NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Completed

Two technicians look up at NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope after its inner and outer segments were connected at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland on Nov. 25, 2025. This marked the end of Roman’s construction. After final testing, the telescope will move to the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space […]

December 04, 2025
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NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Jonny Kim, Crewmates Return

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, is preparing to depart the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft and return to Earth. Kim, Ryzhikov, and Zubritsky will undock from the station’s Prichal module at 8:41 p.m. EST on Monday, Dec. 8, headed for a parachute-assisted landing at […]

December 04, 2025
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NASA Software Raises Bar for Aircraft Icing Research

When flying in certain weather conditions, tiny freezing water droplets floating in the air can pose a risk to aircraft. If not taken into consideration, these water droplets can accumulate on an aircraft as ice and pose a safety risk.  But NASA software tools such as Glenn Icing Computational Environment (GlennICE) are working to keep […]

December 04, 2025
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NPR News: What do birds think of forest management?

What do birds think of forest management?
A group in Western Washington state has developed a novel gauge for their forest conservation work — thousands of audio recordings of native birds.

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Student Art Murals at Johnson Celebrate 25 Years of Humanity in Space

Select walls at NASA’s Johnson Space Center have been transformed into works of art. Each piece reflects creativity, collaboration, and the spirit of discovery. Painted by Texas students, the murals honor the legacy of the International Space Station and 25 years of continuous human presence in space.  The International Space Station Program Mural Project began […]

December 03, 2025
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NASA Rover Detects Electric Sparks in Mars Dust Devils, Storms

Perseverance confirmed a long-suspected phenomenon in which electrical discharges and their associated shock waves can be born within Red Planet mini-twisters. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has recorded the sounds of electrical discharges —sparks — and mini-sonic booms in dust devils on Mars. Long theorized, the phenomenon has now been confirmed through audio and electromagnetic recordings […]

December 03, 2025
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NPR News: Your glitchy video calls may make people mistrust you

Your glitchy video calls may make people mistrust you
Brief glitches in video calls may seem like no big deal, but new research shows they can have a negative effect on how a person is perceived by the viewer.

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