In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Week of January 16 – January 20, 2023
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Artemis III: NASA’s First Human Mission to the Lunar South Pole
Humans have always been drawn to explore, discover, and learn as much as we can about the world – and worlds – around us. This isn’t always easy, but it’s in our nature. For the benefit of all humanity, NASA and its partners will land the first woman and first person of color on the surface of the Moon with Artemis.
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NASA Recaps Webb Telescope Findings From AAS Meeting
Scientists shared new findings and updates from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope at press conferences during the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle, from Jan. 8 to 12. Scientists from NASA and universities shared Webb results from multiple different scientific disciplines, ranging from the early universe and galaxy evolution to exoplanet atmospheres and young star formation.
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Hubble Finds Hungry Black Hole Twisting Captured Star Into Donut Shape
Black holes are gatherers, not hunters. They lie in wait until a hapless star wanders by. When the star gets close enough, the black hole's gravitational grasp violently rips it apart and sloppily devours its gasses while belching out intense radiation. Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have recorded a star's final moments in detail as it gets gobbled up by a black hole.
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Orion Manikins Return from Artemis I Mission
After a 25-day flight beyond the Moon and back inside the Artemis I Orion crew module, two manikins underwent postflight payload inspections inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 11. As part of the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment investigation, the two female manikins were equipped with radiation detectors.
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Space Station Science Highlights
Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted scientific investigations during the week of Jan. 9 that included growing high-quality protein crystals, demonstrating the production of potable water from urine, and analyzing the benefits of growing tomatoes in space. Learn more about some of the microgravity investigations currently taking place aboard the orbiting lab.
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