In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Week of December 12 – December 16, 2022
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Splashdown! NASA’s Orion Returns to Earth After Historic Moon Mission
NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 11:40 a.m. CST Dec. 11 after a record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth, completing the Artemis I flight test.
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Top Teams Advance in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge
NASA has named 15 teams moving on to compete in the semifinal level of its Break the Ice Lunar Challenge. The $3.5 million multi-phase challenge invites problem-solvers from businesses, academia, maker communities, and more to play a role in building a lasting human presence and vibrant economy on the Moon by tapping into resources that are already there.
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Follow NASA’s Lunar Flashlight Mission in Real Time
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight launched Dec. 11 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The small satellite, or SmallSat, embarked on a four-month journey to the Moon to seek out surface water ice in permanently shadowed craters at the lunar South Pole.
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IXPE Celebrates 1 Year of Exploring the Cosmos
One year ago, NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) lit up the early morning sky as it started its journey into space. IXPE is the first satellite dedicated to measuring the polarization of X-rays from a variety of cosmic sources, such as black holes and neutron stars.
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NASA’s Webb Unveils Young Stars in Early Stages of Formation
Scientists taking a “deep dive” into one of Webb’s iconic first images have discovered dozens of energetic jets and outflows from young stars previously hidden by dust clouds. The discovery marks the beginning of a new era of investigating how stars like the Sun form, and how the radiation from nearby massive stars might affect the development of planets.
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