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Dr. Natasha Schatzman Receives Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Award
Dr. Natasha Schatzman Receives Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Award The Forum 81 award was presented to Natasha Schatzman (center), with the award given by the parents of Alex Stoll, Mark…
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Webb Sees Sombrero Galaxy in Near-Infrared
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged the Sombrero Galaxy with its NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera), which shows dust from the galaxy’s outer ring blocking stellar light from stars within the…
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NASA Mars Orbiter Captures Volcano Peeking Above Morning Cloud Tops
Arsia Mons, an ancient Martian volcano, was captured before dawn on May 2, 2025, by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter while the spacecraft was studying the Red Planet’s atmosphere, which…
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NASA’s Ready-to-Use Dataset Details Land Motion Across North America
A new online portal by NASA and the Alaska Satellite Facility maps satellite radar meas-urements across North America, enabling users to track land movement since 2016 caused by earthquakes, landslides,…
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NASA Provides Hardware for Space Station DNA Repair Experiment
The Vented Fly Box holds and safely transports vials containing flies and fly food. It includes environmental sensors that monitor temperature and relative humidity. NASA/Dominic Hart When it comes to…
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ARMD Research Solicitations (Updated June 6)
9 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA / Lillian Gipson/Getty Images THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON JUNE 6, 2025(Updated Advanced Air Vehicles Program Fellowship Opportunities.)…
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Hubble Captures Starry Spectacle
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…
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NASA Awards Third Crowdsourcing Contract Iteration
Credit: NASA NASA continues to collaborate with global communities to solve complex challenges through crowdsourcing with a series of 25 new NASA Open Innovation Service (NOIS) contracts managed by the…
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Auburn Team Wins 2025 NASA Moon and Mars Design Competition
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Auburn University’s project, “Dynamic Ecosystems for Mars ECLSS Testing, Evaluation, and Reliability (DEMETER),” won top prize in NASA’s 2025…
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NASA Earth Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Earth scientist Compton J. Tucker has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his work creating innovative…