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How Do Stars Influence the Search for Life? | We Asked a NASA Expert
How Do Stars Influence the Search for Life? | We Asked a NASA Expert
Lithium in Eastern States Could Replace Imports for a Century or More
RESTON, Va. — The Appalachian region of the eastern United States contains an estimated 2.3 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium, enough to replace 328 years of U.S. imports at last year’s level, according to new research by the U.S. Geological Survey.
New Nationwide Tool Helps Answer: Do We Have Enough Water?
RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released the first nationwide tool to help water planners determine if communities have enough water for current and future needs.
NIST Weighs In on the Mystery of the Gravitational Constant
A NIST researcher has unveiled the results of a 10-year quest to measure the constant.
Any Color You Like: NIST Scientists Create ‘Any Wavelength’ Lasers in Tiny Circuits for Light
NIST scientists and collaborators have pioneered a way to make integrated circuits for light by depositing complex patterns of specialized materials onto silicon wafers.
New AI Tool Forecasts Drought 90 Days Ahead Nationwide
RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released a new machine learning tool that forecasts droughts up to 90 days ahead nationwide. The tool may provide communities extra time to prepare for water shortages that could impact agriculture, municipal supplies, recreation and ecosystems.
NIST Researchers Develop Photonic Chip Packaging That Can Withstand Extreme Environments
The advance could allow these technologies to operate in deep-space probes, inside nuclear reactors, in ultrahigh vacuum systems, and at temperatures both near absolute zero and in scorchingly hot industrial settings.
NIST Helps Fingerprint Examiners With New Data and Software Release
The new tools are an annotated collection of 10,000 fingerprints and a software program that can sort fingerprints according to their quality.
How NASA is Collecting Explosion Data for Next Generation Rockets
Commercial launch providers continue to advance propulsion technology with a renewed focus on liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft. As systems grow in scale, carrying millions of pounds of propellant, so too does the responsibility to fully understand the safety profile. Engineers at NASA, with decades of cryogenic and test operations expertise, are…
NIST Submits Annual Report to Congress Summarizing FY 2025 Progress on National Construction Safety Team Investigations
The report includes an overview of work completed on the Champlain Towers South investigation.
Dragonfly Integration and Testing: Power and Electronics
Dragonfly Integration and Testing: Power and Electronics
What is dark matter and dark energy? Astro-Investigates Ep. 5 (Dark Universe)
What is dark matter and dark energy? Astro-Investigates Ep. 5 (Dark Universe)