spotlite:-do-plants-need-soil?

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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video What do plants really need to grow? In this NASA Spotlite, a student producer explores the idea that plants can only grow in soil—and puts that idea to the test! Using simpleContinue Reading

spotlite:-can-plants-dance?

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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Can plants dance or move? In this NASA Spotlite, student producers from Hialeah Gardens High School confront the misconception that plants cannot move. Through observation and investigation, they show how plants respondContinue Reading

spotlite:-bacteria,-friend-or-foe?

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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Student producers from Missouri City, Texas confront the misconception that all bacteria are harmful. In this NASA Spotlite, they explore the many different types of bacteria and explain how many actually help.WatchContinue Reading

spacewalk-and-japanese-cargo-craft-departure-preps-kick-off-week

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The new HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), carrying over 12,000 pounds of science, supplies, and hardware, approaches the International Space Station for a robotic capture on Oct. 29, 2025. NASA The Expedition 74 crew kicked off the work week readying a spacesuit and studying procedures forContinue Reading

collaborating-through-data:-inside-the-psi-users-group

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3 min read Collaborating Through Data: Inside the PSI Users Group About the PSI Users Group The Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) Users Group is a recurring Webex forum that brings together researchers, open-science practitioners, and collaborators from across the physical sciences community. Designed to foster collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and data-driven discovery,Continue Reading

dow-asks-texas-to-legalize-plastic-pollution-from-its-seadrift-complex

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Facing multiple lawsuits, Dow requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets into coastal waters. By Dylan Baddour Two weeks ago, when Texas sued a massive Dow petrochemical plant over water pollution, state environmental regulators were already considering a novel proposal from the company that wouldContinue Reading

nasa’s-er-2-aircraft-captures-moonlight-to-calibrate-space-sensors

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NASA’s ER-2 high-altitude aircraft prepares for a night flight with the Airborne Lunar Spectral Irradiance (air-LUSI) instrument. The instrument measures Moonlight to improve accuracy of space-based sensors that observe weather, survey agriculture, and study Earth’s ecosystem. NASA/Christopher LC Clark A NASA instrument designed to measure the Moon’s brightness to helpContinue Reading

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Scientists in Brazil have transformed cocoa waste into a functional chocolate-infused honey packed with antioxidants and natural stimulants. Using ultrasound waves, they enhanced honey’s ability to pull beneficial compounds from cocoa shells—no synthetic solvents required. The process is considered green and sustainable, and the product could find its way intoContinue Reading

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A push to emphasize affordability isn’t climate hushing, its advocates say. But a Democratic think tank has suggested this recalibration is in order—and some in the party are tweaking their messaging. By Claire Barber In late January, U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, a long-time climate hawk, said inContinue Reading

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Each April in Japan, people participate in a tradition called “hanami,” or cherry-blossom viewing, where they picnic under the blooming trees. The tradition has a second purpose: The presence of people at these gatherings, often by water, helps solidify riverbanks and protect them from spring floods. The celebration has aContinue Reading