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I Am Artemis: Diamond St. John
I Am Artemis: Diamond St. John Diamond St. John, an engineer with Lockheed Martin, is part of the team working on the Orion heat shield for NASA’s Artemis III mission, which aims to return humans to the Moon. St. John’s family has a four-generation legacy of supporting human spaceflight at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in […]
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Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy
Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy Hubble Space Telescope captures an image of NGC 2775, a galaxy that’s hard to categorize as either spiral or elliptical due to its unique features. The galaxy has a smooth, featureless center and a dusty ring with patchy star clusters, which could indicate it merged with other galaxies in the past. […]
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How sea star wasting disease transformed the West Coast’s ecology and economy
How sea star wasting disease transformed the West Coast’s ecology and economy The sea star wasting disease outbreak on the West Coast of North America has had a devastating impact on the ecosystem, leading to the near-total loss of sunflower sea stars and the explosion of purple sea urchin populations. The loss of sunflower sea […]
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Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests
Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests Hobbits of Flores, also known as Homo floresiensis, evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, according to new research on teeth and brain size. The discovery of Hobbits challenged the long-held […]
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Golden Lake
Golden Lake The International Space Station has been capturing hundreds of thousands of images of Earth since its operationalization in November 2000. These photographs, known as Crew Earth Observations, help scientists monitor changes on our planet due to human activity and natural events. The space station’s images also aid in disaster response and monitoring phenomena […]
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From City Lights to Moonlight: NASA Training Shows How Urban Parks Can Connect Communities with Space Science
From City Lights to Moonlight: NASA Training Shows How Urban Parks Can Connect Communities with Space Science NASA’s Earth to Sky training program successfully connected communities with space science through urban parks, wildlife refuges, museums, and green spaces. The “Rivers of Stars and Stories: Interpreting the Northern Night Sky” training brought together 28 park ranger […]
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Clownfish are disappearing due to climate change
Clownfish are disappearing due to climate change Climate change is causing a population collapse in clownfish due to extreme heat waves in the Red Sea, which has resulted in a breakdown in their mutualistic relationship with anemones. The study found that prolonged bleaching of anemones can lead to the death of both the anemone and […]
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Birding by ear: How to learn the songs of nature’s symphony with some simple techniques
Birding by ear: How to learn the songs of nature’s symphony with some simple techniques Learning to recognize bird songs can be a rewarding hobby for bird-watching enthusiasts, allowing them to identify birds beyond visual cues. Listening to bird songs requires full attention and limiting distractions, using the same part of the brain used to […]
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Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable
Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable Biosphere 2, a research facility near Tucson, Arizona, is now being used to study how life transforms landscapes and makes barren worlds habitable. The facility’s Landscape Evolution Observatory is an ideal location for studying primary succession, […]
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2 newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun, both from up close and afar
2 newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun, both from up close and afar NASA has launched two new missions to study the influence of the Sun on the solar system, which will help scientists understand the impact of solar activity on technological systems and space weather. The two […]
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2025-2026 DWU: Middle School Aviation Challenge
2025-2026 DWU: Middle School Aviation Challenge The NASA Dream with Us: Middle School Aviation Challenge is open to students in grades 6-8 and focuses on integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into the agriculture industry. The challenge aims to improve agricultural areas such as crop monitoring, production, resilience to pests and disease, weather, harvest, and other […]
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2025-2026 DWU: High School Engineering Challenge
2025-2026 DWU: High School Engineering Challenge The Dream With Us: High School Engineering Challenge is an annual competition where students design and propose solutions to real-world problems, with a focus on aerospace engineering. The challenge consists of three main components: a public relations strategy, a feasibility and risk assessment, and an engineering design notebook that […]
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‘Publish or perish’ evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse
‘Publish or perish’ evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse The “publish or perish” culture in scientific publishing is driven by evolutionary pressures that prioritize quantity over quality, leading to issues such as citation cartels and low-quality research. The traditional model of academic publishing relies on subscription fees, which can block access for […]
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Where does your glass come from?
Where does your glass come from? The glass used in high-end architecture, such as Apple’s flagship stores, comes from limited sources around the world, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Australia, due to its high purity requirements. The production of low-iron glass, which is prized for its colorlessness, has a significant environmental impact, including energy consumption, greenhouse […]
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When you’re caught between ‘yes’ and ‘no,’ here’s why ‘maybe’ isn’t the way to go
When you’re caught between ‘yes’ and ‘no,’ here’s why ‘maybe’ isn’t the way to go When someone responds to an invitation with “maybe,” it can leave both parties feeling uncertain and uncomfortable, as the invitee may feel slighted or left in limbo. People tend to overestimate the preference for a “maybe” response from the inviter, […]
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This fish has forehead teeth it uses for mating
This fish has forehead teeth it uses for mating New research has identified forehead teeth on spotted ratfish, a shark-like species native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean, which are used for mating. The discovery challenges the long-standing assumption in evolutionary biology that teeth are strictly oral structures and suggests that teeth could be growing elsewhere […]
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The surprising recovery of once-rare birds
The surprising recovery of once-rare birds Many bird species that were once rare or extinct have made a surprising recovery in recent decades, thanks to conservation efforts and changes in human behavior. The recovery of species such as the merlin, pileated woodpecker, sandhill crane, and others is attributed to habitat protection and restoration, reduced pesticide […]
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The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos
The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos Gravitational waves were first detected in 2015 from the merger of two black holes, marking a major breakthrough in astrophysics and confirming one of Einstein’s predictions. The detection of gravitational waves […]
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Team solves 1,500-year-old mystery behind the 1st pandemic
Team solves 1,500-year-old mystery behind the 1st pandemic Researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian, which killed tens of millions and reshaped Western civilization. The discovery, led by an interdisciplinary team at the University of South Florida and Florida Atlantic University, identified Yersinia pestis in a mass grave […]
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Team snaps pic of baby planet growing outside our solar system
Team snaps pic of baby planet growing outside our solar system A team of astronomers has detected for the first time a growing planet outside our solar system, embedded in a cleared gap of a multi-ringed disk of dust and gas. The discovery was made using the University of Arizona’s MagAO-X extreme adaptive optics system […]
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Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source
Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source Astrobiologists have detected a potential biosignature on Mars, specifically in the form of iron-rich minerals arranged in a distinctive pattern in a rock sample called Sapphire Canyon. The minerals found in […]
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NASA’s X-59 Moves Toward First Flight at Speed of Safety
NASA’s X-59 Moves Toward First Flight at Speed of Safety NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is nearing its first flight, which will take place at a lower altitude and speed to test system integration and safety. The aircraft features multiple safety systems, including a digital fly-by-wire system, redundant computers, and backup power systems, including […]
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Hubble Surveys Cloudy Cluster
Hubble Surveys Cloudy Cluster Hubble Surveys Cloudy Cluster: A new image from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features a cloudy starscape from an impressive star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy about 160,000 light-years away. The image showcases the second-largest star-forming region in the galaxy, called N11, where gas clouds coalesce into new […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4649-4654: Ridges, Hollows and Nodules, Oh My
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4649-4654: Ridges, Hollows and Nodules, Oh My The NASA Mars rover Curiosity has been exploring the boxwork terrain on Mount Sharp, trying to decipher why there are pronounced ridges and hollows in this area. Curiosity has been documenting textures, structures, and composition of the terrain, including nodules in varying abundance, to investigate […]
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A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived
A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived • A massive volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago, known as the Toba supereruption, had a profound impact on human survival, with scientists using volcanic glass to study its effects. • The eruption was one […]
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A Brief Outburst
A Brief Outburst The Sun experienced a coronal mass ejection on Feb. 24, 2015, which was captured by NASA’s SOHO spacecraft. The event was part of a three-hour period where the Sun also released part of a solar filament into space. The SOHO mission, launched in 1995, has continued to study the Sun and make […]
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Artemis II CrewxA0to Advance Human Spaceflight Research
Artemis II CrewxA0to Advance Human Spaceflight Research NASA’s Artemis II mission will launch in 2026 and feature a crew of four astronauts from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency, who will conduct human research studies to better understand how deep space travel affects the human body, mind, and behavior. The crew will participate in various […]
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50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today
50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today Viking missions sent by NASA 50 years ago searched for life on Mars using two twin orbiters and landers, which successfully landed on the Martian surface in July 1976. The Viking landers conducted […]
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Jeni Morrison Continues a Family Legacy of Service at NASA
Jeni Morrison Continues a Family Legacy of Service at NASA Jeni Morrison continues her family’s legacy of service at NASA, having spent over 15 years working at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Morrison serves as an Environmental Programs manager, overseeing regulatory compliance for cultural and natural resources, stormwater and drinking water programs, and the […]
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Why does some beer foam last longer than others?
Why does some beer foam last longer than others? Researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered the formula for stable beer foam, which can last longer than expected. The study found that Tripel beers have the most stable foam, followed by Dubbel beers, while Singel beers have the least stable foam. The stability of beer foam […]
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