Observations from SOFIA indicate that the magnetic field near our galaxy’s core is strong enough to…
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NASA Discovers Two New Types of Bacterial Life Inside a Fungus on Earth
NASA has discovered two new categories of microbial life – inside a thriving fungus in an…
Ames Contributions to the COVID-19 Response
Using expertise from space biosciences to supercomputing, NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley is…
NASA Supercomputers Power COVID-19 Research
NASA is flexing its supercomputing muscle to help crack some of the most pressing questions surrounding…
Ames Contributions to SpaceX Commercial Crew Missions
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley made key technical contributions to NASA’s Commercial Crew…
Testing on the Ground Before You Fly: Wind Tunnels at NASA Ames
If you’ve ever flown on a plane, you’ve probably been in a vehicle that NASA helped…
Top Ten Discoveries from SOFIA
Ten years ago, NASA’s telescope on an airplane, SOFIA, first peered into the cosmos. Since the…
SOFIA Finds Clues Hidden in Pluto’s Haze
Remote observations of Pluto by NASA’s telescope on an airplane SOFIA show that the thin haze…
NASA Airborne Science Interns Gathering Data at Home
Every summer since 2009, the NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) has brought about 30 undergraduate…
Astronauts Leave “Microbial Fingerprint” on Space Station
A study shows that microorganisms living on surfaces inside the space station closely resembled those on…