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NASA Launches Exploration Design Challenge

NASA's EDC gives students from kindergarten through 12th grade the opportunity to play a unique role in the future of human spaceflight.

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Getting to the Root of Plant Growth Aboard the Space ...

Plant roots grow in different directions in space, just as they do on Earth.

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Water or nutrients are injected into a Biological Research in Canisters' Petri Dish Fixation Unit

Experiment Canister Helps Study Plant Growth in Space

Two investigations called Biological Research In Canisters were aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule, which launched on March 1st.

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ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 Flight Engineer, during a 5-hour, 54-minute spacewalk, which he shared with NASA astronaut Jeff Williams. For part of the spacewalk, the pair worked in tandem, and then worked separately, getting ahead of their timeline, allowing them to work on extra tasks. (NASA)

Finding the Key to Immunity

Living in space weakens astronauts' immune systems, researchers discovered. The findings are providing clues on how to tackle diseases on Earth.

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Some of the research on the International Space Station is already focusing on meeting the needs of long-term spaceflights beyond low-Earth orbit. During Expedition 29 in 2011, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov checks the progress of new growth in the Rastenia investigation aboard the space station. (NASA)

Kennedy Engineers Designing Plant Habitat

NASA's Kennedy Space Center uses in-house expertise to develop an International Space Station Plant Habitat for microgravity plant growth studies.

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Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum is photographed working with the USND-2 (Ultrasound 2) unit in front of the HRF-1 (Human Research Facility 1) Rack. (NASA)

Ultrasounds Seeking Why Astronauts Grow Taller in Space

Did you ever wish you could be just a teensy bit taller? Well, if you spend a few months in space, you could get your wish -- temporarily.

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The above image shows an Aquatic Habitat specimen chamber housing Medaka fish as part of the Medaka Osteoclast investigation aboard the International Space Station. (JAXA)

Fishing for Findings in Space Station Bone Health Study

For centuries, people gazed at the constellation Pisces and imagined fish swimming in space. Astronauts have a closer view of real finned friends.

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Solar storms, like this coronal mass ejection on Aug. 31, 2012, can propel a billion tons of charged particles and radiation into space. Occasionally, these eruptions are directed towards Earth, prompting special protective measures for astronauts aboard the International Space Station, as well as aircraft crew on transpolar flights where risk to exposure is greatest. (NASA SDO)

Canadian Experiment to Track Space Radiation Risks

Space can be a potentially hazardous environment to live and work in, especially when it comes to radiation.

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