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NASA astronaut replaces sample hardware inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station to support semiconductor crystal research. NASA/Jack Hathaway Microbiology, biotechnology, and physics were the dominant research themes aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday as the Expedition 74 crew explored how microgravity affectsContinue Reading
Image Credit: Motiv Space Systems The Fly Foundational Robots (FFR) mission will launch a robotic arm, with seven degrees of freedom, to low Earth orbit. NASA is opening access to the robotic arm to a select group of U.S. researchers — principal investigators, post-doctoral researchers, professors, and highly qualified graduateContinue Reading
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Technology Home Technology Lunar Surface Technology Mission and Impact Explore Technology Technology Transfer and Spinoffs Space Travel Living in Space Lunar Surface Technology Manufacturing and Materials Robotics Science Instruments Computing Space Communications News Gallery Graphic representation of a future lunar infrastructure, where power generation and storage, in‑situ resource utilization,Continue Reading
ESA/Sophie Adenot Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jack Hathaway of NASA, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, look out a window in the cupola, monitoring the automated approach and docking of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on May 17, 2026. The orbitalContinue Reading
Balancing economic growth and environmental protection is not easy. Consider wetlands, which provide flood protection, aid water quality, and are linchpins of larger ecosystems. How can we best preserve wetlands while enhancing economic activity? According to a new study, one solution involves supplanting traditional conservation mandates, which require replacing affectedContinue Reading
Technicians prepare the Divergent Deployable Wastewater Treatment Facility, designed to turn crew wastewater into useful resources, for transport at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. NASA/Kim Shiflett A mobile wastewater treatment system built at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida that can help prepare forContinue Reading
Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability (AACES) 2050 Encyclopedia Updated Jun 2, 2026 Credit: Georgia Tech Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability (AACES) 2050 Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability (AACES) is a NASA initiative, commissioning industry and academia to develop transformative aircraft designs, propulsion technologies, and sustainability solutions forContinue Reading
Episode description: NASA’s robotic explorers are looking for signs of ancient life on Mars. In its five years and counting on the surface of the Red Planet, the Perseverance rover has collected dozens of rock samples, including tantalizing features that could be signs of past life. Scientists wantContinue Reading
The air pollution is associated with the more than 200 diesel-burning generators powering the Everglades migrant detention facility, along with 100 diesel-burning lighting towers. By Amy Green A new federal lawsuit contends emissions at the Everglades migrant detention site known as Alligator Alcatraz, associated with more than 200 diesel-burning generatorsContinue 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