The world’s most common construction material has a secret. Cement, the “glue” that holds concrete together, gradually “breathes in” and stores millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air over the lifetimes of buildings and infrastructure. A new study from the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub quantifies this process,Continue Reading
A museum visit sparked a revelation when a Roman glass cup was turned around and its overlooked markings came into focus. These symbols, once dismissed as decoration, appear to be workshop identifiers used by teams of skilled artisans. The findings challenge centuries of assumptions about how Roman glass was made.Continue Reading
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket stands atop the company’s Launch Complex-2 on NASA’s Wallops Island. Rocket Lab A Rocket Lab Electron rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from Dec. 18-23, 12-4 a.m. EST each night. This launch supports the United States Space Force. Continue Reading
NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman inspects a spacesuit helmet during maintenance activities inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. NASA Stem cell research, a student robotics challenge, and spacesuit maintenance dominated the schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Expedition 74 crew also roundedContinue Reading
OMG … Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) Data OMG Home About Data Galleries Stories Publications Data The OMG mission has released final Bathmetry, CTD, Elevation and Gravity data via the Physical Oceanography DAAC (PO.DAAC). Bathymetry CTD Elevation Gravity Data collected by OMG using the probes, the radar and other meansContinue Reading
OMG … Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) Galleries OMG Home About Data Galleries Stories Publications Galleries Images and videos from the OMG mission OMG 2021 AXCTD/AXBT Campaign 92 Images 10 Videos Go To Gallery Go To Gallery OMG 2016 GLISTIN-A Campaign 8 Images 2 Videos Go To Gallery Go ToContinue Reading
OMG … Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) About OMG Home About Data Galleries Stories Publications About OMG Why is NASA in Greenland? Greenland’s melting ice affects the whole world. Greenland’s ice sheet contains enough water to raise sea levels by 7.4 meters (25 feet) worldwide. Greenland, shown here on theContinue Reading
This year’s Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of the Earth is warming faster than the global average, leading to melting glaciers, shifting fish populations, and rivers running orange. (Image credit: Josh Koch)Continue Reading
Document Library AOS Home Mission Mission Overview Spaceborne Architecture Suborbital Program Meet the Team Science Science Overview Objectives and Goals Science Measurements AOS Stories Applications Applications Overview Get Involved Resources Gallery Document Library AOS Stories Acronyms Glossary View All Community Assessment Report (CAR) Dec 10, 2025 PDF (3.76 MB) PotentialContinue Reading
Artemis II NASA astronauts (left to right) Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen stand in the white room on the crew access arm of the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as part of an integrated ground systems test at theContinue Reading
2 min read How Small Is Too Small? Volunteers Help NASA Test Lake Monitoring From Space Jen Oden, Snohomish County Water Quality Specialist, and Megan Lane, LOCSS team member, report a lake height measurement at Flowing Lake, Snohomish County, Washington. Visit locss.org to contact the team or to get involved!Continue Reading
6 min read NASA JPL Shakes Things Up Testing Future Commercial Lunar Spacecraft To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A time-lapse video recorded at JPL in October shows engineers and technicians moving and attaching a full-scale model ofContinue Reading
The GAPS experiment prepares to launch from Antarctica Rubilotta NASA/Andy Hamilton The first scientific balloon flight of this year’s NASA Antarctica Balloon Campaign reached its float altitude after lifting off from the agency’s facility located near the U.S. National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station on the Ross Ice Shelf at 5:30Continue Reading