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'Extremely Large Telescope' being built in Chile could detect signs of alien life in a single night
- The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in northern Chile, will give us a better view of the Milky Way than any ground-based telescope before it.
- The ELT's primary mirror array will have an effective diameter of 39 meters, gathering more light than previous telescopes and providing images 16 times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope.
- The ELT is expected to come online in 2028 and has the potential to capture faint atmospheric spectra from exoplanets, helping to determine the composition of their atmospheres.
- The ELT's greater sensitivity will allow it to settle unanswered questions about the presence of atmospheres on certain exoplanets, potentially leading to the discovery of signs of alien life.
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Engineering Reality: Lee Bingham Leads Lunar Surface Simulation Support for Artemis Campaign
- NASA's Simulation and Graphics Branch at Johnson Space Center in Houston provides high-fidelity, real-time graphical simulations to support engineering analyses and crew training for space missions.
- Lee Bingham, an aerospace engineer on the simulation and graphics team, leads multiple projects including the Digital Lunar Exploration Sites Unreal Simulation Tool (DUST) and the Lunar Surface Mixed-Reality with the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS).
- DUST, a 3D visualization of the Moon's South Pole, has supported human-in-the-loop studies for NASA while being made available to external collaborators and the public through the NASA Software Catalog.
- Bingham emphasizes the importance of work-life balance, teamwork, and learning from previous generations, while encouraging the Artemis Generation to tackle challenges and drive innovation.
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Nasa rover discovers largest organic compounds yet found on Mars
- Nasa rover discovers largest organic compounds yet found on Mars
- Curiosity rover detected the largest organic compounds ever seen on Mars in a 3.7 billion-year-old rock sample from Yellowknife Bay, an ancient Martian lakebed.
- The compounds, long-chain alkanes, were found in the rock and are organic molecules thought to be remnants of fatty acids, crucial constituents of cell membranes in all living organisms on Earth.
- While the discovery does not provide definitive evidence of past life on Mars, it represents the best chance scientists have had to identify remains of life on the red planet.
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James Webb captures gorgeous image of a Cosmic Tornado
- The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the Herbig-Haro 49/50, also known as the 'Cosmic Tornado'.
- This object, located in the constellation Chamaeleon, is just 630 light-years away from Earth.
- The image, taken by Webb's NIRCam and MIRI instruments, reveals hot gases and dust grains in red and orange colors.
- The image also shows a spiral galaxy located at the tip of the tornado, which aligns with the Herbig-Haro object as seen from Earth.
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JWST spots an energetic ‘Cosmic Tornado’ 625 light-years away
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided a new high-definition view of the 'Cosmic Tornado,' Herbig-Haro 49/50 (HH 49/50)
- HH 49/50 is located approximately 625 light-years away in the Chamaeleon constellation and is a protostar formation that exhibits a funnel shape
- JWST's observations have revealed that the bright dot at the upper tip of HH 49/50 is a distant spiral galaxy located in a 'sea of distant background galaxies'
- HH 49/50's jetstream speeds suggest that the energy plumes will likely eventually obscure the spiral galaxy in a few thousand years
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'Potentially hazardous' pyramid-size asteroid will make its closest flyby of Earth for more than 100 years this Wednesday
- A 'potentially hazardous' pyramid-size asteroid will make its closest flyby of Earth for more than 100 years this Wednesday.
- The asteroid, named 2014 TN17, will come within 3.2 million miles of Earth, around 13 times further away than the moon.
- Measuring around 540 feet wide, it is larger than the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
- While classified as 'potentially hazardous,' the asteroid poses no risk of collision and will be observed by NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar.
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Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Services
- NASA is offering Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) services to support employees in transitioning to new career opportunities in the public or private sector.
- The services include a 1-day virtual workshop covering career exploration, job search strategy, resume writing, and interview techniques.
- Resources for resume preparation, interview coaching, networking, job search assistance, and retraining are also provided.
- NASA's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers counseling and support during the career transition process.
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NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 32nd Resupply Launch to Space Station
- NASA and SpaceX have invited media for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station (ISS).
- The launch is targeted for no earlier than Monday, April 21, and it is the 32nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission for NASA to the ISS.
- Media accreditation is open for U.S. citizens, and the application deadline is 11:59 p.m., EDT, Friday, April 4.
- The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will carry experiments, equipment, and supplies, including refined maneuvers for free-floating robots, an air quality monitoring system, and atomic clocks for physics experiments.
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Expedition 72 Astronauts Relax as Cosmonauts Keep Up Research, Maintenance
- Four Expedition 72 astronauts took a well-deserved break on Monday following last week’s busy period of crew swap activities and advanced microgravity research.
- NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov are in their second week aboard the orbiting lab.
- The four crewmates continue getting up to speed with living in weightlessness and the numerous space station systems they will use every day.
- Peskov stayed busy on Monday along with his fellow cosmonauts station Commander Alexey Ovchinin and Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner.
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Step into the spotlight: Apply to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is inviting tech innovators, startup enthusiasts, marketing experts, and emerging VCs to apply for speaking opportunities at the event.
- The event will feature interactive breakout sessions and roundtable discussions led by industry experts on topics relevant to startup founders and entrepreneurs.
- Applicants can choose between delivering a 30-minute breakout session with visual aids or leading a 30-minute roundtable discussion focused on organic conversation.
- The application deadline for content is May 16. Selected sessions will be featured live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place from October 27–29 in San Francisco.
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts will discuss their science mission in a postflight news conference.
- NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth on March 18.
- The news conference is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. EDT on March 31.
- During their mission, the crew conducted over 150 unique experiments, including plant growth studies and stem cell technology testing.
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50 Years Ago: Final Saturn Rocket Rolls Out to Launch Pad 39
- The last Saturn rocket, Saturn IB, rolled out to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 24, 1975.
- This rocket was part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, marking the 19th Saturn rocket in the Saturn class.
- The Saturn family of rockets achieved a 100% success rate of 32 launches.
- Leading up to the launch, engineers replaced all eight fins on the rocket's first stage.
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Mapping the asteroid belt: Where do meteorites come from?
- Scientists are creating a geologic map of the asteroid belt to trace the origins of meteorites.
- Meteorites have provided clues about the origin of space rocks through tracking their paths and compositions.
- Asteroid belt is home to over a million asteroids and smaller rocks which broke apart to form debris fields.
- Mapping meteorite origins helps in understanding the composition and potential threat of asteroids towards Earth.
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Scientists say strange gases could be signs of alien life
- Scientists from the University of California, Riverside are searching for signs of alien life by looking for unusual gases in the atmospheres of distant planets.
- Their focus is on methyl halides, gases mostly produced by bacteria, algae, fungi, and some plants on Earth.
- Hycean planets, hot, ocean-covered planets with thick hydrogen atmospheres, are seen as good candidates for harboring these gases, and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be used for detection.
- If these gases are detected, it could imply the existence of anaerobic microbes and suggest that life is more common in the universe than previously thought.
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