Browse Archive
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The View From Space
Two new sensors examining our upper atmosphere and oceans are demonstrating the International Space Station's value as an Earth science observing platform.
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Testing Materials in Space
The Materials Science Research Rack allows researchers to study a variety of materials in space to improve performance on Earth.
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Eight Years of Success!
The results are in: the first eight years of International Space Station science are a success.
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MISSE-6 Comes Home
Several hundred materials samples returned to Earth with the STS-128 space shuttle crew.
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Astronauts Getting to the Heart of the Matter
A new study aboard the International Space Station will examine changes in astronaut hearts during six months in space.
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Astronauts Collect Blood, Other Samples for Unprecedented Immune Study
The Integrated Immune experiment monitors the human immune system before, during and after spaceflight.
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NASA, Google Earth Showcase Best Photos
NASA and Google Earth have teamed to make it easier for everyone to see striking Earth photographs.
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ISS 'Mates' SWAB Deck
Cleanliness is not just the dirt one can see. It’s also a matter of bacteria and parasites. That’s why -- even though there is no floor -- there is no five second rule on the space station.
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Space Seeds Go to Classrooms
The NASA Engineering Design Challenge offers basil seeds from space.
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Swapping Sweat for Water
NASA tests how to supply drinking water to people living on the moon or Mars.
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Getting Blood to 'Go With the Flow'
Cardiovascular systems get 'lazy' in space, but a new study gets blood flowing on board the space station.
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Bringing Home the Basil
Barbara Morgan carries millions of basil seeds to space and returns with millions more.
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Space Station Science Update
A look back and a look ahead at science aboard the International Space Station.
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How to Manage Floating Fluids in Space
Scientists study fluid physics on the space station to improve fuel tanks and other systems for future spacecraft.
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Classroom Above the Clouds
The International Space Station provides a 'hands-on classroom' for students around the world.
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An Unprecedented Polar View
The International Polar Year will have unprecedented access to an out-of-this-world platform -- 210 miles up in space.
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Inspiring Teachers and Students
A multi-agency task force looks at how the Space Station National Laboratory can inspire teachers and students about science, technology, engineering and math.
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Rebuilding Bones After Space Flight
Bigger bones are not always stronger bones, according to a recent NASA study of space station astronauts.
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Students Win Siemens Award for Space Station Experiment
High school students win $10,000 in scholarships for work on a space station experiment.
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'Food' for Thought
NASA conducts an in-flight study of long-duration spaceflight on the human body.