Who is Janet Petro, Trump's pick for acting NASA administrator?

Who is Janet Petro, Trump's acting NASA administrator? | Space Quiz! What causes Einstein Rings? | How to watch NASA's 1st Twitch stream from the ISS this week Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com |  Web Version February 11, 2025 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE The Launchpad (HUM Images/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Who is Janet Petro, Trump's acting NASA administrator? Janet Petro became the first woman to lead NASA on Jan. 20, after U.S. President Donald Trump appointed her to be acting administrator on his first day back in office. Here's what we know about the new head of the space agency. Get to know Janet Petro Space Quiz! What causes Einstein Rings? Learn the answer here! Gravitational lensing Doppler effect Dark matter Solar flares (NASA) How to watch NASA's 1st Twitch stream from the ISS this week The ISS is coming to Twitch. Tomorrow (Feb. 12), NASA will host its first Twitch stream from the International Space Station (ISS), giving viewers the chance to ask NASA astronauts questions in real time, while they orbit Earth some 250 miles (402 km) from our planet's surface. Watch Live Space Deal of the Day (Future) Save a massive 63% on a year of Peacock TV now $29.99 If you're looking for the best streaming deals available, we may have found the one for you. NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock is currently offering a 12-month subscription to Peacock Premium for just $29.99, reduced from $79.99 - the lowest price we've seen since Black Friday. Read More Spaceflight (Firefly Aerospace) Blue Ghost lander leaves Earth orbit to head for the moon Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now headed for the moon after firing its engines to send it out of Earth orbit. Blue Ghost will enter a high lunar orbit in the next few days and then begin lowering its orbit to get ready for a landing attempt. Read More Science & Astronomy (ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, T. Li) Euclid telescope discovers stunning Einstein ring The Euclid space telescope has, by chance, discovered its first Einstein ring, and it is absolutely stunning. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, this perfectly circular Einstein ring has allowed researchers to "weigh" the dark matter at the heart of a galaxy almost 600 million light-years away. Read More SpaceX (Intuitive Machines) Crater-diving 'Gracie' will launch to the moon this month A SpaceX launch later this month will send a new type of lunar explorer to the moon. IM-2, the second moon mission by Houston company Intuitive Machines, will lift off from Florida's Space Coast during a four-day window that opens on Feb. 26. If all goes to plan, Athena will land on a plateau just 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the moon's south pole. This region is thought to be rich in water ice, and IM-2 will prospect for the precious resource with the help of some ride-along robots, including a pioneering hopper nicknamed Gracie. Read More Technology (Boom Supersonic) XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet went out in style yesterday. The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave Air & Space Port in southeastern California. Watch replay On This Day in Space Feb. 11, 2010: NASA launches Solar Dynamics Observatory (NASA) On Feb. 11, 2010, NASA launched a spacecraft to study the inner workings of the sun. The new Solar Dynamics Observatory was made to take the most detailed and comprehensive measurements of the sun ever. The satellite orbits Earth, but its orbit allows it to look at the sun continuously. It looks for activity like sunspots and solar flares, but it also studies the sun's magnetic field. By better understanding the sun's crazy and warped magnetic fields, scientists hope to better predict space weather events that spew harmful radiation toward Earth. The Solar Dynamics Observatory launched just in time to see the sun during the peak of its 11-year solar cycle. Full Story: Space (2/27)    Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036