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Another Atmospheric River Hits British Columbia

A potent storm brought heavy rain and gusty winds to southwestern Canada and the U.S. state of Washington in October 2024.

Sols 4338-4340: Decisions, Decisions

Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 On sol 4338, we have a science block planned as well as some arm activities. Our science activities include a ChemCam observation of “Donkey Lake.” This is a bedrock target with exposed laminations.…

NASA Reveals Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Observatory

NASA has revealed the first look at a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next decade, the space-based detection of gravitational waves — ripples in space-time caused by merging black holes and other cosmic sources. The…

Gateway: Life in a Lunar Module

Teams at NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and Thales Alenia Space, including astronauts Stan Love and Luca Parmitano, came together in Turin, Italy, this summer for a test run of Gateway, humanity’s first space station to orbit the Moon. The…

Industry Supported Battery Passivation Techniques – Request for Information

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC) on behalf of the Space Technology Mission Directorate’s (STMD) Small Spacecraft Technology (SST) Program is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for inputs on industry, academia, or government adopted battery passivation…

Station Science Top News: Oct. 18, 2024

Microgravity had no immediate effect on a person’s ability to perceive the height of an object, indicating that astronauts can safely perform tasks that rely on accurate and precise height judgments soon after arrival in space. We use the height and width…

Explore International Space Station Research with NASA Mobile Apps

At any given time, crew members are conducting dozens of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations on the International Space Station. If you’re curious about this work, the Space Station Research Xplorer (SSRX) mobile application provides information on these experiments, special…

35 Years Ago: STS-34 Sends Galileo on its Way to Jupiter

On Oct. 18, 1989, space shuttle Atlantis took off on its fifth flight, STS-34, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Its five-person crew of Commander Donald E. Williams, Pilot Michael J. McCulley, and Mission Specialists Shannon W. Lucid,…

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Water for a Desert Lake in Algeria

Scientists are studying the rare filling of Sebkha el Melah for clues about past—and possibly future—greening of the Sahara Desert.

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Madagascar’s Betsiboka River Delta

The growing network of channels and islands now spans more than half of the estuary that was once open to ships.

Where Warehouses Are Built, Air Pollution Follows

New research shows that the presence of warehouses in the Los Angeles area is associated with higher levels of airborne particulate pollution.

S-MODE, ASIA-AQ, and the Role of ESPO in Complex Airborne Campaigns

ESPO solves problems before you know you have them. If you are missing a canister of liquid nitrogen, got locked out of your rental car, or need clearance for a South Korean military base, you want ESPO in your corner.…

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