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A New Home for NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Research
Space Experiments, Physical Sciences, Space Biology
Oct 15, 2020
NASA’s division for Biological and Physical Sciences (BPS) research in space just found a new home on Earth. From plunging the temperature of atoms to advance technologies like your cell phone, to growing food in space to help humans reach new destinations, BPS has a hand in an enormous range of... Read More
Photo of astronaut Jessica Koch working on the Cold Atom Lab
New, Exciting Experiments Headed to the International Space Station
Space Experiments
Sep 25, 2020
New, Exciting Experiments Headed to the International Space Station
NASA Selects 18 Space Biology Research Proposals to Advance Scientific Knowledge of Life in Space and Foster Human Space Exploration
Space Experiments
Sep 18, 2020
NASA announces the award of 18 grants for exciting new Space Biology research that will advance NASA’s understanding of how living systems respond, acclimate, and adapt to the space environment in support of human space exploration.
New Educational Website Celebrates 20 Years of Space Station Science
Space Experiments
Sep 8, 2020
Orbiting some 250 miles overhead is the International Space Station, the brightest object in the night sky, except for the Moon and Venus. For almost 20 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked on the space station.
International Space Station Research on Tiny Colloid Particles Yields Big Results
Space Experiments
Sep 2, 2020
Researchers have used the International Space Station for almost 20 years to better understand the behavior of colloids – both to improve products used in our everyday lives and create entirely new ones.
A thousand points of light – on the International Space Station
Space Experiments
Jul 16, 2020
Most of the energy and power used on Earth comes from burning fossil fuels. Combustion sparked the industrial revolution, and today it provides us with reliable power, clean water, a stable food supply and a whole lot more. Unfortunately, one downside of all that progress is pollution, which leads... Read More
Astronaut David St. Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency works on the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) used in the ACME Flames Project.
NASA Program Expands Research Participation to Scientists Across the U.S.
Space Experiments
Jul 15, 2020
When most people think of NASA, they picture mission control in Houston or maybe space shuttle launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida. But Vermont? Puerto Rico? Kansas? Not likely – unless they’re familiar with a little-known, but invaluable, program called EPSCoR – the Established Program to... Read More
Man attired in lab clothing and classes working with his hands on a metal cylinder.
NASA's Cold Atom Lab Takes One Giant Leap for Quantum Science
Space Experiments
Jun 12, 2020
NASA's Cold Atom Lab Takes One Giant Leap for Quantum Science
Members of NASA GeneLab’s Analysis Working Group Initiate International COVID-19 Data Analysis Effort
Space Experiments
May 22, 2020
A Facebook live event brought together nearly 1,450 researchers from 18 countries, representing 100 institutions—to present recent findings about COVID-19 coronavirus transmission, host interactions, screening diagnosis and treatment therapies.  
Four round coronavirus cells floating.
The Space Station's Coolest Experiment Gets Astronaut-Assisted Upgrade
Space Experiments
May 12, 2020
The Cold Atom Lab is using microgravity to learn about atoms and the quantum world, which could pave the way for new technologies in space and on the ground.
Balloons Offer Near-Space Access for Space Biology Researchers
Space Experiments
Apr 30, 2020
Balloons are often associated with meteorological studies—gauging weather conditions such as temperature, pressure and humidity in the Earth’s atmosphere. But for NASA and other scientists, they also serve as a stepping-stone for other critical space research.
Stratosphere View
Request for Information: Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM)
Space Experiments
Apr 30, 2020
Do you have ideas for potential scientific, exploration, and technology demonstration investigations for the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program? If you are from U.S. industry, a university, a non-profit organization, a NASA center or other U.S. government agency, NASA wants your ideas... Read More
Image of the moon
Modern Alchemy – Turning Metal into Glass
Space Experiments
Apr 27, 2020
Metals and glass don't seem to have anything in common. Glass is generally transparent and fragile while metals are opaque and extremely strong; but under the right conditions, metals can form glass, and when they do, what results is an opaque, durable, scratch- and corrosion-resistant... Read More
Two men standing in the foreground. The man on the left is holding up a small glass vial, while the man on the right holds a small tray of vials (one spot is unoccupied; it is being held by the man on the left).
Outside the Box – The Materials Science in Space Workshop, July 2019
Space Experiments
Apr 2, 2020
NASA’s Artemis program is focused on sustainably exploring the Moon and preparing to send astronauts to Mars. Attendees of the Materials Science in Space Workshop gathered at the 2019 International Space Station Research and Development Conference in Atlanta to help define the next generation of... Read More
The 3-D printer that went up to the International Space Station