Amateur astronomers help choose asteroid flybys for Hera

Amateur astronomers around the world are being asked to help the proposed ESA asteroid mission. As…

NASA spots first tropical cyclone of Southern Pacific season

The tropical cyclone season in the Southern Pacific Ocean has kicked off with Tropical Cyclone Rita,…

Fire ants' raft building skills react as fluid forces change

Fire ants build living rafts to survive floods and rainy seasons. Georgia Tech scientists are studying…

Planets Around A Black Hole?

Theoreticians in two different fields defied the common knowledge that planets orbit stars like the Sun.…

Injection of magnetizable fluid could extend trauma patients' survival time

Inspired by their use in mechanical systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are testing a magnetically-actuated…

Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation Celebrates 20 Years

Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation Celebrates 20 Years Click here for original story, Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation…

Fossils reveal swimming patterns of long extinct cephalopod

Computational fluid dynamics can be used to study how extinct animals used to swim. Scientists studied…

2020 NASA Fundamental Physics and Quantum Technology Workshop: Revised Dates

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Low-frequency sound may predict tornado formation

How can you tell when a storm is going to produce a tornado even before the…

NASA Request for Information on Bed Rest Facilities for Scientific Studies​

NASA Request for Information on Bed Rest Facilities for Scientific Studies​ Click here for…