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Art and Science in Harmony: A Song for a Space Telescope
When composer Nolan Gasser was asked to write a theme song for NASA's GLAST space telescope, he faced a formidable challenge: How was he to use the emotion of music to represent the cold technical precision required for a sophisticated scientific investigation? What, if anything, do art and science have in common?
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How NASA Glenn Improves Life in Ohio
Do you know how NASA Glenn affects your everyday life?
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Rocketing Through Water
Champion swimmer Michael Phelps knows swimsuits; NASA researcher Steve Wilkinson knows drag reduction. Put them together, and you get record-breaking Olympic trials.
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NASA is Telling Its Story -- One Person at a Time
NASA is a part of the Smithsonian Institution's 42nd annual Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. NASA deputy administrator Shana Dale called it 'our chance to reengage with the American public.'
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NextStorm Gives Early Warning for Hazardous Weather
NASA announces a new web-based product for short-term predictions of thunderstorms, lightning, and heavy rains that can result in severe floods in Central America and southern Mexico.
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One Million Names to the Moon
A million names will be blasted into space and "to the moon" on LRO. That's how many people have submitted their names to this project.
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How to Swallow a Thermometer
A "thermometer pill" developed for NASA astronauts also helps athletes, firefighters and others to beat the heat.
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NASA Technology Applied to Homeland Security Need
Gamma-ray detectors from NASA's Swift mission could be applied to detect smuggled nuclear material.
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Student Researchers and Educators Partner with NASA for Unparalleled Results
A project with "unparalleled success" in obtaining data by students and educators can thank, in part, a team at NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., who developed a protocol for taking surface ozone measurements.
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A Shining Example of Space Benefits
A simple NASA technology that protected Apollo and Skylab also comes to the rescue on Earth.