This view from above the nation of Turkey looks out across the Aegean Sea, over Greece and onto the Ionian Sea where Sicily and the boot of Italy are barely visible. The suns glint on the Mediterranean waters highlight the Greek islands while clouds cloak the island of Crete. This Earth observation image was taken by a member of the Expedition 55 crew onboard the International Space Station on April 2, 2018.

April 27, 2018

Saving the Planet Through Research Off the Planet

The International Space Station (ISS) National Lab is a valuable platform for conducting research in space not only to benefit...

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This is a color mosaic of Tropical Cyclone Gita created using images acquired from the ISS on February 13, 2018. These images have been reprojected to approximate an overhead view before creating this mosaic which covers an area of 1,500 kilometers by 1,000 kilometers. Note that this southern hemisphere storm rotates in the opposite direction of the more familiar storms in the northern hemisphere.

April 26, 2018

The Hurricane Hunter

Paul C. Joss, professor of physics emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is the principal investigator of...

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NASA Astronaut and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold works with a student designed Genes in Space 5 experiment.

April 25, 2018

Student Experiments Explore DNA in Space

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, plays a critical role in biology—it contains the genetic instructions necessary for organisms...

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plant from upward 1600

April 24, 2018

Taking Plant Research Off the Ground

The International Space Station (ISS) National Lab is a valuable platform for a variety of plant research that could lead to a...

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Karl Fred Huemmrich, ecologist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County

April 23, 2018

Observing Ecosystems from Orbit

Ecosystem productivity—the ability of an ecosystem to convert carbon dioxide into biomass—is the process that supports all...

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NASA astronaut Scott Tingle tends to plants grown inside the Veggie facility in support of space botany research. Sierra Nevada Corporation pushes the boundaries for sustainable long term missions by advancing plant growth in space with its development of Veggie for NASA.

April 20, 2018

Planting Space Crops

What plants should be grown in the Veggie growth chamber onboard the International Space Station? NASA is asking students for...

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Crew member Thomas Pesquet removing the Protein Crystallization Facility hardware from the incubator on the ISS for a crystallization investigation by Merck & Co.

April 19, 2018

Growing Crystals in Space

This week, crew member Ricky Arnold processed samples for a student crystal growth experiment that was launched to the...

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The NanoRacks Airlock Module will be the first ever commercial airlock on the International Space Station. The Airlock will offer 5 times the deployment volume compared to current Airlock capabilities available on the Space Station. NanoRacks has partnered with Boeing and Thales Alenia Space on manufacturing key elements of the airlock.

April 18, 2018

Increasing Opportunities for CubeSat Launch from the Space Station

The NanoRacks Space Station Airlock Module successfully completed its Critical Design Review and is now transitioning from...

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Mice onboard the ISS are kept in the pieces of hardware shown above. (Left to Right: Rodent Habitat, Rodent Transporter, Animal Access Unit)

April 17, 2018

Mice Muscles in Microgravity

This week, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Astronaut Norishige Kanai is working with mice that recently arrived...

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This image features green Dwarf Wheat within APH. The door of the facility has been removed to show the growth chamber within.

April 16, 2018

Probing Plant Preferences in Microgravity

The Advanced Plant Habitat (APH), a recent addition to the International Space Station, is designed to test different growth...

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NASA Astronaut and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold works with a student designed Genes in Space 5 experiment inside the Harmony module.

April 13, 2018

Astronaut Ricky Arnold Starts Genes in Space Student Experiment onboard the Space Station

Earlier this week, Astronaut Ricky Arnold started one of the two winning student experiments from the Genes in Space-5 payload,...

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Astronaut Catherine G. Coleman, ISS flight engineer

April 12, 2018

Former NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman to Highlight the ISS National Lab STEM Programs

Former NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman will be highlighting the ISS National Lab educational programs this Saturday at the 2018...

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