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Astronaut Suni Williams floats on the International Space Station, posing next to the BioNutrients experiment packs.

Ames Research Center

NASA’s Ames Research Center, one of ten NASA field centers, is located in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley. Since 1939, Ames has led NASA in conducting world-class research and development in aeronautics, exploration technology and science aligned with the center’s core capabilities.

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Location

Moffett Field, California

Founded

December 20, 1939

People

3,200+

Director

Eugene Tu

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NASA Scientist Finds Predicted Companion Star to Betelgeuse

A century-old hypothesis that Betelgeuse, the 10th brightest star in our night sky, is orbited by a very close companion star was proved true by a team of astrophysicists led by a scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center.

An image of Betelgeuse, the yellow-red star, and the signature of its close companion, the faint blue object.

Data: NASA/JPL/NOIRLab. Visualization: NOIRLab.

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Focus Areas and Capabilities

The heat shield used to transport the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover through the atmosphere of the Red Planet upon arrival is seen undergoing testing at the Arc Jet facilities at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.

Entry Systems

Safely delivering spacecraft to Earth and other celestial bodies.

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Advanced Computing and IT Systems

Enabling NASA's advanced modeling and simulation.

Tiny figures stand inside the football field-size air intake of the 80- by 120-foot wind tunnel at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, located at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2021. This photo was taken during a visit by the Blue Angels, the flight demonstration squadron of the U.S. Navy.

Aerosciences

Testing on the ground before you take to the sky.

Air Traffic Management

Transforming the way we fly.

Advanced biological engineering

Biology and Astrobiology

Understanding life on Earth – and in space

Illustration of the BioSentinel spacecraft, flying past the Moon with the CubeSat's solar arrays fully deployed, facing the Sun.

Cost-effective space missions

Enabling high value science to low Earth orbit and the Moon

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Intelligent/Adaptive systems

Complementing humans in space

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Space and Earth Science

Understanding our planet, our solar system and everything beyond

Ames Leadership

Portrait of Dr. Eugene L. Tu, director of NASA's Ames Research Center (2017)

Dr. Eugene Tu

Center Director

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Dr. David Korsmeyer

Deputy Center Director

Portrait of Amir H. Deylami, Associate Center Director of NASA's Ames Research Center

Amir H. Deylami

Associate Center Director

Ames History

Since 1939, Ames contributions have fundamentally shaped fields of study related to aeronautics and space.

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