In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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Hubble Snaps Speedy Star Jets
A Herbig-Haro object is a relatively rare celestial phenomenon that develops under very specific circumstances. Newly formed stars are often very active, and in some cases they expel very narrow jets of rapidly moving ionized gas that is so hot that its molecules and atoms have lost their electrons, making the gas highly charged. The streams of ionized gas then collide with the clouds of gas and dust surrounding newly formed stars at speeds of hundreds of miles per second. It is these energetic collisions that create Herbig-Haro objects.
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New Augmented Reality Applications Assist Astronaut Repairs to Space Station
As NASA prepares to explore the Moon and eventually Mars, NASA is developing tools to increase astronaut autonomy to operate spacecraft or systems without assistance from the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston because communication delays from Earth will last longer. Augmented reality project demonstrates how station crew members can inspect and maintain scientific and exercise equipment critical to maintaining crew health and achieving research goals without assistance from ground teams.
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NASA Opens Registration for 2022 Human Exploration Rover Challenge
NASA challenges intrepid student engineering and design teams to work like never before to support the U.S. space program. Registration is now open for U.S. student teams to take part in the next NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, set for April 28-30, 2022, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The competition is designed to immerse teams in the practical challenges of planning and executing exploratory missions on the surface of other worlds.
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Improving Food Security Through Capacity Building
Food security – the consistent availability and affordability of food – is a basic human need, yet it remains elusive for billions of people around the world. Because each region’s infrastructure and challenges are unique, the trickier task is getting relevant data into the hands of the people who need it and in a way that is easily accessible. Learn about a joint NASA-United States Agency for International Development initiative called SERVIR that is paving the way to do just that. NASA uses the unique vantage point of space to look back at Earth while USAID, working in over 100 countries, understands development needs from the ground level.
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Artemis I Mission Teams: The Crew Behind the Uncrewed Mission
The first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft will not have a crew of astronauts on board, but there are several experienced teams of people behind the mission to ensure the success of the first SLS launch and Orion’s first trip around the Moon. Find out more about the primary teams responsible for supporting the mission: the mission management team, the launch control team, the flight control team, and the landing and recovery team.
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