When a team of NASA researchers set out to help train a diverse new generation of space biologists, they wanted to magnify their impact on today’s students. So, they decided to teach the teachers. Full report from NASA: Read More

On Nov. 13, CAPSTONE will reach the Moon and become the first spacecraft to enter into a unique, elongated orbit that will support NASA’s Artemis missions. Full report from NASA: Read More

Climate Change Can Put More Insects at Risk for Extinction Full report from NASA: Read More

On the anniversary of the Drake Equation, some astronomers and astrobiologists who currently or previously worked at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley shared their reflections on Drake’s life, how the Drake Equation inspired and influenced their work, and what’s next in the search for life beyond Earth. Full report from NASA: Read…

SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission (CRS) is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 18. Full report from NASA: Read More

Set for a November launch, the small satellite mission will use lasers to search for water ice inside the darkest craters at the Moon’s South Pole. Full report from NASA: Read More

NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator mission will test a new heat shield designed to inflate to protect heavier payloads on the journey through an atmosphere. Full report from NASA: Read More

Airline passengers today expect a smooth ride with little turbulence. While turbulence can’t always be avoided, aircraft design considerations and designs limit what the passenger feels. Full report from NASA: Read More

This week, experts, students, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts from across the space exploration community will meet online and in Las Vegas, NV for the AIAA Ascend Conference. Full report from NASA: Read More

NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) mission tests a new inflatable heat shield that could enable large-scale missions to Mars, Venus, and Titan, as well as re-entering Earth’s atmosphere. Full report from NASA: Read More