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A new custom virtual reality flight simulator built by NASA researchers will allow them to explore how passengers experience air…
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Landing rovers and helicopters on Mars is a challenge. It’s an even bigger challenge when you don’t have enough information…
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The San Francisco Bay Area has a new and interactive way to learn more about the innovative work of NASA’s…
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NASA is readying for the launch of several small satellites to space, built with the help of students, educators, and…
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Eight CubeSats that are part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative have been integrated into Firefly Aerospace’s deployment hardware and are…
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NASA astronaut Nicole Mann waves as she is introduced before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the San Francisco…
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“I graduated in 2008, so that job market was not super great, and I ended up with this very unusual…
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In early May, widespread flooding and landslides occurred in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, leaving thousands of…
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The Intersex Progress Pride flag (beneath the American flag) flies in front of the Administration Building at NASA’s Ames Research…
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NASA’s Open Science Data Repository provides valuable information to researchers studying the impact of space on the human body. Nearly…
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Reimagined Ames Visitor Center Opens at Chabot Space & Science Center A complete transformation is now underway at the NASA Ames…
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After ten months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm successfully demonstrated its primary mission’s key objectives, representing significant achievements in…
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A thermal protection material for the Artemis Generation The 3-Dimensional Multifunctional Ablative Thermal Protection System (3D-MAT) is a thermal protection…
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Why is the warm gas-giant exoplanet WASP-107 b so puffy? Two independent teams of researchers have an answer. Data collected…
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NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of…
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While NASA’s VIPER team has been focused on building the flight rover that will go to the South Pole of…
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Before a total solar eclipse crossed North America on April 8, 2024, scientists at Predictive Science Inc. of San Diego…
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Cells are the fundamental units of life, forming the variety of all living things on Earth as individual cells and…
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NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program (NIAC) has selected six visionary concept studies for additional funding and development. Each study has…
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Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Successfully Launches On April 23, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System CubeSat mission launched successfully aboard…
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A new NASA mission is testing a new way to navigate our solar system by hoisting its sail into space…
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“Every time I help with visualizing [ocean] simulation data, I learn about an entirely new area of ocean or climate…
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NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have established a research transition team to guide the development of wildland fire…
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A NASA mission testing a new way of navigating our solar system is ready to hoist its sail into space…
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Did you know the Sun has moss? Due to its resemblance to the earthly plants, scientists have named a small-scale,…
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The research teams who help sustain the largest freshwater reserve in the world are developing a new tool to promote…
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Dive into the captivating history of the NASA Research Park (NRP) and its industry partners through our comprehensive collection of…
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Sailing through space might sound like something out of science fiction, but the concept is no longer limited to books…
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Several air taxi companies are using a NASA-developed computer software tool to predict aircraft noise and aerodynamic performance. This tool…
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NASA’s VIPER – short for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover – now stands taller and more capable than ever. And that’s…
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NASA has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Virginia, for the maintenance and operation of incident…
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NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims…
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NASA selected the 2024 Phase I awardees for its program to fund ideas that could innovate for the benefit of…
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Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA is inviting people to send their names to the surface of the…
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Editor’s Note: This advisory has been updated to change the name of the weather officer for the Jan. 5 media…
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NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley invites media to interview entry systems experts that helped design the OSIRIS-REx…