Tag: NASA
The detection of phosphine in Venus’ clouds is a big deal...
Paul K. Byrne, North Carolina State University
On Sept. 14, 2020, a new planet was added to the list of potentially habitable worlds in the...
Duckweed is an incredible, radiation-fighting astronaut food – and by changing...
Barbara Demmig-Adams, University of Colorado Boulder
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
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Current industrialized food systems were optimized...
First space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear...
Sara M. Langston, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
On May 30, 2020, millions of Americans watched the inaugural SpaceX Crew Dragon launch NASA astronauts to the International...
How the Hubble Space Telescope opened our eyes to the first...
Rodger I. Thompson, University of Arizona
The Hubble Space Telescope launched on the 24th of April, 30 years ago. It’s an impressive milestone especially as...
A real-life deluminator for spotting exoplanets by reflected starlight
Supriya Chakrabarti, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Perhaps you remember the opening scene of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” that took place on Privet Drive....
What moons in other solar systems reveal about planets like Neptune...
Bradley Hansen, University of California, Los Angeles
What is the difference between a planet-satellite system as we have with the Earth and Moon, versus a...
How nine days underwater helps scientists understand what life on a...
Csilla Ari D`Agostino, University of South Florida
As NASA prepares to return to the Moon in the next couple of years and possibly even establish...
5 Moon-landing innovations that changed life on Earth
Jean Creighton, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Much of the technology common in daily life today originates from the drive to put a human being on the...
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After a data breach, it’s consumers left holding the bag
By Diana S. Dolliver, University of Alabama
Shoppers have launched into the holiday buying season and retailers are looking forward to year-end sales that make...
