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Dec 27
2018

Named ISDApp, from the Tagalog word “isda” meaning fish, the app sends useful information to fishermen such as real-time weather, sunrise and sunset, wind speed, and cloud coverage to plan their fishing activities using the NASA GLOBE Observer app, a data collection from citizen scientists around the world used in concert with NASA satellite data to identify or communicate information, and educate the public about planet Earth

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Dec 27
2018

NASA Plan for a Potential Government Shutdown

- National Aeronautics and Space Administration will still continue supporting the operations of the International Space Station despite government shutdown.

NASA has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget its plan for an orderly shutdown of operations if there is no budget in place. During a shutdown, most NASA operations would cease and most employees would be furloughed, with the exception of operations and personnel needed to protect life and property.

Dec 27
2018

January 2019 lunar eclipse: How to watch the super blood wolf moon eclipse

You won’t want to miss next month’s super blood wolf moon eclipse. Mark your calendars for Jan. 20.

Technically, next month’s lunar event could be called a super blood wolf moon eclipse.

Starting Jan. 20, a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, that coincides with a supermoon, will be visible throughout the United States. The event starts late in the evening Jan. 20 and finishes during the wee hours of Jan. 21.

After that, you have to wait until May 26, 2021, for the next total lunar eclipse. Typically, each year has two lunar eclipses with total lunar eclipses about every two years, Brian Murphy, director of the Holcomb Observatory & Planetarium and Butler University professor.

Dec 26
2018

A Newly Proposed Space Mission Could Unlock the Mysteries of the Universe

It could reveal our galaxy’s origins, but won’t be approved until 2019.

Dec 26
2018

NASA’s Hubble telescope delivers new space stunners

See the Surfboard galaxy and gorgeous star clusters glow in 12 new NASA Hubble telescope images showing astronomical objects from the Messier catalog.

Dec 25
2018

A desert explosion helps scientists plan earthquake-detecting balloons on Venus

Balloons that pick up sounds from artificial earthquakes could one day explore Venus.

Dec 25
2018

In Space, Astronaut Anne McClain Draws on Rugby, US Army Experience for Super-Productivity

Here’s why astronaut Anne McClain is so productive on the ground and in space.

Dec 25
2018

Merry Christmas

This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of a bipolar star-forming region reminds us of a soaring, celestial snow angel. The outstretched “wings” aren’t snow at all, but are actually twin lobes of super-hot gas: https://go.nasa.gov/2EFQMFh

Dec 25
2018

Unwrapped a new device?

We’ve got lots of FREE eBooks and apps ready for you to download! Add some space to your life:

EBooks: https://go.nasa.gov/2EFZ2or Apps: https://go.nasa.gov/2EHwjj4

Dec 24
2018

Astronomers spot baby star emitting huge flare in a stellar ‘tantrum’

Astronomers have spotted a monstrous stellar flare coming from a baby star 685 light-years away that’s estimated to be 10,000 times larger than any such event emitted by our sun.

Experts say the stellar ‘tantrum’ could provide a window into the birth of potentially habitable exoplanets, revealing how huge events shake up the material orbiting distant stars.

The M-type star is just 2 million years old, meaning it has yet to reach the size at which it will remain for most of its life.