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''MEDIA ADVISORY M16-050'' '''NASA to Provide Coverage of May 9 Mercury Transit of the Sun''' NASA is inviting media and viewers around the world to see a relatively rare celestial event, with coverage of the Monday, May 9 transit of the sun by the planet Mercury. Media may view the event at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Agency scientists will be available at the ...

''RELEASE 16-050'' '''NASA Makes Dozens of Patents Available in Public Domain to Benefit U.S. Industry''' NASA has released 56 formerly-patented agency technologies into the public domain, making its government-developed technologies freely available for unrestricted commercial use. In addition to the release of these technologies, a searchable database now is available that catalogs thousands ...

''RELEASE 16-051'' '''NASA's Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered''' NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date. “This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler,” said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “This gives us hope that somewhere ...

'''Flying Observatory Detects Atomic Oxygen in Martian Atmosphere''' An instrument onboard the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) detected atomic oxygen in the atmosphere of Mars for the first time since the last observation 40 years ago. These atoms were found in the upper layers of the Martian atmosphere known as the mesosphere. SOFIA/GREAT Mars Oxygen Spectrum ...

''MEDIA ADVISORY M16-053'' '''Wisconsin Students Make Long-Distance Call to Space Station Astronaut''' Students in Winter, Wisconsin, will have the opportunity to speak with a NASA astronaut living and working aboard the International Space Station at 11:15 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 19. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Expedition 47 ...

''RELEASE 16-053'' '''From ‘Magnetoshells’ to Growable Habitats, NASA Invests in Next Stage of Visionary Technology Development''' NASA has selected eight technology proposals for investment that have the potential to transform future aerospace missions, introduce new capabilities, and significantly improve current approaches to building and operating aerospace systems. Awards under Phase II of ...

''RELEASE 16-054'' '''NASA Telescopes Find Clues For How Giant Black Holes Formed So Quickly''' Using data from NASA’s Great Observatories, astronomers have found the best evidence yet for cosmic seeds in the early universe that should grow into supermassive black holes. Researchers combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, and Spitzer Space Telescope to ...

''MEDIA ADVISORY M16-051'' '''NASA to Announce Latest Kepler Discoveries During Media Teleconference''' NASA will host a news teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 10 to announce the latest discoveries made by its planet-hunting mission, the Kepler Space Telescope. The briefing participants are: Paul Hertz, Astrophysics Division director at NASA Headquarters in Washington Timothy Morton, ...

'''Mice Studies in Space Offer Clues on Bone Loss''' Astronauts know their bodies will be tested during time spent on the International Space Station, from the 15 daily sunrises and sunsets wreaking havoc on their circadian rhythms to the lack of gravity that weakens bone density and muscle. NASA is working to counteract these otherworldly challenges to enable long-term human exploration of ...

''MEDIA ADVISORY M16-059'' '''NASA to Brief Media on Status of Bigelow Expandable Activity Module''' NASA will host a media teleconference at noon EDT Friday, May 27 to provide an update on the expansion operations for the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) installed on the International Space Station. The teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website. To participate in the ...

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