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3 min read NASA Works with Boeing, Other Collaborators Toward More Efficient Global Flights The 2025 Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a United Airlines 737-8, sits outside a United hangar in Houston. Boeing / Paul Weatherman Picture this: You’re just about done with a transoceanic flight, and the tracker in your seat-backContinue Reading
A new report from UCLA and the Natural Resources Defense Council found nearly a quarter of Colorado River water is basically provided for free by the federal government. By Wyatt Myskow Colorado River water is not priced at rates that accurately reflect its scarcity, incentivizing inefficiency and overconsumption as climateContinue Reading
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Jennifer Trinkle Proposal Manager, Contractor, Proposal Development Office, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Professional Experience: Secretarial co-op student in the Office of Education (1995-1997) Administrative assistant in the Office of Education (1997-2006) Administrative analyst in the Science Directorate/Climate Science Branch (2006-2018) Proposal Manager in PDO (2018-present) Education: Graduated MagnaContinue Reading
Cynthia McPherson Schedule Analyst, Contractor, Program Planning & Control, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center NASA Langley schedule analyst since 2012. Education/Professional Experience: B.S., Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University M.S, Engineering and Environmental Management, Air Force Institute of Technology + Contact Cynthia McPherson + Return to the NASA Langley ScienceContinue Reading
Johnathan Hair Senior Research Scientist, Lidar Sciences Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Johnathan Hair is a senior research scientist in the Lidar Sciences Branch, Science Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center, focused on the development and application of advanced active remote sensing technologies and measurement systemsContinue Reading
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Capturing carbon dioxide from industrial plants is an important strategy in the efforts to reduce the impact of global climate change. It’s used in many industries, including the production of petrochemicals, cement, and fertilizers. MIT chemical engineers have now discovered a simple way to make carbon capture more efficient andContinue Reading
5 min read NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’ Images captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun in December 2024 have now revealed new details about how solar magnetic fields responsible for space weather escape from the SunContinue Reading
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Yu Cheng (NAOJ); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured a blowtorch of seething gasses erupting from a volcanically growing monster star in this image released on Sept. 10, 2025. Stellar jets, which are powered by the gravitational energy released as a starContinue Reading
The official portrait of the Expedition 74 crew on the International Space Station. Top row from left, Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Zena Cardman, both NASA astronauts, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos Flight Engineer Oleg Platonov. Bottom row, Roscosmos Flight Engineer Sergey Kud-Sverchkov,Continue Reading
Wallops Visitor Center Home Events and Programs Launch Viewing Field Trips Facility Tours Plan Your Visit More Volunteering Volunteer The Wallops Visitor Center offers guests a memorable experience, but our broader mission succeeds because of our volunteers, individuals willing to share their time, unique skills, and passion for STEM. OneContinue Reading