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NASA Funds Early Career Employee Research

By |2025-07-16T08:06:00-04:00July 16th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Sylvie Crowell Credit: NASA  Sylvie Crowell, a materials researcher at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, has received a NASA Early Career Initiative (ECI) award for a research proposal titled “Lunar Dust Reduction through Electrostatic Adhesion Mitigation (L-DREAM).” The research focuses on developing a passive lunar dust mitigation coating for solar cells and thermal control [...]

NASA Glenn Experts Join Baseball Fans in Omaha

By |2025-07-16T08:06:00-04:00July 16th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA Glenn Research Center’s Heather Brown, left, and NASA Flight Director Brandon Lloyd greet visitors before they enter NASA’s Journey to Tomorrow traveling exhibit on Friday, June 13, 2025, during an event in Omaha, Nebraska. Credit: NASA/Shauntina Lilly  Thousands of baseball fans travel across the country annually to watch teams compete in Omaha, Nebraska, [...]

NASA Glenn Announces 2025 Drop Tower Challenge Winners 

By |2025-07-16T08:06:00-04:00July 16th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, technicians at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland help lower student experiments in the 2.2 Second Drop Tower. Credit: NASA/Jef Janis  Nineteen teams of students from across the nation in grades 8-12 worked for months in classrooms, labs, basements, and garages for the opportunity to test their projects at NASA’s [...]

Fourth NASA-Enabled Private Flight to Space Station Completes Safely

By |2025-07-15T09:08:00-04:00July 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Axiom Mission 4 crew launched on June 25, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: Tibor Kapu of Hungary, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski [...]

Ames Science Directorate’s Stars of the Month: July 2025

By |2025-07-01T07:27:00-04:00July 1st, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Sigrid Reinsch, Lori Munar, Kevin Sims, and Matthew Fladeland. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, and collaborative disposition needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Biosciences Star: Sigrid Reinsch As Director of the SHINE (Space Health [...]

NASA, Australia Team Up for Artemis II Lunar Laser Communications Test

By |2025-06-26T08:46:00-04:00June 26th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

An artist’s concept of NASA’s Orion spacecraft orbiting the Moon while using laser communications technology through the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System.Credit: NASA/Dave Ryan As NASA prepares for its Artemis II mission, researchers at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland are collaborating with The Australian National University (ANU) to prove inventive, cost-saving laser [...]

NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Flights in Mid-Atlantic, California

By |2025-06-20T08:47:00-04:00June 20th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) From Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, July 2, two research aircraft will make a series of low-altitude atmospheric research flights near Philadelphia, Baltimore, and some Virginia cities, including Richmond, as well as over the Los Angeles Basin, Salton Sea, and Central Valley in California. [...]

Hubble Studies Small but Mighty Galaxy

By |2025-06-20T07:00:00-04:00June 20th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science Highlights [...]

A Researcher’s Guide to: Microgravity Materials Research

By |2025-06-17T09:10:00-04:00June 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The book cover for the 2025 edition of the Microgravity Materials Research Researcher’s Guide June 2025 Edition Most materials are formed from a partially or totally fluid sample, and the transport of heat and mass from the fluid into the solid during solidification inherently influences the formation of the material and its resultant properties. The [...]

NASA’s Lunar Rescue System Challenge Supports Astronaut Safety

By |2025-06-17T08:12:00-04:00June 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

by Dary Felix Garcia NASA is preparing to make history by sending humans to the Moon’s South Pole. There, astronauts will conduct moonwalks for exploration, science experiments, and prepare humanity for the journey to Mars. Missions of this scale require extensive planning, especially when accounting for emergency scenarios such as a crew member becoming [...]

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