What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades K-4)
3 Min Read What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades K-4) This article is for students grades K-4. What Are the Four Forces of Flight? Aerodynamics is the way air moves around things.…
What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades 5-8)
This article is for students grades 5-8. Aerodynamics is the way objects move through air. The rules of aerodynamics explain how an airplane is able to fly. Anything that moves…
Atomic Clock and Plant DNA Research Launching Aboard NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 Mission
NASA’s SpaceX 32nd commercial resupply services mission, scheduled to lift off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in April, is heading to the International Space Station with experiments that include…
Testing NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe)
NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Princeton/Ed Whitman NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) is loaded into the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility (XRCF) thermal vacuum chamber at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in…
Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. NASA/Aubrey Gemignani Digital content creators are invited to…
Why Do We Grow Plants in Space?
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Why do we grow plants in space? Plants are such versatile organisms that they can fulfill many roles in…
Can Solar Wind Make Water on Moon? NASA Experiment Shows Maybe
Scientists have hypothesized since the 1960s that the Sun is a source of ingredients that form water on the Moon. When a stream of charged particles known as the solar…
What Does NASA Science Do For Me?
3 min read What Does NASA Science Do For Me? It is easy to forget that all of the hard work, technology, and money that NASA pours into space research…
Michael Ciancone Builds a Lasting Legacy in Human Spaceflight
When Michael Ciancone joined NASA in 1983, he could hardly imagine what his 40-plus-year career would entail. From honoring and preserving spaceflight history to advancing safety standards, he has undoubtedly…
NASA’s Hubble Tracks a Roaming Magnetar of Unknown Origin
Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits…