NASA Live isn't a single specific program, but rather a way for you to connect with various live events and ongoing activities at NASA. Think of it as a digital front row seat to space exploration and scientific discovery!
Here's a breakdown of what "NASA Live" generally encompasses:
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Live Streams of Events: This is a major component. You can often watch live broadcasts of:
- Rocket Launches: Witness the power and excitement as spacecraft head into orbit. Today, for example, you could have watched the coverage of the rendezvous and docking of the 32nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.
- Spacewalks (EVAs): See astronauts working outside the International Space Station. There's even a news conference scheduled on April 24th about a U.S. Spacewalk.
- News Conferences: Stay informed about the latest NASA announcements, mission updates, and scientific findings.
- Mission Control Activities: Get a glimpse behind the scenes of ongoing missions.
- Educational Events: Participate in live Q&As with astronauts and scientists.
- Rocket Launches: Witness the power and excitement as spacecraft head into orbit. Today, for example, you could have watched the coverage of the rendezvous and docking of the 32nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.
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Live Views from the International Space Station (ISS): You can often find continuous live video feeds from cameras mounted on the ISS, offering incredible views of Earth from space. Sometimes, if the external cameras are unavailable, you might see previously recorded Earth views.
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NASA+: The Streaming Platform: NASA has transitioned from broadcasting via satellite to their new, free streaming platform called NASA+. This is the primary place to watch live and on-demand programming. You can access it through their website or the NASA app.
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Social Media and Other Platforms: NASA also uses platforms like YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook to stream live events and share updates.
How to Access NASA Live:
- NASA Website (nasa.gov/live): This is a central hub for finding live streams and upcoming events.
- NASA+ (plus.nasa.gov): Explore their dedicated streaming platform for live and on-demand content.
- NASA App: Download the official NASA app on your mobile device to watch live streams and videos.
- YouTube (NASA channel): Subscribe to the official NASA YouTube channel for live broadcasts and archived videos.
- Twitch (NASA channel): Follow NASA on Twitch for live streams and interactive content.
In short, NASA Live provides various avenues for the public to directly experience the excitement and progress of space exploration and scientific endeavors in real-time.
June 1st, 202
This is crazy how beautiful it is beyond earth, Sedate me and wake me up when I am in space. hehe
Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving fresh clues about the origin of a new class of mysterious objects.
As described in our press release, a team of astronomers combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the SKA [Square Kilometer Array] Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope on Wajarri Country in Australia to study the antics of the discovered object, known as ASKAP J1832−0911 (ASKAP J1832 for short).
ASKAP J1832 belongs to a class of objects called “long period radio transients” discovered in 2022 that vary in radio wave intensity in a regular way over tens of minutes. This is thousands of times longer than the length of the repeated variations seen in pulsars, which are rapidly spinning neutron stars that have repeated variations multiple times a second. ASKAP J1832 cycles in radio wave intensity every 44 minutes, placing it into this category of long period radio transients.
Using Chandra, the team discovered that ASKAP J1832 is also regularly varying in X-rays every 44 minutes. This is the first time that such an X-ray signal has been found in a long period radio transient.
In this composite image, X-rays from Chandra (blue) have been combined with infrared data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope (cyan, light blue, teal and orange), and radio from LOFAR (red). An inset shows a more detailed view of the immediate area around this unusual object in X-ray and radio light.
NASA Webb Explores Effect of Strong Magnetic Fields on Star Formation
What does star formation look like in extreme environments? 🌟
Webb took a peek at Sagittarius C, a star-forming region located in the heart of our galaxy near the supermassive black hole at its core. Stars typically form in clouds of dust and gas - which there are plenty of near the galaxy’s center - so why aren’t we seeing many stars born there? Webb’s data is showing that the strong magnetic fields that surround our central black hole may be playing a role in suppressing star formation.
Pictured here is data from the ground-based radio observatory, MeerKAT. The inset is Webb’s infrared image of a small region of this much larger area. The MeerKAT image spans 1,000 light-years, while the Webb image covers only 44 light-years. At the center of the MeerKAT image, the region surrounding the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole blazes bright. Huge vertical filamentary structures echo those captured on a smaller scale by Webb in Sagittarius C’s blue-green hydrogen cloud. Like a super-long exposure photograph, MeerKAT shows the bubble-like remnants of supernovas that exploded over millennia, capturing the dynamic nature of the Milky Way’s chaotic core.
Hubble Zooms in on Shrapnel from an Exploded Star
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled in stunning detail a small section of the expanding remains of a massive star that exploded about 8,000 years ago. Called the Veil Nebula, the debris is one of the best-known supernova remnants, deriving its name from its delicate, draped filamentary structures.
The entire nebula is 110 light-years across, covering six full moons on the sky as seen from Earth, and resides about 2,100 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus, the Swan. This 3-D visualization flies across a small portion of the Veil Nebula as photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope.