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Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology Nears Maturity

Solar System Jul 30, 2018
Over the past four years, NASA’s Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology (HEEET) Project has been maturing a novel, three-dimensional, woven Thermal Protection System (TPS) technology...

Parker Solar Probe and the Birth of the Solar Wind

Sun Jul 30, 2018
This summer, humanity embarks on its first mission to touch the Sun: A spacecraft will be launched into the Sun’s outer atmosphere. Facing several-million-degree Fahrenheit temperatures, NASA’s...

NASA Awards Contract for Earth Science Data Archive Center Support

Earth Jul 27, 2018
NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Colorado Boulder for the management and operations of the agency’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System Snow and Ice Distributed...

NASA Invites Media to Meet Earth Science Innovators

Earth Jul 27, 2018
From flooding in New Orleans to coffee cultivation in Guatemala and wildfires in Alaska, NASA Earth observations from space are being put to work helping address a wide range of real-world issues.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and the Curious Case of the Hot Corona

Sun Jul 27, 2018
Something mysterious is going on at the Sun: Its atmosphere gets much, much hotter the farther it stretches from the Sun's blazing surface. Parker Solar Probe offers the chance for scientists to...
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Something for Every Sky Watcher

Sky Watching Jul 26, 2018
The July 27th night sky offers treats for sky watchers -- and listeners -- around the globe.

Sounds of the Sun

Sun Jul 25, 2018
NASA heliophysicist Alex Young explains how this simple sound connects us with the Sun and all the other stars in the universe.

Watch This Space: NASA Administrator Talks Webb Science with Nobel Laureate

Universe Jul 24, 2018
NASA Television will air a conversation about the progress and promise of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope with Nobel Prize winner John Mather at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 25.
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Inspiring the Next Generation of Girls to Pursue STEAM Careers

Earth Jul 23, 2018
World history is marked with notable women who have made significant contributions to science and technology.
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Exploring Beneath the Waves

Earth Jul 19, 2018
Researchers are using a technology solution called Fluid Lensing to study coral reefs and help better understand reef ecosystems