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Science in Space – June 2024

Studying the Sun

The Sun wields a huge influence on Earth. Its gravity holds our planet in its orbit, and solar energy drives the seasons, ocean currents, weather, climate, radiation belts, and auroras on Earth.

Earth’s horizon curves across this image, with a band of reddish light above it and waves of green light across the planet visible below the horizon. Two distinct green streaks of light run from the right side of the image to the middle of the horizon. One of the space station’s solar panels extends down from the top of the image.

An aurora borealis display photographed from the International Space Station.

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Space Station Research Advances NASA’s Plans to Explore the Moon, Mars

Space, the saying goes, is hard. And the farther humans go, the harder it can get. Some of the challenges on missions to explore the Moon and Mars include preventing microbial contamination of these destinations, navigating there safely, protecting crew members and hardware from radiation, and maintaining and repairing equipment.

ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti practices robotics maneuvers on a laptop computer inside the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module.

ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti practices robotics maneuvers on a laptop computer inside the International Space Station’s Columbus laboratory module.

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Station Science 101

Research in Microgravity: Higher, Faster, Longer

The International Space Station provides unique features that enable innovative research, including microgravity, exposure to space, a unique orbit, and hands-on operation by crew members.

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur services donor cells inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox for the Celestial Immunity study.

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur services donor cells inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox for the Celestial Immunity study.

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Planned Spacewalks to Include Science on Space Station Exterior

Spacewalks are planned for outside the International Space Station where two astronauts will remove faulty radio hardware and swab station surfaces for microorganisms. Samples will return to Earth for analysis to understand the ability of microorganisms to survive and reproduce on the exterior of the orbiting laboratory.

Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson assists Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Mike Barratt, both NASA astronauts, during a spacesuit fit check inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.

Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson assists Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Mike Barratt, both NASA astronauts, during a spacesuit fit check inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock.

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Technological innovations make headlines every day, and NASA’s In Space Production Applications (InSPA) Portfolio of awards are driving these innovations…

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By Derek Koehl Collaborations with private, non-federal partners through Space Act Agreements are a key component in the work done…

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Astronaut Nicole Mann works on the BioNutrients-2 investigation

Astronaut Nicole Mann works on the BioNutrients-2 investigation to provide nutrients on demand in space.

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