Promoting science and technology education through spaceflight and weather balloons.

Station Science Top News: Jan. 17, 2025

By |2025-01-21T11:15:00-05:00January 21st, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Insights into metal alloy solidification Researchers report details of phase and structure in the solidification of metal alloys on the International Space Station, including formation of microstructures. Because these microstructures determine a material’s mechanical properties, this work could support improvements in techniques for producing coatings and additive manufacturing or 3D printing processes. METCOMP, an ESA [...]

NASA Sets Sights on Mars Terrain with Revolutionary Tire Tech

By |2025-01-21T08:23:00-05:00January 21st, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A test rover with shape memory alloy spring tires traverses rocky, Martian-simulated terrain.Credit: NASA The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the Sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and features a rugged surface challenging to traverse. [...]

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Independent Assessment

By |2025-01-17T15:26:00-05:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) AS16-116-18653 (23 April 1972) — Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Apollo 16 lunar module pilot, stands at a big rock adjacent (south) to the huge “House Rock” (barely out of view at right edge). Note shadow at extreme right center where the two moon-exploring [...]

NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards 

By |2025-01-17T15:25:00-05:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449. ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University) and the FEAST JWST team President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These recipients are among [...]

NASA Opens New Challenge to Support Climate-Minded Business Models

By |2025-01-17T14:23:00-05:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Freelancer NASA’s Sustainable Business Model Challenge is looking for entrepreneurs, startups, and researchers to leverage the agency’s publicly available Earth system science data to develop commercial solutions for climate challenges. This opportunity, with a submission deadline of June 13, bridges the gap between vast climate data and actionable solutions by inviting solvers to transform data [...]

NASA’s Planetary Defenders Head to the Sundance Film Festival

By |2025-01-17T13:41:00-05:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Trailer for NASA’s upcoming documentary, “Planetary Defenders,” which will take audiences inside the high-stakes world of asteroid hunting and planetary defense. NASA is bringing the high-stakes world of planetary defense to the Sundance Film Festival, highlighting its upcoming documentary, “Planetary Defenders,” during a panel ahead of its spring 2025 premiere on the agency’s streaming [...]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

By |2025-01-17T11:45:00-05:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Bill Ingalls The Stone of Hope, a granite statue of civil rights movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is seen in this image from Jan. 5, 2025. The statue is part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington. Dr. King inspired millions to answer the righteous call for racial equality and to [...]

Peak Performance in Microgravity

By |2025-01-17T10:00:00-05:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Science in Space January 2025 At the start of a new year, many people think about making positive changes in their lives, such as improving physical fitness or learning a particular skill. Astronauts on the International Space Station work all year to maintain a high level of performance while adapting to changes in their physical [...]

NASA Kennedy Ground Systems Prepping Hardware for Artemis II, Beyond

By |2025-01-17T08:49:00-05:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Teams with NASA are gaining momentum as work progresses toward future lunar missions for the benefit of humanity as numerous flight hardware shipments from across the world arrived at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first crewed Artemis flight test and follow-on lunar missions. The skyline at Kennedy will soon see added [...]

Sustainable Business Model Challenge

By |2025-01-17T08:35:00-05:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Climate change presents one of the most urgent crises of our time, with increasing threats to life, infrastructure, economies, and ecosystems worldwide. Climate change is no longer a distant concern; its effects are being felt now and are projected to intensify if emissions continue unabated. The consequences are severe and irreversible for people today, [...]

Go to Top