NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely returned to Earth, splashing down off the coast of California after nearly eight months ...

Four new crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), August 12, 2026 –The International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) National Laboratory announced the eight early-stage startups selected for the two tracks of ...

It lives in places where life should not exist. In the brine channels that thread through Arctic sea ice, it survives temperatures that would freeze most bacteria solid. Scientists have kept it at ...

What came back from the International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) in 2019 was, to the naked eye, almost nothing. A few specks, roughly the size of a pea, suspended in liquid inside ...

Some of the most exciting science happens when an experiment doesn’t reveal what you thought it would. When the data you collect supports your hypothesis, it confirms what you already suspected. But ...

On Earth, it is difficult to study how surface tension affects fluid flow because gravity dominates and masks its effects. Wave patterns that form when liquids are vibrated could be harnessed to ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), June 10, 2026 – A biotechnology startup is harnessing the unique space environment to manufacture artificial retinas that could one day restore vision to the millions of ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), May 29, 2026 – The International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) National Laboratory track at the 2026 ASCEND conference in Washington, D.C., featured a full ...

It’s mesmerizing to watch its arms unfurl gracefully like an octopus’s tentacles. Micro-patterned pads on each arm allow it to adhere to surfaces, much like a gecko’s feet stick to a windowpane. And ...

Imagine an environment with saltwater four to five times saltier than the ocean. There are places on Earth where the water pools in shallow ponds with little oxygen, and the harsh sun beats down with ...

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