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Upgrading the Space Station’s Cold Atom Lab With Mixed Reality

October 27, 2021
. Upgrading the Space Station’s Cold Atom Lab With Mixed Reality NASA is looking into whether mixed reality technology could help with repairs and upgrades on the cutting-edge Cold Atom Lab aboard the space station. NASA’s Cold Atom Lab is a first-of-its-kind physics laboratory operating in Earth orbit. About the size of a mini-fridge, it hosts…
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NASA to Host Briefing to Reveal New Findings From Jupiter’s Atmosphere

October 26, 2021
. NASA to Host Briefing to Reveal New Findings From Jupiter’s Atmosphere The mission’s science team will reveal new findings that provide a more comprehensive understanding of the gas giant’s roiling atmosphere. NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 28, to discuss the latest results from the agency’s Juno…
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NEID Spectrometer Lights Up Path to Exoplanet Exploration

October 21, 2021
. NEID Spectrometer Lights Up Path to Exoplanet Exploration A new NASA instrument will look for planets by detecting subtle wobbles from their parent stars. To prepare, it will study the Sun. As NASA expands its quest to discover exoplanets – planets beyond our solar system – it also grows its toolbox. Over the summer, a new tool called NEID…
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International Space Station tilted after thrusters on a Russian craft fired unexpectedly

October 16, 2021
The International Space Station was unexpectedly tilted on Friday after a test firing of thrusters on Russia’s Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft continued longer than expected. First reported by the New York Times, the personnel aboard the ISS were never in danger according to a statement from Russia’s Roscosmos space agency. Ground teams for NASA and Roscosmos were able to regain control of the station…
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