Ames hosted students from 15 community colleges in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of…
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Nineteen Miles Up, Experiment Reveals Earth Microbes’ Likely Fate on Mars
Understanding the limits on what microbial life can endure is important for preventing contamination of the…
Profiles in Education: Teaching for the ‘Aha’ Moment
Zodiac Webster was one of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics' early graduates.Today, she…
NASA Tests Observing Capability on Hawaii’s Coral Reefs
NASA coral reef studies in Hawaii this winter will help scientists understand this unique environment and…
Ancient Art of Weaving Ready to Head to Mars and Beyond
Weaving techniques used for millennia are now being repurposed for space — and the high performance…
Mars Rover Tests Driving, Drilling and Detecting Life in Chile’s High Desert
Due to its extreme dryness, the Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the most important…
NASA’s Kepler Provides Another Peek At Ultra-cool Neighbor
New observational data of the TRAPPIST-1 system from Kepler are expected to allow astronomers to refine…
NASA’s Aeronautics Administrator Honored for Innovation
Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator for NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD), was honored by Aviation Week…
Ames Aeronautics Pioneer Walter Vincenti Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Vincenti spent the first 17 years of his remarkable career with the National Advisory Committee for…