Biological & Physical Sciences

Astrophysics
Biological & Physical Sciences
Citizen Science
Earth Science
Heliophysics
Planetary Science
Snow and ice are everywhere this time of year—mountain tops, Alaska, and even outer space. Grab a cup of hot cocoa and join us for the next Do NASA Science LIVE event as we explore ways to participate in NASA’s winter-themed volunteer research projects. On this interactive Zoom call, you’ll chat with five scientists who will describe […]
Posted February 12, 2024
Biological & Physical Sciences
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Science & Research
Space Biology
Space Biology Program
NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Division is sending three physical sciences and space biology experiments and equipment to the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s 20th commercial resupply services mission.
Posted January 30, 2024
ISS Research
Biological & Physical Sciences
General
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
Microbiology
Science & Research
Space Biology
A growing body of research suggests a link between epigenetic mechanisms and a wide variety of illnesses and behaviors, including cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune illnesses, and cognitive dysfunction. Epigenetics also plays a role in the changes humans and other living things experience in space.
Posted January 30, 2024
Astrophysics
Biological & Physical Sciences
Earth Science
Get Involved
Heliophysics
Planetary Science
Science Mission Directorate
Uncategorized
Ten teams from around the world have been named the Global Winners of the 2023 NASA International Space Apps Challenge. The Challenge is the largest annual global hackathon, and gives participants the opportunity to engage with real world problems we face on Earth and in space.
Posted January 26, 2024
Biological & Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Science & Research
Space Biology
The American Society for Gravitational and Space Research’s (ASGSR) annual meeting brought together over 850 scientists, engineers, educators, and students from around the world to share their latest findings on microgravity research and discuss the future of space exploration.
Posted December 21, 2023
Biological & Physical Sciences
Space Biology
NASA announces the award of eleven grants or cooperative agreements for exciting new Space Biology research that will advance NASA’s understanding of how exposure to lunar dust/regolith impact both plant and animal systems.
Posted November 21, 2023
Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL)
Biological & Physical Sciences
Fundamental Physics
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Physical Sciences
The remotely operated facility aboard the International Space Station has created another tool that researchers can use to probe the fundamental nature of the world around us. For the first time in space, scientists have produced a quantum gas containing two types of atoms.
Posted November 15, 2023
Biological & Physical Sciences
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Physical Sciences
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Space Biology
The SpaceX-29 commercial resupply spacecraft will deliver numerous physical sciences and space biology experiments, along with other cargo, to the International Space Station. The research aboard this resupply services mission will help researchers learn how humans, and the plants needed to sustain them, can thrive in deep space.
Posted November 10, 2023
Sign up for our newsletter:

Categories

15
5
2
4
65
6
34
1
6
1
1
2
1
1
293
6
3
1
4
103
145
12
1
38
41
2
27
9
1
2
1
1
10
185
4
2
10
159
2
12
3
2
16
6
1
1
3
1
10
1
1
31
21
7
1
Io
3
4
1
1
17
530
3
5
227
2
1
1
1
3
4

Recent Posts