responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. Established in 1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act, NASA has led the U.S. in space exploration efforts, including the Apollo moon-landing missions, the Skylab space station, and the Space...
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Senate appropriators say spending bill includes NASA increase
23 Jul
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Senate appropriators say spending bill includes NASA increase

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NASA Space Technology Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) discuss their CJS appropriations bill for fiscal year 2025 at the Farnborough International Airshow July 22. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff FoustFARNBOROUGH, England — The leaders of a Senate appropriations subcommittee say they will increase NASA’s budget and protect the Artemis lunar exploration campaign in an upcoming spending bill even as another senator criticized a “wrongheaded” process.The Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to mark up a commerce, justice and science (CJS) spending bill for fiscal year 2025 on July 25. It is one of four bills the committee will consider that day after skipping a traditional subcommittee markup.“We’re very pleased to have reached agreement on our bill,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chair of the CJS appropriations subcommittee, during a July 22 press conference organized by the...
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