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Air Traffic “Win-Win” Wins NASA Software of the Year
NASA's innovative software tool for air traffic management, called Terminal Sequencing and Spacing, or TSAS, will…
Astronomy from 40,000 Feet and 43.5 Degrees South
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, completed its fourth set of observations from Christchurch, New…
Scientists Improve Brown Dwarf Weather Forecasts
Researchers have a new model for explaining how clouds move and change shape in brown dwarfs,…
An Eclipse by Any Other Name: Doing Science with Transits and Occultations
While the mechanics of a total solar eclipse are actually rather mundane, different flavors of this…
Rodents Help NASA Take the Next Step to Mars
NASA is conducting research to learn more about the long-term impact of extended human spaceflight. One…
NASA Airborne Mission Returns to Africa to Study Smoke, Clouds
In August, NASA's P-3 research plane will be flying through both clouds and smoke over the…
RAVAN CubeSat Measures Earth’s Outgoing Energy
An experimental small satellite has successfully collected and delivered data on a key measurement for predicting…
Eclipse for Everyone: NASA Develops Solar Eclipse Braille Book
On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be in the path of a…
Scientists Explore Ocean Currents Through Supercomputer Simulations
Scientists are trying a new, interactive way to understand ocean current data with the help of…