May 2025

Learning Resources
For Colleges & Universities
Grades 9 - 12
What does a mathematician do? Mathematicians use their expert knowledge of math to solve problems and gain new understanding about how our world works. They analyze data and create mathematical models to predict results based on changes in variables. Many different fields rely heavily on math, such as engineering, finance, and the sciences.
Posted May 27, 2025
NIAC Studies
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
Peter CabauyCity Labs, Inc. The NIAC Phase I study confirmed the feasibility of nuclear-micropowered probes (NMPs) using tritium betavoltaic power technology for autonomous exploration of the Moon’s permanently shadowed regions (PSRs).
Posted May 27, 2025
NIAC Studies
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
Christine HartzellUniversity of Maryland, College Park The proposed investigation will address key technological challenges associated with a previously funded NIAC Phase I award titled “On-Orbit, Collision-Free Mapping of Small Orbital Debris”.
Posted May 27, 2025
NIAC Studies
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
Alvaro Romero-CalvoGeorgia Tech Research Corporation The reliable and efficient operation of spacecraft life support systems is challenged in microgravity by the near absence of buoyancy. This impacts the electrolytic production of oxygen and hydrogen from water by forcing the adoption of complex multiphase flow management technologies.
Posted May 27, 2025
NIAC Studies
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
James BickfordCharles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. The Thin-Film Nuclear Engine Rocket (TFINER) is a novel space propulsion technology that enables aggressive space exploration for missions that are impossible with existing approaches. The concept uses thin layers of energetic radioisotopes to directly generate thrust.
Posted May 27, 2025
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
NIAC Studies
Igor BargatinUniversity of Pennsylvania We propose to use the photophoretic levitation and propulsion mechanism to create no-moving-parts flying vehicles that can be used to explore Earth’s upper atmosphere.
Posted May 27, 2025
NIAC Studies
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
Aaswath Pattabhi RamanUniversity of California, Los Angeles Exploration of Mars has captivated the public in recent decades with high-profile robotic missions and the images they have acquired seeding our collective imagination.
Posted May 27, 2025
NIAC Studies
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
Benjamin HockmanNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory The goal of this effort is to develop a robust and affordable mission architecture that enables the gravimetric density reconstruction of small body interiors to unprecedented precision.
Posted May 27, 2025
Johnson Space Center
People of Johnson
What do music ensembles and human spaceflight have in common? They require the harmonization of different elements to create an inspiring opus. NASA’s Paige Whittington has experience with both.
Posted May 27, 2025
Earth Science
Introduction The Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) III/International Space Station [SAGEIII/ISS] Science Team Meeting (STM) took place on October 22–23, 2024, in a hybrid format. Approximately 50 scientists attended in person at NASA’s Langley Research Center (LaRC) – see Photo. Participants included researchers from U.S.
Posted May 26, 2025
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