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New inspection technologies such as flash thermography and advanced ultrasonics could supplement visual inspections, sup... Read more

Stratospheric ozone reduces the amount of harmful Ultraviolet radiation reaching Earth’s surface.

Just as weather on Earth brings thunderstorms and gusty winds, the ever-changing sun sometimes hurls massive clouds of s... Read more

This small spacecraft the size of a mini-refrigerator is packed with cutting-edge green technology.

Music is as much a part of human nature as the drive to explore, so it’s no wonder music plays a role in space history.

NASA is world famous for the development of space-tailored polymers, but like all materials sent to space, they must be ... Read more

Several companies joined NASA to support university teams as they tried to extract water from a simulated lunar surface.

Astronauts on the International Space Station conduct a variety of scientific research, but how do they get the results ... Read more

A worldwide audience watched and listened when American Astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the Moon.

Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology. Now Artemis is the name of NASA’s pro... Read more

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are building the Mars 2020 rover and the high def cameras the rover will u... Read more

It’s Pac Man in space as scientists observe what may be a star gobbling up planetary debris.

Astronaut Christina Koch returned home after spending 328 days aboard the International Space Station. Now Koch will ne... Read more

The Viking project, managed by teams at NASA Langley, gave us our first high resolution images of Mars.

Astronauts are helping NASA understand much more than just how to meet physical needs as they prepare for long duration ... Read more

The Mars Helicopter is what’s called a technology demonstrator. Its sole goal is to show we can actually do this missio... Read more

This robotic sniffer has become a valuable asset on the International Space Station.

Never before has a spacecraft from Earth circled so close to such a small space object.

NASA successfully demonstrated that the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system can outrun a speeding rocket while pullin... Read more

Ambient backscatter is a new way for devices to communicate without any on-board batteries.