Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community NASA Astrophysics Division… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources NASA Astrophysics Division Update, 10 March 2026 19 February 2026 The NASA Astrophysics Division Director, Shawn Domagal‑Goldman, will provideContinue Reading
HRP Home Human Research Program Scientists: Help NASA Evaluate… HRP Home HRP Elements Human Factors and Behavioral Performance Human Health Countermeasures Space Radiation Research Operations and Integration Living in Space HRP Videos HRP News Scientists: Help NASA Evaluate Responses to Space Radiation Glowing plasma arches, called coronal loops curveContinue Reading
Credit: NASA During a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday NASA will discuss the findings of investigations into the 2024 crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station. The news conference will stream live on NASA’s YouTube channel. An instant replay will be available online.Continue Reading
Students enrolled in MIT’s New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) program recently collaborated across academic disciplines to design and construct a solar-powered charging station. Positioned in a quiet campus courtyard, the station provides the MIT community with climate-friendly power for phones, laptops, and tablets. Its installation marked the “first time aContinue Reading
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community NASA Astrophysics Division… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources NASA Astrophysics Division Update, 10 March 2026 19 February 2026 TheContinue Reading
4 Min Read Award-Winning NASA Camera Revolutionizes How We See the Invisible A shock wave interacting with a thin layer of fluid at Mach 10 in a wind tunnel, as captured by the Self-Aligned Focusing Schlieren (SAFS) system invented in 2020 by researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton,Continue Reading
Redwire This June 5, 2024, image shows lysozyme crystals aboard the International Space Station. Lysozyme is a protein found in bodily fluids like tears, saliva, and milk, and is used as a control compound to demonstrate well-formed crystals. Lysozyme plays a vital role in innate immunity, protecting against bacteria, viruses, andContinue Reading
The world has “entered the age of clean energy” and renewables are now the cheapest, fastest and safest source of new electricity almost everywhere, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message to the International Energy Agency ministerial meeting in Paris on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Nobody expects the Buckeye State to ban coal power, but a provision in a bill designed to harm wind and solar may also be an obstacle for building power plants that run on fossil fuels. By Dan Gearino An idea for restricting renewable energy has traveled from Utah to LouisianaContinue Reading
2 min read Map the Earth’s Magnetic Shield with the Space Umbrella Project A stream of charged particles known as the solar wind flows from the Sun toward Earth. Here, it meets the Earth’s magnetic fields, which shield our planet like a giant umbrella. The Space Umbrella project needs yourContinue Reading
The International Space Station orbits above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station after launching with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. NASA aims to use the off-the-shelf device, calledContinue Reading
The Moon is seen behind the SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher on January 28, 2026. The rocket is currently at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as teams are preparing for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and proceduresContinue Reading
Ancient DNA from a Stone Age burial site in Sweden shows that families 5,500 years ago were more complex than expected. Many individuals buried together were not immediate family, but second- or third-degree relatives. One grave held a young woman alongside two children who were siblings—yet she wasn’t their mother.Continue Reading