In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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NASA Missions Make Unprecedented Map of Sun’s Magnetic Field
The chromosphere remains the most mysterious of the Sun’s atmospheric layers. Sandwiched between the bright surface and the ethereal solar corona, the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the chromosphere is a place of rapid change, where temperature rises and magnetic fields begin to dominate the Sun’s behavior. Now, for the first time, a triad of NASA missions have peered into the chromosphere to return multi-height measurements of its magnetic field.
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Reclusive Neutron Star May Have Been Found in Famous Supernova
Since astronomers captured the bright explosion of a star on February 24, 1987, researchers have been searching for the squashed stellar core that should have been left behind. A group of astronomers using data from NASA space missions and ground-based telescopes may have finally found it.
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Marshall Celebrates Black History Month: Together We Achieve
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is celebrating Black History Month by highlighting the work and contributions of team members across the center. Whether supporting astronauts aboard the International Space Station, testing flight hardware, or developing and implementing the technologies of tomorrow, the values of unity, diversity, and inclusion are of great importance to the Marshall community.
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NASA Welds Confidence Article for Next Evolution of SLS Rocket for Artemis Missions
Technicians are manufacturing and testing the first in a series of initial weld confidence articles for the Exploration Upper Stage for future flights of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket at the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The Exploration Upper Stage will be used on the second configuration of the SLS rocket, known as Block 1B, and will provide in-space propulsion to send astronauts in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and heavy cargo on a precise trajectory to the Moon.
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Marshall Highlights Engineers for National Engineers Week, Black History Month
In honor of National Engineers Week and Black History Month, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center highlighted seven engineers about their professional and personal experiences. National Engineers Week (Feb. 21-27) is dedicated to ensuring a diverse, future engineering workforce by increasing an interest in and understanding of science, technology, engineering, or math careers.
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