Earth’s thin blue atmosphere traces the planet’s horizon as the sun’s glint beams off a partly cloudy Pacific Ocean west of Chile on the South American continent. The International Space Station was orbiting 271 miles above Earth at the time of this photograph. NASA Biomedical research to promote astronaut healthContinue Reading
As a member of the Crew Operations Office, Erin Edwards and her team manage astronaut candidate training schedules, including field medical exercises, land survival, and underwater operations at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston. She also develops and tests new training programs to keep crews mission-ready. Along with her role as a crew operationsContinue Reading
The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) conducted a technical assessment to evaluate alternatives to dichloromethane, traditionally used for bonding transparent polymeric materials. This effort was initiated in response to potential regulatory restrictions under the EPA Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which could impact critical bonding processes used in spaceflightContinue Reading
Towns and cities are home to more than half of the world’s population and responsible for around 70 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis, which is why urban planners in Brazil are leading a design revolution that could point the way to creating built-up areasContinue Reading
With another federal deadline only weeks away and record-low snowfall further drying out the watershed, states have begun talking about whether they are prepared for litigation. By Jake Bolster, Wyatt Myskow Time and water are running low on the Colorado River.Continue Reading
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Host Andres Almeida: Today, we’re talking with aerospace engineer Jennifer Lu about what her job is like at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. From her experience working with the Commercial Crew Program, which sends astronauts to the International Space Station aboard commercial spacecraft, and the Artemis missions to the Moon, she’llContinue Reading
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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Galaxies SIG Seminar, Feb… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Galaxies Science Interest Group Seminar, February 4th, 2026 4 February 2026 Monsters in the Dark: Searching Far andContinue Reading
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The healthiest and most climate-conscious food is local, and organic, and in-season. A vegetable garden in the backyard ticks all of those boxes. For many, it sounds like a cool idea, but without a green thumb it can feel intimidating to start. It’s not hard …Continue Reading
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 7:13 a.m. ET on Feb. 4. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare — seen as the bright flash toward the upperContinue Reading