nasa’s arcstone instrument successfully-completes primary-mission 

NASA’s Arcstone instrument, designed to improve the accuracy of lunar calibration, successfully completed its technology demonstration, and now begins extended operations.   Arcstone launched on June 23 on a SpaceX Transporter-14 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on a six-month mission to measure light reflected by the Moon, which is a stable and potentially highly-accurate calibration source, for satellite sensors.  The mission, led by NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, uses a speciallyContinue Reading

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5 Min Read Networks Keeping NASA’s Artemis II Mission Connected An artist’s conceptual image of network antennas supporting the Orion spacecraft. Credits: NASA / Dave Ryan NASA’s Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the Moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the first astronauts to Mars.Continue Reading

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Wan Wu Physical Research Scientist, Chemistry and Dynamics Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Wan Wu received his PhD of Physics from the University of Florida in 2007. he has been with NASA’s Langley Research Center (LaRC) since then, initially as a contractor engineer/scientist, and later asContinue Reading

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Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Snow Buries the U.S…. Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change ArticlesContinue Reading

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There’s no doubt that 2025 has been one of the most politically chaotic years of the 21st century. Amid the domestic and geopolitical mayhem unleashed by Traitor 47’s return to the White House, powerful interests were busy enacting a radical anti-democratic agenda that has already changed our world and willContinue Reading

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Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos The Fornax Initiative Draft… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   Physics of the Cosmos The Fornax Initiative A NASA Astrophysics Science Platform About TheContinue Reading