protein crystals

September 6, 2018

Growing High-Quality Crystals in Microgravity

Crystals aren’t just pretty, they also have many important applications in science! A crystal is a solid material with atoms...

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NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold sequencing RNA in space for the first time ever.

September 5, 2018

RNA Sequenced for First Time on the Space Station

Last week, International Space Station (ISS) crew member Ricky Arnold sequenced RNA in space for the first time—a...

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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins examines stem cell derived heart cells onboard the ISS.

September 4, 2018

Innovations in Life Science on the Space Station

Learn how space-based research is driving innovations in medicine, engineering, consumer products, and other markets at a the...

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European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet strikes a pose with 1.2 million tomato seeds for the Tomatosphere program.

September 4, 2018

How Space-Based Science is Teaching Social Studies (and Beyond!)

As part of our “back-to-school” series, we have been discussing ways that space-based science can engage and inform our...

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STEMonstration on surface tension by ISS crew member Ricky Arnold

August 31, 2018

STEMonstration: Surface Tension

In this NASA STEMonstration, International Space Station (ISS) crew member Ricky Arnold explains surface tension, discusses the...

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iLEAD Schools students Olivia (L) and Sophie (R), whose project was selected to launch to the International Space Station through iLEAD DreamUp to Space

August 31, 2018

Bringing Oral Hygiene to Space

Ingrid Moon teaches IB Physics and Biology at iLEAD’s Santa Clarita Valley International charter school in Santa Clarita,...

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ISS Above

August 30, 2018

ISS-Above in Schools: Evaluation Results for New Curriculum

The Space Station Explorers program ISS-Above connects students with the International Space Station (ISS) using a simple device...

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Students at Edward W. Bok Academy South participate in the Space Docking Challenge.

August 29, 2018

Starting the School Year with a Space Station Icebreaker

David Lockett is a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teacher at Edward W. Bok Academy, a charter school...

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Photo of Patagonia from EarthKAM Mission 62 July 2018

August 28, 2018

Sally Ride EarthKAM in the Classroom

Sally Ride EarthKAM (SREK) is a permanent payload that takes pictures of Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) and is...

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One of the Expedition 41 crew members onboard the International Space Station, flying at an altitude of 222 nautical miles above a point in the Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles off the coast of Africa near the Tropic of Cancer, photographed this eye catching panorama of the night sky and the Milky Way on Sept. 27, 2014.

August 27, 2018

Using Space to Inspire Students to Explore

Space has inspired adults and youth alike for millennia: Staring at the stars and wondering what lies among and beyond them...

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STEMonstration on orbits by ISS crew member Scott Tingle

August 24, 2018

STEMonstration: Orbits

In this NASA STEMonstration, crew member Scott Tingle talks about the orbits of planets and of spacecraft such as the...

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jsc2018e061030 cleaned NASA 1600

August 23, 2018

A Night at the Museum: Seeker’s Beyond Human Nightlife Event

Tonight, curious minds will gather at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California for a night of wonder and...

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