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Station Science Top News: Feb. 27, 2025
Preventing biofilm formation in space Ashley Keeley, University of Idaho, holds an anti-bacterial coating sample. University of Idaho Student Payload Opportunity with Citizen Science Team Two anti-microbial coatings reduced formation…
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110 Years Ago: The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Founded
On March 3, 1915, the United States Congress created the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Although the NACA’s founding took place just over 11 years after the Wright Brothers’…
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35 Years Ago: STS-36 Flies a Dedicated Department of Defense Mission
On Feb. 28, 1990, space shuttle Atlantis took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on STS-36, the sixth shuttle mission dedicated to the Department of Defense. As such,…
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An Ocean in Motion: NASA’s Mesmerizing View of Earth’s Underwater Highways
1 min read An Ocean in Motion: NASA’s Mesmerizing View of Earth’s Underwater Highways Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Climate Change Science in Action Multimedia Image Collections Videos…
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Going With the Flow: Visualizing Ocean Currents with ECCO
Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Climate Change Science in Action Multimedia Image Collections Videos Data For Researchers About Us 8 Min Read Going With the Flow: Visualizing Ocean…
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NASA Names Norman Knight as Acting Deputy Director of Johnson Space Center
Official NASA portrait of Norman D. Knight. Credit: NASA NASA has selected Norman Knight as acting deputy director of Johnson Space Center. Knight currently serves as Director of Johnson’s Flight…
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NASA’s Webb Exposes Complex Atmosphere of Starless Super-Jupiter
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Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon
First image captured by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, taken shortly after confirmation of a successful landing at Mare Crisium on the Moon’s near side. This is the second lunar…
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Smooshing for Science: A Flat-Out Success
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources…
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NASA Uses New Technology to Understand California Wildfires
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Compact Fire Infrared Radiance Spectral tracker, or C-FIRST, is managed an operated by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and…