7 Min Read International Space Station: Launching NASA and Humanity into Deep Space Curiosity and the desire to explore are traits deeply rooted in human nature. Space exploration is no exception; it reflects humanity’s timeless drive to seek new horizons, challenge our limits, and understand our universe. The advancements of modern civilization—from the electricity [...]
A NASA-sponsored team at the University of Iowa (UI) is restoring and advancing the nation’s capability to make high-fidelity magnetic field measurements needed to investigate space weather that can impact our communication and power grids on Earth and our assets in space. Fluxgate magnetometers are widely-used space science and space weather [...]
2 min read New File Download Process for PSI Large Requests A recent update to the PSI database improves how large dataset downloads are handled, resulting in more efficient processing for users. Download requests larger than 1GB are now delivered via email, rather than downloading directly from the website. This allows the system to [...]
3 min read Joe A. Adam Presents Ring Sheared Drop (RSD) Research at 2025 ISSRDC The Ring-Sheared Drop (RSD) experiment, conducted in the Microgravity Glovebox on ISS, helps scientists learn more about Alzheimer’s & Dementia in hopes of a future cure to similar neurological diseases. NASA At the virtual 2025 ISS Research and Development [...]
NASA announced its newest class of astronaut candidates on Sept. 22, 2025, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. After the welcome ceremony, the 10 highly qualified individuals rolled up their sleeves and prepared for the next step in their journey to the stars: nearly two years of training to become flight-eligible for missions [...]
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Explore This Section Science Courses & Curriculums for… From City Lights to Moonlight:… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 4 min read From City Lights to Moonlight: NASA Training Shows How Urban Parks Can Connect Communities with Space Science When you think about national [...]
NASA has selected Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc. of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to provide custodial, janitorial, landscaping, and recycling services for the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Facilities Custodial and Landscaping award is a firm-fixed-price hybrid completion and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The contract includes one 12-month base period and up to four [...]
Explore This Section Science For Colleges & Universities NASA Helps Connect Astronomers… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 3 min read NASA Helps Connect Astronomers and Community Colleges Across the Nation The NASA Community College Network (NCCN) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) have [...]
By Savannah Bullard One year after winning second place in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, members of the small business Starpath visited NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of their prize opportunity to test their upgraded lunar regolith excavation and transportation rover in the center’s 20-foot thermal vacuum chamber. The [...]
