Tag: NASA
Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while...
Ruohao Zhang, Penn State; Huan Li, North Carolina A&T State University, and Neha Khanna, Binghamton University, State University of New York
NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030...
John M. Horack, The Ohio State University
For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000,...
NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon –...
Michelle L.D. Hanlon, University of Mississippi
The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing...
Water recycling is paramount for space stations and long-duration missions −...
Berrin Tansel, Florida International University
When you’re on a camping trip, you might have to pack your own food...
A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade...
Ari Koeppel, Dartmouth College
Andy Weir’s bestselling story “The Martian” predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans...
Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet...
Daniel Apai, University of Arizona
A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that in the process of...
Trump’s nomination for NASA leader boasts business and commercial spaceflight experience...
Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University
Jared Isaacman, billionaire, CEO and nominee to become the next NASA administrator, faced questions...
Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Benjamin Roulston, Clarkson University
Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the...
EXPLORING NATURE
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...
Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University
Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
