A Dartmouth project aboard Polaris Dawn tackles the breakdown of astronauts’ bones in zero gravity. Credit:…
Inspiration Among the Stars: How Johnson’s Workforce Found Their Place in Space
For some people, working for NASA is a lifelong dream. For others, it is an interesting…
Space Stations Get Pretty Moldy. How Can We Prevent it?
Ask any property inspector, and they’ll tell you one of the maxims of their profession –…
Protection from cosmic radiation with boron nitride nanotube fibers
Applications of BNNT-based functional fabrics / The BNNT-based composite fibers can be manufactured into fabrics of…
9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole
Because the Moon has no atmosphere to speak of, its surface is exposed to plasma and…
High Resolution Images Show Bubbling Gas on the Surface of Another Star
Although stars are enormous, they’re extremely far away, and appear as point sources in telescopes. Usually,…
NASA’s EZIE mission set for 2025 launch
Technicians attach a solar array to one of the Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) CubeSats. Credit:…
NASA Finds Summer 2024 Hottest to Date
The agency also shared new state-of-the-art datasets that allow scientists to track Earth’s temperature for any…
Juno Sees a Brand New Volcano on Io
Jupiter’s moon, Io, is the most volcanic body in the Solar System. NASA’s Juno spacecraft has…
JunoCam spots new volcano on active Io
A comparison of JunoCam data from April 2024 with imagery from the Galileo mission of the…