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Why Do We Grow Plants in Space?
Why Do We Grow Plants in Space? Growing plants in space helps create a sustainable environment for human presence in space, providing food, oxygen, water recycling, and psychological benefits. The study of plant growth in space also allows scientists to investigate how plants adapt to novel environments, develop new technologies, and improve agricultural techniques on […]
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How do waves form? New research provides insights
How do waves form? New research provides insights Researchers conducted a first-of-its-kind study to understand how waves form and increase in windy and hurricane conditions. The study used high-resolution measurements to analyze air pressure, airflow, and water elevation, capturing up to 1,000 data points per second. The researchers found that wind speed alone can be […]
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What Does NASA Science Do For Me?
What Does NASA Science Do For Me? NASA’s research and technology development have numerous benefits for everyday life on Earth, including satellite weather maps, water purification systems, and improved safety features in modern aircraft. The NASA Spinoff program has facilitated the licensing and development of over 2,000 technologies for commercial use by other companies and […]
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Can Solar Wind Make Water on Moon? NASA Experiment Shows Maybe
Can Solar Wind Make Water on Moon? NASA Experiment Shows Maybe NASA has confirmed that solar wind can create water on the Moon through a chemical reaction when charged particles from the Sun collide with lunar soil. The experiment, led by NASA researcher Li Hsia Yeo, used a custom apparatus to simulate the Moon’s environment […]
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Michael Ciancone Builds a Lasting Legacy in Human Spaceflight
Michael Ciancone Builds a Lasting Legacy in Human Spaceflight Michael Ciancone has spent over 40 years at NASA, contributing to the advancement of spaceflight safety and history. Ciancone currently serves as the Orion Program safety lead, overseeing the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance’s efforts to ensure the safety of the Orion crew, vehicle, and […]
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NASA’s Hubble Tracks a Roaming Magnetar of Unknown Origin
NASA’s Hubble Tracks a Roaming Magnetar of Unknown Origin Hubble tracked the movement of SGR 0501+4516, a magnetar, over thousands of years and found it couldn’t be associated with a nearby supernova remnant. The team’s research suggests that SGR 0501+4516 may have formed through accretion-induced collapse, a process where a white dwarf collapses into a […]
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Exploring the Universe Through Sight, Touch, and Sound
Exploring the Universe Through Sight, Touch, and Sound Scientists can now explore the universe through multiple senses: sight, touch, and sound, thanks to advances in technology and software. The “Mini Stars 3D Kits” created by NASA’s Universe of Learning allow users to visualize and physically interact with 3D models of celestial objects, such as stars […]
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Sculpted by Luminous Stars
Sculpted by Luminous Stars NASA and ESA have released a new image of NGC 346, a young star cluster, showcasing its vibrant star-forming factory. The image combines data from the Hubble Space Telescope at infrared, optical, and ultraviolet wavelengths for the first time. Hubble’s sensitivity and resolution helped uncover the secrets of NGC 346’s star […]
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Prepares Second Asteroid Encounter
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Prepares Second Asteroid Encounter NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is preparing for its second asteroid encounter, a flyby of small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, with closest approach at 596 miles (960 km) away from Earth. The flyby will provide a “dress rehearsal” for Lucy’s upcoming mission to explore multiple Trojan asteroids […]
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With NASA’s Webb, Dying Star’s Energetic Display Comes Into Full Focus
With NASA’s Webb, Dying Star’s Energetic Display Comes Into Full Focus The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details about the planetary nebula NGC 1514, including its two rings made up of small dust grains. The nebula’s rings are unevenly illuminated and appear fuzzy or textured due to the heating of dust grains by […]
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Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research Scientists have long been puzzled by why meteorites that hit Earth have less water than asteroid bits brought back by space probes, despite carbonaceous chondrites being rich in water and […]
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Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago
Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago Researchers have discovered tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils from the Grăunceanu site in Romania, dating back to at least 1.95 million years ago. The discovery provides evidence that human ancestors were present in Eurasia by […]
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Sols 4507-4508: “Just Keep Driving”
Sols 4507-4508: “Just Keep Driving” The Curiosity rover successfully completed its drive on Sol 4507-4508, covering approximately 22 meters out of an expected 30 meters. The rover’s arm activities were halted due to instability caused by a rock it encountered during the drive, but the team is not complaining about trying again. The rover’s science […]
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New York Math Teacher Measures Trees & Grows Scientists with GLOBE
New York Math Teacher Measures Trees & Grows Scientists with GLOBE A New York math teacher, Ms. Deanna Danke, has been using the GLOBE Observer Trees Tool to teach her students about trigonometry and tree height measurements. Her students’ data collection efforts have provided valuable insights that coincide with NASA satellite instruments, allowing for a […]
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NASA’s IMAP Arrives at NASA Marshall For Testing in XRCF
NASA’s IMAP Arrives at NASA Marshall For Testing in XRCF NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) has arrived at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama for thermal vacuum testing. The IMAP mission aims to map the solar system by studying the heliosphere, a giant bubble created by the Sun’s solar wind that […]
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NASA-Developed Tools at Marshall Support Operations to Space Station
NASA-Developed Tools at Marshall Support Operations to Space Station NASA has developed two new automation tools at its Marshall Space Flight Center to improve operations for flight controllers working with the International Space Station (ISS). The tools, AutoDump and Permanently Missing Intervals Checker, aim to free up the team’s focus on situational awareness, anomaly response, […]
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Hubble Captures a Star’s Swan Song
Hubble Captures a Star’s Swan Song Hubble has captured an image of Kohoutek 4-55, a planetary nebula located 4,600 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus, showcasing the star’s final display before it exhausts its fuel. The image features swirling clouds of ionized atoms thrown into space by a dying star, with different colors indicating the […]
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GLOBE Mission Earth Supports Career Technical Education
GLOBE Mission Earth Supports Career Technical Education GLOBE Mission Earth (GME) supports career technical education (CTE) programs by connecting students to real-world science and NASA data, making science more relevant and engaging. GME’s integration of GLOBE protocols in CTE programs helps students develop essential skills like data literacy, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication, which are […]
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How NASA Science Data Defends Earth from Asteroids
How NASA Science Data Defends Earth from Asteroids NASA’s open science data practices help identify asteroids that pose a hazard to Earth by sharing scientific data widely, allowing researchers to determine the risk posed by the near-Earth asteroid population. The Minor Planet Center collects and verifies vast numbers of asteroid and comet position observations from […]
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GLOBE, NASA, and the Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School in Queens, New York
GLOBE, NASA, and the Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School in Queens, New York A high school teacher, Ms. Deanna Danke, partnered with NASA to engage her students in scientific investigations that connected to their everyday lives. Her students participated in collecting tree height data using the GLOBE Observer Trees Tool, which provided valuable contributions to […]
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NASA Measures Moonlight to Improve Earth Observations
NASA Measures Moonlight to Improve Earth Observations NASA recently conducted a series of night flights over its Armstrong Flight Research Center in California to measure the Moon’s reflected sunlight using an airborne instrument called air-LUSI. The air-LUSI mission observed the Moon at different phases and measured the amount of light reflected by the lunar surface, […]
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Linear Sand Dunes in the Great Sandy Desert
Linear Sand Dunes in the Great Sandy Desert The Great Sandy Desert in northwest Australia features linear sand dunes that are approximately 25 meters high and separated by 0.5 to 1.5 kilometers. Astronauts have captured stunning photos of these dunes, including one taken on March 25, 2013, from the International Space Station. The dunes appear […]
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Have We Been to Uranus? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 56
Have We Been to Uranus? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 56 Voyager II spacecraft flew by Uranus in 1986, making it the only time humans have visited the planet. The extreme world revealed by Voyager II has an atmosphere made of methane and hydrogen, with dramatic seasonal variability due to its tilted axis. Uranus’ […]
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Station Nation: Meet Nick Kopp, SpaceX Dragon Flight Lead
Station Nation: Meet Nick Kopp, SpaceX Dragon Flight Lead Nick Kopp is a Dragon flight lead at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, leading the agency’s efforts to prepare, launch, and return cargo missions to the International Space Station. Kopp has been working for NASA for about 15 years, starting at Marshall Space Flight Center […]
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Studies Trove of Rocks on Crater Rim
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Studies Trove of Rocks on Crater Rim NASA’s Perseverance rover has been collecting and caching Martian rock samples from the Jezero crater, which will be returned to Earth for further analysis as part of NASA’s Mars Sample Return Program. The rover has discovered a serpentine-rich rock sample called “Tablelands” that contains […]
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NASA Webb’s Autopsy of Planet Swallowed by Star Yields Surprise
NASA Webb’s Autopsy of Planet Swallowed by Star Yields Surprise The James Webb Space Telescope has observed an exoplanet being swallowed by its host star, providing unprecedented insights into this rare event. The telescope detected a hot circumstellar disk of molecular gas around the star, which was not expected to be present in the aftermath […]
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NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Resupply Mission Launches New Research to Station
NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Resupply Mission Launches New Research to Station NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Resupply Mission launches new research to the International Space Station, including experiments on vision-based navigation, spacecraft air quality, and plant growth. The mission includes investigations on robotic spacecraft guidance, smartphone video guidance sensor technology, and aerosol monitors to protect crew health and […]
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Race isn’t a ‘biological reality,’ contrary to recent political claims − here’s how scientific consensus on race developed in the 20th century
Race isn’t a ‘biological reality,’ contrary to recent political claims − here’s how scientific consensus on race developed in the 20th century The concept of “race” as a biological reality is a human invention, not a natural phenomenon. The idea that humans can be divided into fixed groups based on physical characteristics like height or […]
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Fill-in-the-blank training primes AI to interpret health data from smartwatches and fitness trackers
Fill-in-the-blank training primes AI to interpret health data from smartwatches and fitness trackers Researchers are developing new ways to train machine learning algorithms to interpret health data from smartwatches and fitness trackers using a technique called pretraining, which allows them to learn relationships between bio-signals and disorders with fewer labels. The pretraining process involves teaching […]
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Hubble Helps Determine Uranus’ Rotation Rate with Unprecedented Precision
Hubble Helps Determine Uranus’ Rotation Rate with Unprecedented Precision Hubble Space Telescope has made new measurements of Uranus’ interior rotation rate with unprecedented precision, achieving a level of accuracy 1,000 times greater than previous estimates. The team used Hubble’s long-term monitoring of Uranus to analyze more than a decade of observations of the planet’s aurorae, […]
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