Science discoveries, space exploration and research news
Fifty years ago, NASA’s Viking 1 and 2 landers made the first successful landings on Mars, opening a new era in planetary exploration. Behind that achievement was a team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, whose steady leadership and technical expertise helped turn an ambitious idea into a mission that reshaped how we…
NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through a series of grueling tests to find its structural limits. What they found left them encouraged about the wing’s potential, even when they pushed it past its intended limits. The 15-foot Structural Wing Experiment Evaluating Truss-bracing (SWEET-15)…
Eye on Dragonfly Live | A Behind-the-Scenes Look at NASA’s Mission to Titan
Introducing the Earth Science Applications Guidebook
Warm water in household pipes can be a breeding ground for harmful bacteria.
The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Office announced today the signing of a Direct Funding Agreement with Robert Bosch Semiconductor LLC (“Bosch”) for up to $225 million in incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act.
A Legacy of Discovery, Built for the Future
Researchers estimate that 56% of textiles can be recycled or recovered, but most don’t make it back into the domestic supply chain.
Raman comes to NIST from Purdue University, where he was the dean of engineering.
To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a new portrait of the nation from space.
