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The NASA Physical Sciences (PS) program is part of the Biological and Physical Sciences Division. This program element will investigate physical phenomena in the absence of gravity and fundamental laws that describe the universe, and conducts applied research that contributes…
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that stick to one another and also adhere to a nearby surface. They are intricately associated with life on Earth, enabling functions essential to human and plant systems.
Dr. Lisa Carnell, division director for NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences, breaks down how research in microgravity, the Moon, and Mars can transform what we know about biology and physics. HWHAP 414.
About the PSI Users Group The Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) Users Group is a recurring Webex forum that brings together researchers, open-science practitioners, and collaborators from across the physical sciences community. Designed to foster collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and data-driven discovery, each…
A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station after launching with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. NASA aims to use the off-the-shelf device, called a microplate reader, to…
F.10 Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) solicits development and flight of a science-driven suite of instruments and supporting technology demonstration payloads tailored to complete scientific investigations at a lunar landing destination, that address the…
A Michigan Tech field team of five arrived in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories on July 27, 2025, for a nine-day field campaign to sample the effects of the extreme drought and wildfire of 2023 on wetlands and uplands.
The Science Mission Directorate Science Activation Program encourages all people to actively participate in science through activities and resources developed by a collaborative network of project teams drawing on NASA SMD assets (science content, experts, data, etc.). The Science Activation…
F.10 Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) solicits development and flight of a science-driven suite of instruments and supporting technology demonstration payloads tailored to complete scientific investigations at a lunar landing destination, that address the…