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Elated to conclude my journey with the transformative NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration TOPS program! This initiative empowers researchers to champion open science principles, fostering collaboration and maximizing research impact. Through TOPS, I gained valuable training and resources to promote transparency by openly sharing data and methods, revolutionize collaboration across institutions and disciplines, and ultimately maximize research impact by facilitating public engagement and driving innovation. I am eager to apply these principles to my ongoing research and contribute to a more open, collaborative, and impactful scientific community. #OpenScience #TOPS #NASAScience

🌟 How Being a NASA Citizen Scientist Has Shaped My Journey 🌍 Becoming a part of NASA's Citizen Scientist program has been an absolute game-changer for me! 🚀 Here are just a few of the ways it’s made an impact: 🔬 Hands-On Research Experience: Collaborating with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration on real-world projects has given me the chance to engage with cutting-edge science 🌱. From data collection to analyzing results, every task has expanded my scientific knowledge. 🧠 Sharpened Critical Thinking: This opportunity pushed me to think outside the box 📦. Every new discovery made me a more resourceful and creative problem-solver. 🌐 Connection with a Global Community: I’ve had the privilege of meeting amazing like-minded individuals from around the world 🌏, all passionate about contributing to space exploration and science. 💡 Personal Growth: Being a citizen scientist with NASA has deepened my understanding of the universe and given me the confidence to take on even bigger challenges. It’s a reminder that no dream is too far out of reach ✨. 🌠 If you’re passionate about science and exploration, I highly recommend looking into citizen science opportunities with NASA!👇 https://lnkd.in/dwze7Mh2

#openscience #science4all NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA’s Transform to Open Science (TOPS), a NASA Open-Source Science Initiative, is designed to transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science. TOPS’s priority is to develop the infrastructure to train scientists and researchers as part of a 5-year program. The open science curriculum will introduce those beginning their open science journey to important definitions, tools, and resources; and provide participants at all levels recommendations on best practices. Learn https://lnkd.in/d_v6_tAB

'That’s never been done before…let's try it' Commercial SAR systems are advancing Earth Science. Back in 2021, ICEYE developed a novel way to collect data over the same location on Earth, from the same position in space, every 24 hours. This 'geometric' consistency unlocks highly accurate assessments of changes to Earth's surface. We called this capability Daily Ground Track Repeat and have since collected 'data stacks' of 100+ consecutive days at various sites around the world. With the demand for such utility continuing to grow, we have big plans for the future. Meanwhile, scientists are busy harnessing the power of commercial innovations in radar remote sensing. Researchers at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Caltech NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of Waterloo and UC Irvine together with teammates from ICEYE are deepening humanity's understanding of glacial formation as it relates to changes in sea level. We are honored to support such endeavors, demonstrating the value of public-private collaboration for climate science. #letsgo. https://lnkd.in/gHm98p-B Eric Rignot Christine Dow Enrico Ciracì Bernd Scheuchl Michael Wollersheim Valentyn Tolpekin

This is awesome > one of the biggest sources of uncertainty in SOC (and really any biogeochemical modeling, particularly at field-level) is the granularity and ability to obtain good evapotranspiration data to parameterize and calibrate these models. It’s an accumulation of breakthroughs like this, amongst many other efforts, that are cumulatively decreasing uncertainty, reducing risk for participants, and unlocking growth of market-mechanisms that recognize and value natural capital resources with accuracy and accountability. #openscience #incrementalgrowth #naturalcapital

Our ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week features the colourful galaxy NGC 1559. It is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Reticulum, 35 million light-years from Earth. 🔴 This picture is composed of ten different images taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, each filtered to collect light from a specific wavelength or range of wavelengths. It spans from the ultraviolet to the near-infrared. 🔴 This allows information about many different processes in the galaxy to be recorded. For instance, the 656nm filter can detect areas of star formation – shown here by the blossoming pink patches 🌸 filling NGC 1559’s spiral arms. 🔴 These ten images come from six different observing programmes running from 2009 to 2024. They have a variety of scientific goals, ranging from checking in on a supernova to helping calculate the Hubble constant! Read more: https://ow.ly/ZSCl50TnT01 📷 ESA/Hubble & NASA, F. Belfiore, W. Yuan, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team, A. Riess, K. Takáts, D. de Martin & M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble)

The story about NASA spending millions to develop a space pen while the Soviet Union simply used pencils is a popular anecdote, but it's not entirely accurate. Here's the real story: The Space Pen: The space pen, also known as the Fisher Space Pen, was indeed developed to write in extreme conditions, including zero gravity, underwater, over grease, and in extreme temperatures. However, it was not developed by NASA, nor did it cost millions of dollars. The pen was created by inventor Paul Fisher, who spent his own funds to develop it. Fisher's company, the Fisher Pen Company, patented the pen in 1965 and introduced it to NASA. NASA's Adoption of the Space Pen: After rigorous testing, NASA decided to use the Fisher Space Pen for its Apollo missions. This decision was made because pencils could pose certain risks in a space environment: pencil leads can break and float in zero gravity, potentially harming equipment or astronauts. The graphite dust from pencils is also conductive and could cause electrical shorts. Soviet Union's Use of Pencils: Initially, both American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts used pencils in space. However, the Soviets also faced similar issues with the use of pencils in space and eventually switched to using the Fisher Space Pen as well. Cost: Contrary to the myth, NASA did not spend extraordinary amounts of taxpayer money to develop the pen. They purchased the pens at a reasonable price, just like any other customer. The development costs were borne by Paul Fisher himself. In conclusion, while the story captures a contrast in approaches to solving the same problem, the specifics often shared in the anecdote are more myth than fact. Both the United States and the Soviet Union initially used pencils, but eventually adopted the Fisher Space Pen for its practicality and safety in space.

New Evidence Adds to Findings Hinting at Network of Caves on Moon: An international team of scientists using data from the NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) has discovered evidence of caves beneath the Moon’s surface. In re-analyzing radar data collected by LRO’s Mini-RF (Miniature Radio-Frequency) instrument in 2010, the team found evidence of a cave extending more than 200 feet from the base of a pit. The pit is located 230 miles northeast of the first human landing site on the Moon in Mare Tranquillitatis. The full extent of the cave is unknown, but it could stretch for miles beneath the mare. Scientists have suspected for decades that there are subsurface caves on the Moon, just like there are on Earth. Pits that may lead to caves were suggested in images from NASA’s lunar orbiters that mapped the Moon’s surface before NASA’s Apollo human landings. A pit was then confirmed in 2009 from images taken by JAXA’s (JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Kaguya orbiter, and many have since been found across the Moon through images and thermal measurements of the surface taken by LRO. NASA’s LRO Finds Lunar Pits Harbor Comfortable Temperatures “Now the analysis of the Mini-RF radar data tells us how far these caves might extend,” said Noah Petro, LRO project scientist based at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Lunar Pits Could Shelter Astronauts, Reveal Details of How ‘Man in the Moon’ Formed Like “lava tubes” found here on Earth, scientists suspect that lunar caves formed when molten lava flowed beneath a field of cooled lava, or a crust formed over a river of lava, leaving a long, hollow tunnel. If the ceiling of a solidified lava tube collapses, it opens a pit, like a skylight, that can lead into the rest of the cave-like tube. Mini-RF is operated by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. LRO is managed by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Launched on June 18, 2009, LRO has collected a treasure trove of data with its seven powerful instruments, making an invaluable contribution to our knowledge about the Moon. NASA is returning to the Moon with commercial and international partners to expand human presence in space and bring back new knowledge and opportunities. #space #earth #moon #research #radar #radio #lava #lavatube #exploration #discovery #knowledge

Did You Know? Fun Facts About NASA with AmosTheMathGuy Hey everyone, AmosTheMathGuy here! Today, I'm taking a break from equations to celebrate a giant leap for mankind (and math!) – NASA! Here are a few cosmically cool facts you might not know about the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: 1. Firefighting Tech: The fire-resistant suits astronauts wear owe their development to the Apollo 1 fire. NASA needed improved protection, and the result? Spacesuit materials that are also helpful here on Earth! 2. Pool Cleaners in Space? Believe it or not, NASA's water purification systems inspired the creation of automatic pool cleaners! Silver ions used to keep astronauts' water pure turned out to be great for keeping your pool sparkling clean too. 3. Space Age Medicine: Many medical breakthroughs stem from NASA tech. For instance, the development of tiny, programmable pacemakers was influenced by Apollo technology. Pretty amazing, right? These are just a few examples of how space exploration has impacted our daily lives. What other surprising connections between NASA and our world can you think of? Share in the comments! #NASA #SpaceExploration #Science #FunFacts #MathAndScience Let's keep the conversation going! AmosTheMathGuy

🚀 Inside NASA: JPL and Space, Safety & Innovation—COSMIC chat with the NASA Senior Research Scientist 🚀🚀🚀 WATCH NOW!!! In this episode, let’s sit together and have an inspiring and knowledge-sharing talk with Goutam Chattopadhyay, the senior scientist in the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who holds a dreamy journey from Kolkata. In this exclusive interview Goutam talks about his early experiences that gave him the urge to become an engineer, the key events that defined his career and the prestigious projects he is involved in at NASA-JPL. This time, we go more in-depth with the help of AI and machine learning in space exploration and how teamwork at NASA leads to the development of new ideas. Goutam also talks a lot about the significance of safety issues related to aerospace and how NASA handles risks while addressing various vital missions; thus, there is much that aviation workers can learn from such policies and procedures. Regardless of your desire to become an engineer, a scientist or a business analyst, there is a lot to be learned from this conversation and specifically for aspiring space industry players. 🎥 Watch the full interview now on my YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/gkRWWCwv Key topics include: - A brief account on how Goutam Chattopadhyay reached NASA-JPL Part One – Early Print Influences - Innovation for Projects NASA JPL Research & Technology 2020. - AI & Machine Learning – Its Effect On Space Exploration As a result of its structure, the interdisciplinary collaboration process always fuels innovation. - It is imperative to find out the Risk Management Strategies that NASA has adopted in Aerospace. - Inferences of the Future Space Exploitation - Some tips for scientists, engineers, and analysts to be of help to young people who would wish to join the discipline. This is a unique opportunity to hear it from one of the leading individuals in space exploration agency and the world more so on the future of space, implication of safety to winning in this highly saturated industry. #yasumi #yasumiwickramasinghe #yasumitraveleee #NASA #Space #Exploration #Innovation #AI #Risk #Management #Aerospace #Technology #GoutamChattopadhyay #NASAJPL #Futurespace #aviation #FutureproofleadersJPL #linkedin LinkedIn NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Technology Transfer Program NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center NASA Careers NASA APPEL Knowledge Services NASA Space Apps Challenge, Thrissur NASA Space Apps Challenge, Delhi NASA Space Apps Challenge, Kottayam