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Making Space for Technology Development
ISS
Dec 6, 2019
The International Space Station provides the only microgravity environment in which we can test technologies critical to our deep-space exploration in the near and far-term future.
Effects of the Solar Wind
Sun, Our Sun, Earth’s Space Environment
Nov 24, 2019
The continuously expanding solar wind begins in our Sun and doesn’t stop until after it reaches the edge of the heliosphere.
Effects of the Solar Wind Poster
Unlocking the Origins of the Universe
Universe, ISS
Nov 21, 2019
AMS-02 is helping scientists investigate many fundamental physics questions from its place on the space station. Astronauts are conducting a series of space walks to perform repairs and extend the life of the observatory.
Unlocking the Origins of the Universe Poster
Exploring the Presence of Water on the Moon
Solar System
Oct 24, 2019
The presence of water on the Moon opens up many exciting possibilities for future exploration and just as many questions about that water’s origins.
Exploring the Presence of Water on the Moon Poster
Eye on Neptune
Solar System, Planets of Our Solar System, Sky Watching
Sep 9, 2019
Neptune will be at opposition in September, providing sky watchers and astronomers the opportunity to observe this planet that is invisible to the naked eye, but that scientists would love to see more clearly.
Eye on Neptune Poster
Shedding Light on Black Holes
Universe
Aug 13, 2019
"Black Holes" is one of the most highly searched terms about our universe. How much of what we think we know about black holes is actually true?
Shedding Light on Black Holes Poster
Cutting-edge Biomanufacturing Aboard the International Space Station
ISS
Jul 30, 2019
Welcome to the world of 3D biomanufacturing, a cutting-edge practice on Earth that is being tested aboard the International Space Station.
Biomanufacturing Aboard the ISS Poster
The Lasting Impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
Solar System, Planets of Our Solar System
Jul 26, 2019
In July 1994, astronomers around the world watched as the fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into the planet Jupiter.
The Lasting Impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Poster
Watch the History of our Solar System Fly By with MU69
Solar System
Jul 8, 2019
Scientists are unlocking clues about the earliest formation of our solar system from a Kuiper Belt Object known as 2014 MU69.
Fly By of MU69 Poster
Cementing Our Place in Space
ISS
Jun 11, 2019
Experiments have taken place aboard the International Space Station to study cement based concrete in microgravity.
Cementing Our Place in Space Poster
Shining Laser Light on Earth’s Forests
Earth, ISS
Apr 30, 2019
The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) on the space station beams laser light down to Earth to reveal the height and density of trees and vegetation.
Shining Laser Light on Earth’s Forests Poster
A Chip Off the Old Block
ISS
Apr 18, 2019
Living 3D versions of human organs called Tissue Chips are being sent to the International Space Station to be studied in microgravity.
On the Cusp of Understanding
Sun, Earth’s Space Environment
Apr 14, 2019
NASA is using sounding rockets to study the cusp, a point where the magnetic bubble that surrounds our planet dips inward and touches down to Earth.
On the Cusp of Understanding Poster
A Successful Mission Starts With Nutrition
ISS
Apr 3, 2019
The relationship between a successful exploration mission and balanced nutrition is vital in the extreme vastness of outer space.
A Successful Mission Starts With Nutrition Poster
The Space We Travel Through
Sun, Our Sun
Mar 27, 2019
As NASA prepares to send astronauts and spacecraft long distances through space, scientists are keeping an eye on the weather. Space weather.
The Space We Travel Through Poster