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An Introduction to NASA Citizen Science for Service Members, Veterans and their Families
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Join us for a special presentation of Do NASA Science LIVE on January 29, 2025 at 7 p.m.  EST! NASA Citizen Science, SciStarter, The Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Association for the Advancement of Participatory Sciences invite you to…

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NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards 
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President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These recipients are among nearly 400 federally funded researchers receiving the honor.   Established in 1996 by…

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This Thanksgiving, We’re Grateful for NASA’s Volunteer Scientists!
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This year, we’re giving thanks to you for Doing NASA Science! You and the millions of other volunteers have enabled an incredible banquet of discoveries—by taking data, analyzing data, writing code, writing papers, and even inventing your own science projects.…

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Sadie Coffin Named Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences/NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series Fellow
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In August, the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS) announced a fellowship opportunity in partnership with the NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series. Fifty-five people applied! The applications came from graduate students and early career professionals in diverse disciplines, including astronomy,…

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Watch How Students Help NASA Grow Plants in Space: Growing Beyond Earth
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Since 2015, students from across the USA have been partnering with scientists at NASA to advance research on growing plants in space, ultimately to feed astronauts on long-distance space missions, as part of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s Growing Beyond Earth…

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PSI Database is Live with New Features to Improve User Experience
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Since its ​launch​​​ in 2014, ​the ​Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) ​system ​has served as NASA’s online repository for physical science data. ​Now​​​, the PSI system​ is​ ​live with new​​​ update​s​ to further align with NASA’s open data policy​.​  ​​With its…

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NASA Science on Health, Safety to Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission
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New science experiments for NASA are set to launch aboard the agency’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The six investigations aim to contribute to cutting-edge discoveries by NASA scientists and research teams. The SpaceX…

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NASA Selects Two Teams to Advance Life Sciences Research in Space 
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NASA announced two awards Thursday to establish scientific consortia – multi-institutional coalitions to conduct ground-based studies that help address the agency’s goals of maintaining a sustained human presence in space. These consortia will focus on biological systems research in the…

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NASA’s SpaceX 31st Resupply Mission to Launch Experiments to Station
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NASA and its international partners are launching scientific investigations on SpaceX’s 31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station including studies of solar wind, a radiation-tolerant moss, spacecraft materials, and cold welding in space. The company’s Dragon cargo…

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Spooky on the Space Station
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Science in Space: October 2024 Cultures around the world celebrate Halloween on Oct 31. In many places, in addition to people wearing costumes and eating candy, this day is associated with spooky decorating using fake blood, skeletons, flies, and spiders,…

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