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  • Astronaut Mike Fossum

    Astronaut Selection  →

    01.21.09 - Ever wonder if you've got the "right stuff" to be a NASA astronaut? Visit this site to learn more about the selection process and how you can apply.

  • Simulation of a GE-90 aircraft engine

    Technical Seminar Series  →

    01.13.09 - View archived videos of seminars featuring key researchers behind critical areas of aeronautics research.

  • Still image from animation about the Heliophysics Observatories

    Explore the Entire Region of the Sun's Influence

    12.19.08 - Inspired by a desire to make finding space physics information as easy as book lovers locate a text on Amazon.com, the heliophysics virtual observatories offer a wealth of resources to learn more about the sun, Earth and heliosphere.

  • Hannah Grise barely floats while holding onto a piece of an experiment

    A Breath of Fresh Air

    12.09.08 - Research conducted by students today may help astronauts of the future breathe easier.

  • The MISSE experiment with Earth visible in the background

    Exposing Students to Space Research

    12.02.08 - Montana State University students created materials science experiments that were conducted outside the International Space Station.

  • Astronaut John Grunsfeld types on a laptop computer

    Astronaut Journals

    11.18.08 - Space missions and spaceflight training often inspire astronauts to write about their experiences. Here is a collection of astronauts' letters, reports and other writings.

  • Astronaut in white spacesuit works outside the space station

    NASA Education Spacesuits and Spacewalks Web Site

    Learn about spacesuits and how they have evolved. Meet people who design, build and work with them.

  • Garrett E. Reisman conducting an experiment

    Space Station Science

    11.12.08 - Find detailed information about the scientific experiments being conducted on the International Space Station.

  • Professor Stephen Hawking in front of a picture of Earth and Mars

    NASA Lecture Series: Professor Stephen Hawking

    11.04.08 - Watch a video of Professor Stephen Hawking's lecture titled "Why We Should Go Into Space," including a segment on science education by Lucy Hawking.

  • Small Pressurized Rover (SPR)

    NASA Tests Rover Concepts in Arizona

    10.24.08 - NASA is practicing for future lunar road trips on the moon-like terrain of Arizona.

  • Satellite view of the fractured Serson Ice Shelf

    Rapid Retreat: Ice Shelf Loss Along Canadian Coast  →

    10.28.08 - Beginning in late July 2008, the remaining ice shelves along the northern coast of Canada's Ellesmere Island underwent rapid retreat, losing a total of 214 square kilometers (83 square miles).

  • Planet hunter Sarah Seager

    A Quest for Astronomy's "Holy Grail"

    10.21.08 - Sarah Seager hopes her exoplanet research will help "complete the Copernican Revolution."

  • Lidar lenses seen in ALHAT ball-shaped housing

    Sensors Advance Lunar Landing Project

    10.15.08 - NASA is developing technologies that will allow lunar landers to automatically detect landing hazards and identify and navigate to the location of a safe landing site.

  • DEVELOP students working on a survey of populations of an invasive plant species in northwestern Nevada in 2004

    Changing the World, One Student at a Time

    09.16.08 - For 10 years, the DEVELOP program has pushed the envelope of the traditional summer internship. The program encourages students to join in research projects with big implications for society.

  • Carl Sagan

    NASA's Carl Sagan Fellows to Study Extraterrestrial Worlds

    09.03.08 - NASA announced Wednesday the new Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration, created to inspire the next generation of explorers seeking to learn more about planets, and possibly life, around other stars.

  • Marr kneels beside UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter hub hardware

    A Model Internship

    09.02.08 - Winning an internship contest gave Conor Marr the opportunity to simulate helicopter dynamics at NASA.

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  • Image of the Hubble Space Telescope in orbit with the space shuttle

    Next Stop: Hubble

    08.19.08 - Explore topics related to NASA's journey back to the Hubble Space Telescope on Servicing Mission 4, scheduled for October 2008.

  • The tail section of a rocket in the ground

    Not According to Plan

    08.12.08 - A Harding University chemistry professor is leading students in NASA-supported research about rocket plumes and gases on Mars.

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  • Students standing in front of a 'NASA and You' display

    The Future Is in Your Hands

    07.29.08 - Indiana graduate students research the use of hand-held electronic devices to improve NASA operations and the future of human spaceflight.

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  • Jamie Young performs an experiment behind a glass panel

    Sick of the Moon?

    07.22.08 - University students in Maine research potential health issues related to living on the moon.