Credit: NASARollout of NASAs experimental supersonic X-plane … Schedule updates for future Artemis missions … And another year of global record heat … A few of the stories to tell you about– This Week at NASA!Rollout of NASAs X-59 Quiet Supersonic AircraftOn January 12, NASA officially revealed the totally completed and freshly painted X-59 aircraft throughout a rollout event hosted by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale California. For more information about Quesst, go to nasa.gov/ Quesst.Artemis II astronauts, from left, NASA astronaut Victor Glover (left), CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman stand on the team gain access to arm of the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as part of an incorporated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, September 20. Credit: NASAs Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on RecordAccording to an analysis by NASA, Earths typical surface temperature in 2023 was the hottest on record.
Credit: NASARollout of NASAs speculative supersonic X-plane … Schedule updates for future Artemis missions … And another year of global record heat … A few of the stories to tell you about– This Week at NASA!Rollout of NASAs X-59 Quiet Supersonic AircraftOn January 12, NASA officially revealed the completely completed and freshly painted X-59 aircraft throughout a rollout ceremony hosted by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale California. The X-59 is an one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft that, as part of NASAs Quesst objective, will show the ability to fly supersonic while producing a mild “sonic thump” rather than the typical loud sonic boom. To learn more about Quesst, see nasa.gov/ Quesst.Artemis II astronauts, from left, NASA astronaut Victor Glover (left), CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman stand on the team gain access to arm of the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as part of an incorporated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, September 20. The test guarantees the ground systems group is ready to support the crew timeline on launch day. Credit: NASA/Frank MichauxNASA Shares Progress Toward Early Crewed Artemis Moon MissionsNASA has actually adjusted the schedules for NASAs Artemis II and Artemis III missions. Artemis II, the first crewed Artemis mission around the Moon, is now targeted for September 2025. Artemis III, which is prepared to land the very first astronauts near the lunar South Pole, is now being targeted for September 2026. The schedule changes were made to enable groups to resolve obstacles related to first-time advancements, operations, and combination.2023 was Earths hottest year considering that 1880, and the last 10 successive years have been the warmest 10 on record. Why does NASA, an area firm, look at Earths temperature? And how do we even measure global temperature level? Credit: NASAs Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on RecordAccording to an analysis by NASA, Earths typical surface area temperature in 2023 was the hottest on record. International temperatures last year were around 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit above the average for NASAs standard period of 1951 through 1980. Independent analyses by NOAA and the United Kingdoms Hadley Centre concluded the global surface temperatures for 2023 were the highest given that contemporary record-keeping began.For more about NASAs Earth science efforts, check out nasa.gov/ earth.NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has actually imaged star system Beta Pictoris. Webbs MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) made it possible for a team of astronomers to examine the composition of Beta Pics secondary and main debris disks– the latter feature formerly found by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Christopher Stark (NASA-GSFC), Kellen Lawson (NASA-GSFC), Jens Kammerer (ESO), Marshall Perrin (STScI)Webb Discovers Dusty “Cats Tail” in Beta Pictoris SystemAstronomers utilizing NASAs James Webb Space Telescope have actually found a brand-new, previously unseen structure in the Beta Pictoris system, about 63 light-years from Earth. The structure is a branch of dust, formed like a cats tail. It extends from the systems secondary particles disk that has been produced by crashes in between asteroids, comets, and planetesimals.This and other NASA news was featured at the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society in New Orleans.Thats whats up today @NASA.