In the late 1950s, a scientist named Lewis Kaplan divined a new and groundbreaking way to…
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NASA Study: Human Influence on Global Droughts Goes Back 100 Years
Human-generated greenhouse gases and atmospheric particles were affecting global drought risk as far back as the…
Goddard Employees '60th' Group Photo
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, was established on May 1, 1959, as NASA’s…
NASA Instrument to More Accurately Measure Ozone Discovered by “Accident”
NASA research scientist Tom Hanisco set out to build an instrument capable of measuring a short-lived…
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Celebrates 60 Years
On May 1, 1959, the Beltsville Space Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, was renamed NASA’s Goddard Space…
Hubble Snaps a Crowded Cluster
This sparkling burst of stars is Messier 75. It is a globular cluster: a spherical collection…
Mystery of the Universe’s Expansion Rate Widens With New Hubble Data
The universe is getting bigger every second — but how fast? Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space…
Next-Generation NASA Instrument Advanced to Study the Atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune
A NASA scientist and his team at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are…
Peter Schuck – A Physics in Action Kind of Guy
Peter Schuck is a “physics in action” kind of guy. Click here for original story, Peter…
NASA Scientist to Discuss “Apollo at 50: The Lasting Effect of Exploration of the Lunar Surface” at Library of Congress Lecture
The public is invited to a free talk called ‘Apollo at 50: The Lasting Effect of…