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Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) performs the physical science research at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, TX.

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Registrerte seg juli 2012

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  1. 26. apr.

    L-4 Days! Hermes is scheduled to launch to on SpaceX-17 @ 4:22am on 4/30. The Hermes Facility (right), led by our scientists, & the 1st set of experiments called Cassette-1 (left), will provide researchers w/info on how the surface material of asteroids behaves.

    Angre
  2. 24. apr.

    The abstract deadline for the 1st International Orbital Debris Conference has been extended to 4/29. This event will highlight orbital debris research in the U.S. & foster collaborations w/the international community! Abstract submission details: .

    Angre
  3. 24. apr.

    Our very own Kristen John () is the lead of the Hermes facility, an experimental microgravity research facility that will study asteroid regolith. Hermes will launch to next week! Read the Feature article to learn more:

    Angre
  4. 22. apr.

    Happy from NASA Astromaterials! What pictures would you take if you were an astronaut orbiting over Earth?

    Angre
  5. 22. apr.

    Happy ! Every day astronauts on board the get to look out the windows and take beautiful pictures of Earth. Here is a glimpse of what they may see while orbiting Earth each day.

    Angre
  6. 18. apr.

    Check out the great research being done by our very own Elizabeth Rampe!

    Angre
  7. 17. apr.

    Here’s a look at the Surat Basin in Queensland, Australia. An astronaut on board the captured this highly zoomed image while orbiting over the area. Read more about this image here:

    Angre
  8. 16. apr.

    Our scientists discovered a new form of the mineral monazite using a state-of-the-art electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) detector through analyses conducted on geologic samples from Haughton & Ries impact craters. Paper just published:

    Angre
  9. 15. apr.

    Our Orbital Debris Program Office, USRA, & are organizing the 1st International Orbital Debris Conference. The event will highlight orbital debris research in the U.S. & foster collaborations w/the international community. Abstracts due 4/22: .

    Angre
  10. 15. apr.

    Exciting times for ! The rover has sampled the Clay Bearing Unit, 1 of the primary reasons Gale Crater landing site was selected. Next steps will be to analyze the sample, led by the Chemistry & Mineralogy instrument team that includes our scientists !

    Angre
  11. 11. apr.

    Special delivery: 865 meteorites from ! The meteorites are kept frozen in transit all the way to in . Scientists are able to request Antarctic meteorite samples for their research here:

    Angre
  12. 10. apr.

    In a historic feat by & , a black hole image has been captured for the 1st time. Several of our missions observed the same black hole using different light wavelengths and collected data to understand the black hole's environment. Details:

    Angre
  13. 8. apr.

    An astronaut on board the took this image of pinwheel square shaped fields in . Learn more about these patterns and land change cover here from our weekly article:

    Angre
  14. 5. apr.
    Angre
  15. 5. apr.

    At ~9pm CDT, will carry out the Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI) operation. Once the SCI is deployed, the spacecraft will hide behind Ryugu as an artificial crater is created on the surface of asteroid Ryugu. Watch Mission Control live stream:

    Angre
  16. 4. apr.

    Astronauts on board the captured this image of the wetlands and Atlas Mountains of in Feb. 2019. Read more about this image in our weekly article!

    Angre
  17. 2. apr.

    Submit your abstracts (by 4/22) to the 1st International Orbital Debris Conference (Dec 9-12). The conference aims to highlight orbital debris research in the US & to foster collaborations w/the international community! IOC details:

    Angre
  18. 30. mar.

    ’s Cosmic Dust Lab is located ? We curate cosmic dust and some of our scientists conduct research on these samples! Learn more:

    Angre
  19. 28. mar.

    we curate dust from space in our Cosmic Dust Lab ? Lindsay Keller has been studying tracks w/in the dust & has determined that some dust has spent millions of years in space & possibly came from the Kuiper Belt! Read article:

    Angre
  20. 27. mar.

    Our Curation group published their first Astromaterials Newsletter! This bi-annual publication is the go-to source for updates on Astromaterials samples available for research requests.

    Angre

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