NASA Ames Research Center

A new NASA tool is making wildland firefighting safer 🔥

Fire crews in enclosed bulldozers can't always tell when outside temperatures have reached an unsafe level. NASA scientists developed a thermal sensor that alerts the operator, while simultaneously providing invaluable data about how fire behaves on the ground.

Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/4ffOSMS

A second full moon in May? What a treat! 🌕

Look to the sky in the early hours of May 31 to catch the Blue Moon at peak illumination.

Planet appreciation post 🤩

Have a favorite? Let us know in the comments and explore our work to better understand the origin and evolution of planetary systems: go.nasa.gov/44yhyLK

To honor the workforce that is helping NASA achieve the near-impossible, Administrator Jared Isaacman is offering standout employees a one‑of‑a‑kind experience to fly aboard a NASA F-18 aircraft.

Two Ames employees took part in the recognition flights. Shivanjli Sharma, a project manager for Air Traffic Management and Safety was recognized for helping to revolutionize the national airspace. Dr. Sarah D' Sousa, a functional area manager for Orion Structures and Thermal Protection Systems was nominated for her heat shield research contributions to Artemis I and II missions.

Congratulations Shivanjli and Sarah!

Stop to gaze at Saturn 🪐🤩

A series of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope images make up this full view of the ringed planet.

Where will you be Moon gazing from?

On Monday, May 18, look west just after sunset to see the crescent Moon and bright Venus in conjunction.

Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/4diiOq7

Wind tunnel testing? We’ve been at it for decades. 💁

Seen here in the ‘60s is an Apollo Command Module model being tested in our Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel.

Generations of air and spacecraft have had their critical safety checks here to ensure they’re ready to take to the skies to fly. Explore more: go.nasa.gov/4rPeao1

One single thread of gold tied me to you 💫

Seen here by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is NGC 7714, a spiral galaxy located about 100 million light-years from Earth. The golden haze is made up of millions of stars stretching from the galaxy’s center and bridging to a nearby galactic companion.