Space & Physics

40 Years Ago: STS-51A – “The Ace Repo Company”

Successfully deployed from the space shuttle Challenger during the February 1984...

Hubble Captures a Galaxy with Many Lights

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral ga...

We are a long way from pregnancy being safe on Mars

Dangerous radiation reaches Mars at levels we aren't exposed to on Earth, which ...

Oral History with Stephen G. Jurczyk, 1962 – 2023

Steve Jurczyk’s NASA career began in 1988 at Langley Research Center as an engin...

Oral History with Mary L. Cleave, 1947 – 2023

A veteran of two space flights, Dr. Cleave served as a mission specialist on STS...

NASA Shares Space Food Insight with Commercial Food Ind...

NASA recently welcomed more than 50 commercial food and commercial space compani...

Oral History with Jon A. McBride, 1943 – 2024

Selected as an astronaut in 1978, Jon A. McBride served as the pilot for STS 41-...

The Cast and Crew of “Ain’t Too Proud” Visit NASA Langley

Get Ready! Members of the cast and crew of the Broadway national touring product...

Slick trick separates oil and water with 99.9 per cent ...

Oil and water can be separated efficiently by pumping the mixture through thin c...

Why hairy animals shake themselves dry

The brain pathway that causes hairy mammals like mice and dogs to shake themselv...

NASA-Funded Study Examines Tidal Effects on Planet and ...

NASA-supported scientists have developed a method to compute how tides affect th...

NASA to Transform In-Space Manufacturing with Laser Bea...

By Wayne Smith As NASA plans for humans to return to the Moon and eventually exp...

Hurricane Helene’s Gravity Waves Revealed by NASA’s AWE

On Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, indu...

Student-Built Capsules Endure Heat of Re-entry for NASA...

In July 2024, five student-built capsules endured the scorching heat of re-entry...

Earth Below

Earth’s city lights streak by in this long-exposure photo taken by NASA astronau...

Marmots could have the solution to a long-running debat...

When it comes to the survival of animals living in the wild, the characteristics...

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