Veteran NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao will replace William S. McArthur, Jr., as the commander of Expedition…
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Tropical Cyclone Research
They are called hurricanes in the Atlantic, typhoons in the West Pacific, and tropical cyclones worldwide;…
RESEARCH ENHANCES BENEFITS OF PLANT EXPERIMENTS
NASA-funded scientists are researching methods to address current issues and future needs for efficiently growing plants…
POSSIBLE KEY TO START OF LIFE ON EARTH
Astrobiologists, supported by NASA, have announced a major advance in understanding how life may have originated…
RESTAURANTS SHARE “COOL” FACTS WITH KIDS
NASA will share cool facts about its missions and activities with millions of children through a…
CHANDRA LOCATES ORE IN COLLIDING
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered rich deposits of neon, magnesium and silicon in a pair…
COSTA RICA SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY
NASA scientists and Costa Rican students have collaborated to publish a new book that captures the…
COLUMBIA CREW MEMORIALIZED ON MARS
NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe today announced plans to name the landing site of the Mars Spirit…
STUDIES OF EARTH’S SEAS, SKIES AND SOILS
They’re carbonated, salty, and alternately wet and dry. Exotic champagnes? No, they’re NASA’s three Earth System…
EL NINO INCREASES GREENHOUSE GAS
Year-to-year changes in concentration of carbon dioxide and methane, two important greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,…