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Record-breaking astronaut Frank Rubio talks with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy about his historic mission during a space-to-ground call. On Sept. 11, 2023, Rubio surpassed the U.S. record for single longest duration spaceflight, a record previously set by astronaut Mark Vande Hei in 2022. Rubio is set to return to Earth on Sept. 27, 2023, when he will have spent 371 days in space. His extended stay aboard the orbiting laboratory helps us see how the human body reacts to microgravity and informs future missions to deep space. Credit: NASA Download link: https://images.nasa.gov/details-iss06...

A new long-duration spaceflight record, our SpaceX Crew-6 mission is back home, and our asteroid sample return mission is on target … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/A%20N... Video Producer: Andre Valentine Video Editor: Andre Valentine Narrator: Andre Valentine Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

This media briefing is a discussion about the report published by the unidentified anomalous phenomena independent study team we commissioned in 2022. The team’s report aims to inform us on what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAPs. Briefing participants include: · NASA Administrator Bill Nelson · Nicola Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington · Dan Evans, assistant deputy associate administrator for research, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate · David Spergel, president, Simons Foundation and chair of NASA’s UAP independent study team The UAP independent study team is a council of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for UAP. We commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Right now, the limited high-quality observations of UAP make it impossible to draw scientific conclusions from the data about the nature of such events. Read the report: https://go.nasa.gov/3PED0qv More info on the independent study team, including frequently asked questions: https://science.nasa.gov/uap Credit: NASA

33,404 views 13 Sept 2023 #Earth #NASA #Landsat Earth-observing satellites like Landsat have documented the shrinking of chimpanzee habitat, Africa's equatorial forest belt. The Jane Goodall Institute uses Landsat and other satellite data to empower local communities to drive conservation on their own land by creating habitat suitability maps for chimpanzees. Mobile apps also bring in data in real-time so communities can protect their village forest reserves, and create land use plans for watersheds, people, and chimpanzees. After years of forest loss, the last few decades have seen habitats recovering. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jo... Credits: Conservation dashboards created with support from NASA, The University of Maryland, Esri, Maxar, and the US Agency for International Development Video footage Courtesy of Jane Goodall Institute/Lilian Pintea #Landsat #Earth #NASA

Is NASA mining asteroids? No, we’re not in the business of mining asteroids but we do love to study them. This year, our #PsycheMission launches to a unique metal-rich asteroid to study what appears to be the exposed nickel-iron core of an early planet, one of the building blocks of our solar system. However, the science we gain from missions like this could one day benefit future humans in cosmic mining and resource endeavors. And in September, our OSIRIS-REx mission will deliver an asteroid sample back to Earth. Analysis from the sample may help improve future asteroid missions: https://go.nasa.gov/43PoK2y Explore more: https://nasa.gov/asteroids Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/Is%20... Producers: Jessica Wilde, Scott Bednar Editor: James Lucas Credit: NASA