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A Treat for the International Space Station's First Crew
In this image from December 2000, the Expedition One crew–the first to permanently inhabit the International…
The Return to Venus and What It Means for Earth
Why NASA scientists want to go (back) to this most inhospitable planet. …
Revealing the Physics of the Sun with Parker Solar Probe
Nearly a year and a half into its mission, Parker Solar Probe has returned gigabytes of…
NASA’s Operation IceBridge Completes Eleven Years of Polar Surveys
For ten years from 2009 to 2019, the planes of NASA’s OperationIceBridge flew above the Arctic…
Texas Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Students from Texas will have an opportunity this week to talk with a NASA astronaut currently…
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/11/2019
Bio-Monitor: The crew swapped out the garment and stowed the old garment. Although the ISS is…
Brilliance at Night: The Americas in Darkness
This image of North and South America at night is a composite assembled from data acquired…
Experts on Earth Could Support Astronaut-Scientists on Mars, if They Team Up from the Start
Science experts on this planet will be able to guide astronauts’ scientific exploration on Mars while…
Postcards from the Edge of Space: Scientists Present New Ionosphere Images and Science
In a Dec. 10 press event at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in…