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A century-old hypothesis that Betelgeuse, the 10th brightest star in our night sky, is orbited by a very close companion…
In autumn 2024, California’s Monterey Bay experienced an outsized phytoplankton bloom that attracted fish, dolphins, whales, seabirds, and – for…
NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley houses a unique laboratory: the Airborne Sensor Facility (ASF). The engineers at the…
Scientists know that changing tree leaves can indicate when a nearby volcano is becoming more active and might erupt. In…
Editor’s Note: This article was updated April 16, 2025, to reflect the March 26 start date of NASA’s Alta X…
About RASI RASI’s mission is to provide the latest scientific research on climate change to help NASA facilities managers adapt…
Since its launch on March 12, 2015, NASA’s MMS, or Magnetospheric Multiscale, mission has been rewriting our understanding of a…
NASA’s BioNutrients series of experiments is testing ways to use microorganisms to make nutrients that will be needed for human…
A NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-supported research and development team is making it easier for farmers and ranchers to…
