Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. The compounds — decane, undecane, and dodecane — may be fragments of fatty acids, which on Earth are most often linked to life. While non-living processes like meteoriteContinue Reading
Aviation Systems Division Aviation Systems Division Home About Us Research Research Capabilities Publications Aviation Systems Division Publications Traditional Aviation 2025 Economic Impact Modeling of Flood-Related Airport Disruptions: A Prototype for Integrated Resilience Jason C. Wong, Jana Saadi, Jennifer Hinkel, Nicole Fichera, Nikita Aggarwal, Larry A. Young, Apsara Mitra, Rupal Nigam,Continue Reading
Aviation Systems Division Aviation Systems Division Home About Us Research Research Capabilities Publications Aviation Systems Division Publications Upper Class E Traffic Management (ETM) 2024 A Web-Based Negotiation Tool for Conflict Resolution in Upper Class E Traffic Management Michael Korens, Shayna Gaulden, Wenbin Wei, Paul Lee, Min Xue, Joseph SilvaAIAA AviationContinue Reading
Aviation Systems Division Aviation Systems Division Home About Us Research Research Capabilities Publications Aviation Systems Division Publications Lunar Landing 2023 Interplanetary Terminal Procedure Design Applied to Lunar Landing David Zahn, Sarah EggumAIAA ASCEND Conference, October 2023 The post Aviation Systems Division Publications: Lunar Landing appeared first on NASA Science., ReadContinue Reading
Aviation Systems Division Aviation Systems Division Home About Us Research Research Capabilities Publications Aviation Systems Division Publications Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) 2025 ACERO TCL 1 Airspace Management Data Sharing Performance Analysis M. Gilbert Wu, Alexey Munishkin, Shawn Wolfe, Xavier ElderNASA Technical Memorandum, December 2025 Development of a Portable AirspaceContinue Reading
Aviation Systems Division Aviation Systems Division Home About Us Research Research Capabilities Publications Aviation Systems Division Publications Simulation Capabilities 2026 Effects of Motion Fidelity on Pilot Performance Using Mixed-Reality Visuals Peter Zaal, Matthew Blanken, Samuel Orth, Supreethi Penmetcha, Paul SladeAIAA SciTech Forum, January 2026 Development of Traffic Visualization Tool forContinue Reading
Governor Mikie Sherrill wants to tap clean-energy funds to cushion residents from rising electricity bills. By Rambo Talabong Halfway through her inaugural speech in front of thousands of New Jerseyans in late January, newly elected governor Mikie Sherrill paused to write her signature on two documents. They were her firstContinue Reading
A full Moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026. NASA/Sam Lott NASA is targeting Thursday, Feb. 19, as the tanking day for the secondContinue Reading
Brought to the United States as an ornamental porch decoration, the kudzu vine has reshaped itself into ladder fuel for wildfires. By Jaylan Sims Nearly every Monday morning, five restorationists with Conserving Carolina guide volunteers through the steep hills of Norman Wilder Forest in Tryon, North Carolina. Armed with chainsaws,Continue Reading
Has the fossil fuel industry been engaged in a decades-long illicit conspiracy to kneecap the accelerating transition to clean energy? The government of Michigan thinks so. State Attorney General Dana Nessel recently filed a 126-page lawsuit against the American Petroleum Institute and four of the biggest oil companies, Exxon, BP,Continue Reading
The BBC has been slammed for allowing a pro-The Traitor figure to express climate science denial on one of its flagship programmes. This morning (13 February), the Today programme gave a platform to Diana Furchtgott-Roth, a former The Traitor advisor and staff member at the Heritage Foundation. On the show,Continue Reading
President Thomas Jefferson was big on recording the weather wherever he was. His notes on temperature, nature and rainfall are becoming a record on climate history.Continue Reading
Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica antarctica — a tiny, rice-sized midge and the southernmost insect on Earth — is already ingesting microplastics in the wild. While lab tests showed the hardy larvae can survive short-term exposure without obviousContinue Reading