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Developing Robust Electronics That Can Withstand Harsh Conditions on Cold Planetary Bodies
A NASA-sponsored team has developed electronics that can operate reliably in the harsh radiation and temperat…

NASA Invites Media to 63rd Annual Goddard Space Science Symposium
Media are invited to attend the 63rd annual Goddard Space Science Symposium, taking place Thursday, March 12,…

Shades of a Lunar Eclipse
A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar …

NASA’s Van Allen Probe A to Re-Enter Atmosphere
NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, almost 14 years after launch. From 2012 …

About Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) Project
The purpose of the Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project is to engage with industry and other government…

About Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities (FDC) Project
The FDC project conducts complex integrated small-scale flight research to validate the benefits of new techn…

What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8)
This article is for students grades 5-8. What is Pi? Pi is a number. You might know it as 3.14 or the symbol …

NASA Armstrong Director Brad Flick to Retire After 40 Years of Service
On Monday, NASA announced Bradley Flick, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, Cali…

NASA to Share Artemis II Flight Readiness Review Update
NASA will host a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 12, to highlight progress toward the Artemis …

Flammability Testing Configuration and Approach of Barrier MaterialAssemblies Designed for Space Flight Applications
The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) partnered with Materials and Processes and Flammability subject…

Webb Studies Cranium Nebula
Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to a brain in a transparent skull, …

NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York
Students in New York will hear from NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Chris Williams as they answer prerecord…