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2 Min Read NASA Transfers ‘Hundred Acre Wood’ to Patuxent Research Refuge Following a ceremony on July 7, 2026, officials hold up a U.S. 250th pennant at “Area 400,” a 105-acre parcel previously part of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and now part of the U.S. FishContinue Reading

When MIT mechanical engineering Professor Kripa Varanasi landed in New Delhi in the middle of the night in June 2024 to attend a conference, he found himself in 104-degree Fahrenheit heat.  “This was June, and it was crazy. It was so hot for the whole meeting that I never leftContinue Reading

Researchers rebuilt long-extinct versions of a crucial enzyme that helps make nitrogen available to life, offering an unprecedented glimpse into Earth’s distant past. The breakthrough could aid the search for extraterrestrial life while helping scientists tackle future food-production challenges on Earth and beyond., Read MoreContinue Reading

NASA Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, is photographed working beside a huge boulder at Station 6 (base of North Massif) during the third Apollo 17 EVA (extravehicular activity) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The front portion of the LRV (Lunar Roving Vehicle) is visible on the left. ThisContinue Reading

By Kyle Turner, Charlotte Rhoads, Maria Tzortziou, Joaquim Goes, and Antonio Mannino  In early 2025, Maria Tzortziou and members of her lab at the City College of New York, Joaquim Goes from the Goes-Gomes Lab at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and Antonio Mannino from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, joined forces with OceanX—a global nonprofit working to unlock the ocean’s sustainable potential—to collectContinue Reading

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NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway shows off scientific hardware that processes research samples aboard the International Space Station. NASA/Jessica Meir Cartilage engineering and blood pressure studies to improve health on Earth and in space continued aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Expedition 74 crew members also serviced an experimentalContinue Reading