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Summary of the Second OMI–TROPOMI Science Team Meeting
22 min read Introduction The second joint Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI)–TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) Science…
NASA to Transform In-Space Manufacturing with Laser Beam Welding Collaboration
By Wayne Smith As NASA plans for humans to return to the Moon and eventually…
Student-Built Capsules Endure Heat of Re-entry for NASA Science
In July 2024, five student-built capsules endured the scorching heat of re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere…
NASA Shares Space Food Insight with Commercial Food Industry
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson displays from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) food packets in…
Integrating Relevant Science Investigations into Migrant Children Education
3 min read For three weeks in August, over 100 migrant children (ages 3-15) got…
NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A…
Atlantis Begins 13th Space Trip
NASA Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off in this Nov. 3, 1994, image, with NASA astronauts…
Station Science Top News: Nov. 1, 2024
Bioprinted patches could help wounds heal Researchers successfully demonstrated the function of a handheld bioprinter…
Sadie Coffin Named Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences/NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series Fellow
In August, the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS) announced a fellowship opportunity in partnership…
NASA’s NEOWISE Spacecraft Re-Enters Atmosphere, But More Discoveries Await!
Citizen science projects enabled by data from the WISE and NEOWISE missions have given hundreds…
30 Years On, NASA’s Wind Is a Windfall for Studying our Neighborhood in Space
5 min read An artist’s concept of NASA’s Wind spacecraft outside of Earth’s magnetosphere. Picture…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Pictured left to right,…
Halloween on the International Space Station
Although no ghouls or goblins or trick-or-treaters come knocking at the International Space Station’s front…
NASA Offers Virtual Activities for 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission
Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward…
Hello Earth? Space Calling
NASA astronaut Nick Hague with the International Space Station’s amateur or ham radio equipment during…
We Are All Made of Cells: Space and the Immune System
Bone cells NASA Malcolm O’Malley and his mom sat nervously in the doctor’s office awaiting…
NASA Brings Drone and Space Rover to Air Show
About 20,000 guests visited NASA’s tent at the Miramar Air Show in San Diego, California,…
NASA to Launch Innovative Solar Coronagraph to Space Station
5 min read NASA’s Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) is ready to launch to the International…
A Small Business Success Story: Mentor-Protégé Agreements Drive Growth in Aerospace Sector
In the ever-evolving aerospace industry, collaboration and mentorship are vital for fostering innovation and growth.…
NASA Sets Coverage for its SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon Station Relocation
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov approaches…
Carissa Arillo: Testing Spacecraft, Penning the Owner’s Manuals
Flight operations engineer Carissa Arillo helped ensure one of the instruments on NASA’s PACE mission…
Station Science Top News: Oct. 25, 2024
Better Monitoring of the Air Astronauts Breathe Ten weeks of operations showed that a second version of…
Sols 4345-4347: Contact Science is Back on the Table
3 min read Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 The changes to the plan…
NASA Successfully Integrates Coronagraph for Roman Space Telescope
The Roman Coronagraph is integrated with the Instrument Carrier for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space…
Watch How Students Help NASA Grow Plants in Space: Growing Beyond Earth
2 min read Since 2015, students from across the USA have been partnering with scientists…
Back on Earth: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Splashes Down Off Florida
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 members, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA astronauts…
Educator Night at the Museum of the North: Activating Science in Fairbanks Classrooms
2 min read The NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) set out to activate…
NASA Invites Media to 2024 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium
Hundreds of students, scientists, and other stakeholders listen in person and online as NASA leaders…
Human Adaptation to Spaceflight: The Role of Food and Nutrition
Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Victor Glover of NASA sips on a water bag. The latest…
NASA Science on Health, Safety to Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission
5 min read New science experiments for NASA are set to launch aboard the agency’s…
After 60 Years, Nuclear Power for Spaceflight is Still Tried and True
Editor’s Note: Originally published on June 21, 2021. Six decades after the launch of the…
NASA Quiet Space Fan Research to Benefit Commercial Space Stations
NASA researchers developed a Quiet Space Fan to reduce the noise inside crewed spacecraft, sharing…
NASA Begins New Deployable Solar Array Tech Demo on Pathfinder Spacecraft
A test image of Earth taken by NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-4’s onboard camera. The camera…
Meloë Kacenelenbogen Eyes the Future of Air Quality, Climate Research
A mentor of research scientist Meloë Kacenelenbogen once shared a sentiment from French author André…
Explore International Space Station Research with NASA Mobile Apps
At any given time, crew members are conducting dozens of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations…
Station Science Top News: Oct. 18, 2024
Microgravity had no immediate effect on a person’s ability to perceive the height of an object, indicating…
Five Years Ago: First All Woman Spacewalk
The fifth anniversary of the first all-female spacewalk by NASA astronauts Christina H. Koch and…
Scientist Profile: Jacquelyn Shuman Blazes New Trails in Fire Science
Jacquelyn Shuman visually assesses a prescribed fire at Ft. Stewart in Georgia, working with partner…
NASA Selects Two Teams to Advance Life Sciences Research in Space
3 min read NASA announced two awards Thursday to establish scientific consortia – multi-institutional coalitions…
The View from Space Keeps Getting Better
After 50 years of Landsat, discovery of new commercial and scientific uses is only accelerating…
Navigating Space and Sound: Jesse Bazley Supports Station Integration and Colleagues With Disabilities
A salute is widely recognized as a display of respect, but did you know it…
Station Science Top News: Oct. 11, 2024
Researchers verified that 3D micro-computed tomography scans can map the orientation of plant roots in space and…
Spooky on the Space Station
Cultures around the world celebrate Halloween on Oct 31. In many places, in addition to…
Journey to a Water World: NASA’s Europa Clipper Is Ready to Launch
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Europa Clipper spacecraft aboard is seen at Launch…
Kathryn Sullivan: The First American Woman to Walk in Space
Forty years ago, in October 1984, Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to…
NASA Highlights Low Earth Orbit, Sustainability at Space Conference
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy visited the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility…
NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract
Credit: NASA NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide…
NASA Terminal Transmits First Laser Communications Uplink to Space
NASA’s LCOT (Low-Cost Optical Terminal), a ground station made of modified commercial hardware, transmitted its…
Systems Engineer Noosha Haghani Prepped PACE for Space
Throughout the life cycles of missions, Goddard engineer Noosha Haghani has championed problem-solving and decision-making…
Station Science Top News: Oct. 4, 2024
Engineered heart tissues in space showed impairments that led to increased arrhythmias and loss of muscle strength,…
Tissue Chips Accurately Model Organs in Space
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir conducts cardiac research using tissue chip platforms in the Life Sciences…
Science Activation’s PLACES Team Facilitates Third Professional Learning Institute
5 min read The NASA Science Activation program’s Place-Based Learning to Advance Connections, Education, and…
NASA’s Laser Comms Demo Makes Deep Space Record, Completes First Phase
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is depicted receiving a laser signal from the Deep Space Optical Communications…
International and Space Law
The International and Space Law Practice Group is responsible for providing Agency-wide legal advice and…
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 31st Resupply Launch to Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft approaching the International Space Station Credits: NASA Media accreditation is open…
2 NASA Employees Awarded Space and Satellite Professionals 20 under 35 of 2024
Two NASA employees, Howard Chang and Bradley Williams, were named as two of the “20…
Facility Managers, Assemble: Protecting Johnson Space Center’s People and Places
Not all heroes wear capes (or blue flight suits). At Johnson Space Center in Houston,…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Concludes Space Station Scientific Mission
NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin are…
Three-time Spacewalker Josh Cassada to Retire from NASA
Oct. 1, 2024 NASA astronaut Josh Cassada holds a roll-out solar array as he rides…
Aerospace Medicine Clerkship
Aerospace Medicine Clerkship montage of images NASA The application window for the April 2025 session is…
30 Years Ago: STS-68 The Second Space Radar Lab Mission
On Sept. 30, 1994, space shuttle Endeavour took to the skies on its 7th trip…
Station Science Top News: Sept. 27, 2024
Researchers found that long-duration spaceflight affected the mechanical properties of eye tissues, including reducing the stiffness of…
NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson to Discuss Science, Station Mission
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson works on a computer inside the International Space Station. Credit:…
The Science of the Perfect Cup for Coffee
Material research is behind the design of a temperature-regulating mug Research into phase-change material (PCM)…
NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Boosts Human Health Research in Space
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 commander Nick Hague is pictured in his flight suit during training at…
Liftoff! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Launches to International Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX…
Launch Your Creativity with These Space Crafts!
9 min read In honor of the completion of our Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s…
NASA Invites Public to Join as Virtual Guests for SpaceX Crew-9 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX…
NASA’s Artemis Science Instrument Gets Tested in Moon-Like Sandbox
On Sept. 9 and 10, scientists and engineers tested NASA’s LEMS (Lunar Environment Monitoring Station) instrument…
Pioneer of Change: America Reyes Wang Makes NASA Space Biology More Open
4 min read America Reyes Wang, the lead of the the Space Biology Biospecimen Sharing…
NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 Launch, Docking
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov walk across the crew access arm…
NASA Relaunches Art Program with Space-Themed Murals
The inaugural murals for the relaunched NASA Art Program appear side-by-side at 350 Hudson Street,…
NASA Awards Contract Extension for Solar Science Instrument
NASA has awarded a contract extension to Stanford University, California, to continue the mission and…
Educational Activities in Space
As students of all ages returned to school this month, crew members on the International…
Station Science Top News: September 20, 2024
Researchers found that eddies, or swirling wind patterns, increased moisture evaporation in an alfalfa field.…
US, Republic of Korea Sign Statement to Advance Aerospace Cooperation
Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) Administrator Youngbin Yoon, left, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, sign…
NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Crewmates Return from Space Station
The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the…
NASA Science Activation Program Wins Prestigious Award
The NASA Science Activation (SciAct) Program has been selected to receive the American Geophysical Union…
Women in Astronomy Citizen Science Webinar This Thursday
Join Thursday’s NASA Cit Sci Leader’s Series event for a conversation about women and NASA-sponsored…
What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission
SpaceX Crew-9 members (from left) Mission Specialist Aleksandr Gorbunov from Roscosmos and Commander Nick Hague…
NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson’s Scientific Mission aboard Space Station
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson smiles for a portrait in the vestibule between the Kibo…
Rob Gutro: Clear Science in the Forecast
Rob Gutro has never been one to stay idle. From his start working at a…
Giant Leaps Start at Johnson for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Nick Hague
As the hub of human spaceflight, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston holds a variety…
Reinventing the Clock: NASA’s New Tech for Space Timekeeping
Here on Earth, it might not matter if your wristwatch runs a few seconds slow.…
Johnson Space Center Ignites STEM Passion at Houston’s Japan Festival
From Sept. 6-7, 2024, NASA’s Johnson Space Center brought the excitement of space exploration to…
NASA Selects Lunar Relay Contractor for Near Space Network Services
Credit: NASA NASA has awarded a contract to Intuitive Machines, LLC of Houston, to support…
55 Years Ago: Space Task Group Proposes Post-Apollo Plan to President Nixon
The Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 completed the goal set by President John F.…
Station Science Top News: September 13, 2024
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) researchers examined the structures of four titanium-based compounds solidified in levitators…
NASA, GE Aerospace Advancing Hybrid-Electric Airliners with HyTEC
This artist concept shows a NASA-developed small-core jet engine installed in General Electric Aerospace’s CFM…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Conduct Space Station Research
The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly…
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station
The Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 72 crew members: NASA…
Inspiration Among the Stars: How Johnson’s Workforce Found Their Place in Space
For some people, working for NASA is a lifelong dream. For others, it is an…
Chile Flowers Bloom in Space
Chile pepper plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station bore…
30 Years Ago: STS-64 Astronauts Test a Spacewalk Rescue Aid
On Sept. 9, 1994, space shuttle Discovery took to the skies on its 19th trip…
15 Years Ago: Japan launches HTV-1, its First Resupply Mission to the Space Station
On Sept. 10, 2009, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its first cargo delivery…
NASA Science for Your Classroom: Opportunities for Educators
4 min read The summer season for educators can be a time of rest and…
NASA Astronauts to Discuss Mission from Space Station
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams prepare orbital hardware for installation inside the International…
NASA, Boeing Welcome Starliner Spacecraft to Earth, Close Mission
NASA and Boeing welcomed Starliner back to Earth following the uncrewed spacecraft’s successful landing at…
NASA Summer Camp Inspires Future Climate Leaders
2 min read From July 15-19, 2024, the Coastal Equity and Resilience Hub at the…
Artemis IV: Gateway Gadget Fuels Deep Space Dining
Learn about the handy device NASA is developing to help astronauts rehydrate their meals aboard…
Space Station AMS-02 Instrument Works on the Mystery of Dark Matter
AMS-02 mounted on the outside of the space station. NASA Visible matter in the form…
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit’s Science of Opportunity on Space Station
A fisheye lens attached to an electronic still camera was used to capture this image…
40 Years Ago: STS-41D – First Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery
On Aug. 30, 1984, space shuttle Discovery lifted off on the STS-41D mission, joining NASA’s…
New NASA Sonifications Listen to the Universe’s Past
Sonifications of three images have been released to mark the 25th anniversary of Chandra’s “First…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch
Portraits of NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. (Credit: NASA) Editor’s note:…
Behind the Scenes at the 2024 Mars 2020 Science Team Meeting
3 min read The Mars 2020 Science Team meets in Pasadena for 3 days of…
CORRECTION: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (Credit: NASA) Editor’s note: This release…
Aaron Vigil Helps Give SASS to Roman Space Telescope
The stars in the big Wyoming skies inspired Aaron Vigil as a child to dream…
NASA G-IV Plane Will Carry Next-Generation Science Instrument
In a series of baseline flights beginning on June 24, 2024, the G-IV aircraft flew…
NASA Celebrates 25 Years of High School Aerospace Scholars
For 25 years, the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center has…
NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP)
NASA astronaut Steve Swanson harvests a crop of red romaine lettuce plants aboard the International…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Investigate Galactic Fossils
A galactic halo is a loose collection of stars that extends 15 to 20 times…
NASA, SpaceX Extend US Media Deadline for Crew-9 Launch to Station
The SpaceX Dragon Endurance crew ship, carrying four Crew-5 members, approaches the International Space Station…
NASA Assigns Astronaut Jonny Kim to First Space Station Mission
Official portrait of NASA astronaut Jonny Kim in an EMU suit. Credit: NASA During his…
40 Years Ago: President Reagan Announces Teacher in Space Project
On Aug. 27, 1984, President Ronald W. Reagan announced the Teacher in Space project as…
NASA Seeks Input for Astrobee Free-flying Space Robots
NASA is seeking input from American companies for the operation and use of a system…
Cassiopeia A, Then the Cosmos: 25 Years of Chandra X-ray Science
By Rick Smith On Aug. 26, 1999, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory opened its powerful telescopic eye…
Sols 4284–4286: Environmental Science Extravaganza
4 min read This image was taken by Left Navigation Camera onboard NASA’s Mars rover…
Station Science Top News: August 23, 2024
Researchers successfully produced cellulose from bacteria cultured on the International Space Station for four weeks.…
