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As NASA plans missions to the Moon and Mars, a key factor is figuring out how to feed crew members during their weeks, months, and even years in space. Astronauts on the International Space Station primarily eat prepackaged food, which requires regular resupply and can degrade in quality and nutrition. Researchers are exploring the idea […]

Posted October 18, 2023

News Media Invited to NASA Langley’s Open House

HAMPTON, Virginia – Members of the media are invited to cover the Open House at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The event takes place 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Posted October 18, 2023

Ames Research Center

Internships

NASA STEM Projects

Next Gen STEM

Opportunities For Students to Get Involved

Science Mission Directorate

Space Biology

Space Biology Program

The Space Life Sciences Training Program at Ames Research Center

The Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) provides undergraduate students entering their junior or senior years, and entering graduate students, with professional experience in space life science disciplines. This challenging ten-week summer program is hosted by NASA’s Ames Research Center

Posted October 18, 2023

International Space Station (ISS)

For Researchers

ISS Research

Science & Research

Station Science 101: Microbiology

Wherever there are humans, there are microbes, too. Bacteria and fungi live all around us, in our homes, offices, industrial areas, the outdoors – even in space. People literally could not live without these tiny organisms, many of which are beneficial.

Posted October 18, 2023

NASA History

55 Years Ago: Nine Months Before the Moon Landing

In October 1968, the American human spaceflight program took significant steps toward achieving President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade. American astronauts returned to space after a 23-month hiatus. The success of the 11-day Apollo 7 mission […]

Posted October 18, 2023

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite

Earth

Earth Science

Oceans

Sea Ice

Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics

International Ocean Satellite Monitors How El Niño Is Shaping Up

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the latest satellite contributing to a 30-year sea level record that researchers are using to compare this year’s El Niño with those of the past. Not all El Niño events are created equal. Their impacts vary widely, and satellites like the U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich help anticipate those impacts on a […]

Posted October 18, 2023

DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test)

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Employees Win Top Federal Award for Asteroid Deflection Mission

NASA’s Brian Key and Scott Bellamy accepted the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal on behalf of a mission team for the first planetary defense test during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington on Oct. 17. The awards program for career federal employees, known as the Sammies, […]

Posted October 18, 2023

2023 Solar Eclipse

Eclipses

International Space Station (ISS)

Jasmin Moghbeli

Solar Eclipses

The Start of an Eclipse

While aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli took this picture of the Moon passing in front of the Sun during the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023. As the space station orbits Earth, astronauts take images of the planet below and phenomena in space. Visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, […]

Posted October 18, 2023

General

Ames Research Center

Earth's Moon

VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)

All Together Now: Drill Joins Other Moon Rover Science Instruments

A team of engineers from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and Honeybee Robotics in Altadena, California, inspect TRIDENT – short for The Regolith Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain – shortly after its arrival at the integration and test facility. In the coming months, the team will integrate the drill into NASA’s first robotic […]

Posted October 18, 2023

Stennis Space Center

General

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Conducts 1st Hot Fire of New RS-25 Certification Test Series

NASA conducted the first hot fire of a new RS-25 test series Oct. 17, beginning the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of the engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The engines will help power future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond. Operators fired the RS-25 […]

Posted October 18, 2023