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October 25, 2018

Taking Chemistry Out of This World

Chemistry is the study of the structure, composition, and properties of elements and compounds and the transformation these...

October 24, 2018

A Powerful Platform for Observing Our Oceans

This morning, attendees at the Ocean’s Conference & Exposition in Charleston, South Carolina participated in a live...

A low pressure system in the eastern North Pacific Ocean is featured in this image photographed on Mar. 20, 2011 by an Expedition 27 crew member in the Cupola of the International Space Station.

October 23, 2018

Studying Earth’s Oceans From Space

From their vantage point in low Earth orbit, astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) have captured stunning...

Rocketing into space aboard the space shuttle Challenger as the first American woman to fly in space is one of my favorite moments.

October 22, 2018

Recognizing Women’s Contributions to Science

This has been an important year for recognizing women in science—the Nobel committee recently announced the third woman in...

One of the most widely known photographs of Earth, this image was taken by the crew of the final Apollo mission as the crew made its way to the Moon. Dubbed the Blue Marble, Earth is revealed as both a vast planet home to billions of creatures and a beautiful orb capable of fitting into the pocket of the universe.

October 19, 2018

A Blue Marble in Space: Studying Earth from the ISS

On December 7, 1972, humans were able to see our entire planet from afar for the first time—a beautiful blue orb hanging in...

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly delivers remarks from onboard the International Space Station during the Space Shuttle Enterprise dedication ceremony Monday, April 27, 2015 at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. Enterprise was dedicated to the fallen crews who gave their lives in pursuit of space exploration on the Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia space missions.

October 18, 2018

ISS National Lab Chief Scientist to Give Lecture at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

International Space Station (ISS) National Lab Chief Scientist Randy Giles will discuss the breadth and impact of the...

October 18, 2018

Boeing and the ISS National Lab Award $500,000 Through MassChallenge

Earlier today, the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory and Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced up to...

Teledyne Brown Engineerings Multi User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES) being installed on the International Space Station

October 17, 2018

First Images from the MUSES Earth Observation Platform

Check out the first images taken from the Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES) facility, the new commercially operated...

NASA astronaut Serena Aun Chancellor onboard the International Space Station.

October 16, 2018

Connecting Students with Space Station Crew Members

What is it like to wake up each morning and get ready for work…in space? Instead of commuting through traffic in your car,...

October 15, 2018

Viewing the Silent Beauty of Earth From Space

Orbiting the Earth from an altitude of approximately 240 miles, astronauts onboard the International Space Station have a unique...

NASA astronaut Jeff Williams prepares canisters for return to Earth for the BRIC Natural Products investigation, in which radiation tolerant fungal strains isolated from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant site were exposed to spaceflight conditions on the ISS and then screened for the biological production of beneficial agricultural or biomedical compounds.

October 12, 2018

Studying How Biological Systems Respond to Spaceflight

NASA’s Space Biology Program recently selected 29 investigations to be awarded grants for ground-based research or...

October 11, 2018

Crew in Good Condition After Emergency Landing

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin are in good condition after safely landing on Earth following...

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