Payloads Airborne Particulate Monitor (APM): The APM hardware was relocated from the US Lab to Node…
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NASA Discoveries, R&D, Moon to Mars Exploration Plans Persevere in 2020
“NASA has impressed the nation with our resilience and persistence during the pandemic,” said NASA Administrator…
This May Be the First Complete Observation of a Nanoflare
Researchers may have found the long-sought “nanoflares” thought to heat the solar corona to its incredible…
Stellar Jewel Box
Thousands of sparkling young stars are nestled within the giant nebula NGC 3603, one of the…
Recently Discovered Comet Seen During 2020 Total Solar Eclipse
As Chile and Argentina witnessed the total solar eclipse on Dec. 14, 2020, unbeknownst to skywatchers,…
Progress in 2020 Advances Aviation’s Future
With confidence in a bright future for the aviation community, NASA’s aeronautical innovators this past year…
NASA’s Webb Sunshield Successfully Unfolds and Tensions in Final Tests
NASA’s fully assembled James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed a final series of large-scale deployment and…
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/18/2020
Payloads Astrorad Vest: The crew continued with the assessment of the Astrorad vest and its impacts…
NASA Finds What a Glacier’s Slope Reveals About Greenland Ice Sheet Thinning
As glaciers flow outward from the Greenland Ice Sheet, what lies beneath them offers clues to…
Land Ecosystems Are Becoming Less Efficient at Absorbing CO2
Scientists have identified an unsettling trend – as levels of CO2 in the atmosphere increase, 86…