Bailey’s Beads and solar prominences are seen simply after totality in Dallas, Texas on Monday, April 8,2024 An overall solar eclipse swept throughout a narrow part of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland,Canada A partial solar eclipse showed up throughout the whole North American continent in addition to parts of Central America andEurope Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber
Following the shadow of the overall solar eclipse …
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And NASA’s lunar-roving robotic gets some brand-new hardware …
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Covering the2024TotalSolarEclipse
NASA offered comprehensive protection of theApril 8 overall solar eclipse from different areas throughoutNorth(************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* )as the(**************************************************************************************************************************************************************** )’s shadow took a trip from Mexico, throughout the U.S. fromTexas to Maine, and through parts ofCanadaIn addition to views from the ground, views ofEarth from a NASA science airplane, and even from the < period class ="glossaryLink" aria-describedby ="tt" data-cmtooltip ="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>International Space Station</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The International Space Station (ISS) is a large spacecraft in orbit around the Earth that serves as a research laboratory and spaceport for international collaboration in space exploration. It was launched in 1998 and has been continuously occupied by rotating crews of astronauts and cosmonauts from around the world since 2000. The ISS is a joint project of five space agencies: NASA (USA), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). It orbits the Earth at an altitude of approximately 400 kilometers (250 miles), and provides a unique platform for scientific research, technological development, and human space exploration.</div>" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]" tabindex ="0" function ="link" >InternationalSpaceStation revealed theMoon’s shadow death over cities and towns located along the course of totality.
An overall solar eclipse takes place when the Moon passes in between the Sun and Earth, totally obstructing the face of the Sun.
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara is seen outside the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight individual Marina Vasilevskaya landed in a remote location near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, April 6,2024 O’Hara is going back to Earth after logging 204 days in area as a member of Expeditions 69-70 aboard the International Space Station and Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya return after having actually invested the last 14 days in area. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara Returns From Space Station
On April 5, NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and 2 crewmates boarded a Soyuz spacecraft and undocked from the International SpaceStation The next day, the trio made a safe, parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan.
O’Hara invested 6 months aboard the station supporting NASA’s Artemis project and dealing with different clinical activities. This was her very first spaceflight.
A group of engineers raises the mast into location atop NASA’s VIPER robotic Moon rover in a tidy space at NASA’s Johnson Space Center inHouston Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER Robotic Moon Rover Group Raises Its Mighty Mast
The group structure NASA’s lunar-roving VIPER robotic just recently installed its mast. Rover motorists and scientists will utilize the suite of instruments attached to the mast, in addition to numerous science payloads, to hunt the South Pole area of the Moon throughout the rover’s upcoming objective.
VIPER looks for to assist us much better comprehend the origin of water and other resources because area previous to sending out astronauts to the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis project.
The DC-8 airplane went back to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale, California, on April 1, 2024, after finishing its last objective supporting Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ). The airplane and team were invited back with a celebratory water salute by the U.S. Air Force Plant 42 FireDepartment Credit: NASA/Steve Freeman
NASA’s DC-8 Completes Final Mission
NASA’s DC-8 airplane was invited back to the company’s Armstrong Flight Research Center just recently after finishing its last objective. As the biggest flying science lab worldwide, the DC-8 has actually been utilized to support the company’s Airborne Science objectives considering that 1987.
It has actually assisted gather information for numerous clinical tasks performed by the worldwide clinical neighborhood. The DC-8 will be retired to Idaho State University, where it will be utilized to train future airplane specialists.
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