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21st Northrop Grumman Mission Launches Scientific Studies
NASA and its international partners are sending scientific investigations to the International Space Station on Northrop Grumman’s 21st commercial resupply services mission.
Learn More![Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is attached to the leading end effector of the 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic arm about to be released into Earth orbit ending a five-and-a-half month cargo mission berthed to the International Space Station's Unity module.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/iss071e329982.jpg?w=1024)
Science in Space – June 2024
Studying the Sun
The Sun wields a huge influence on Earth. Its gravity holds our planet in its orbit, and solar energy drives the seasons, ocean currents, weather, climate, radiation belts, and auroras on Earth.
Learn More about Studying the Sun![Earth’s horizon curves across this image, with a band of reddish light above it and waves of green light across the planet visible below the horizon. Two distinct green streaks of light run from the right side of the image to the middle of the horizon. One of the space station’s solar panels extends down from the top of the image.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/iss044e012986large.jpg?w=1536)
Space Station Research Advances NASA’s Plans to Explore the Moon, Mars
Space, the saying goes, is hard. And the farther humans go, the harder it can get. Some of the challenges on missions to explore the Moon and Mars include preventing microbial contamination of these destinations, navigating there safely, protecting crew members and hardware from radiation, and maintaining and repairing equipment.
Learn More![ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti practices robotics maneuvers on a laptop computer inside the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/astronaut-samantha-cristoforetti-practices-robotics-maneuvers-on-a-laptop-computer-52129789551-o.jpg?w=1024)
Station Science 101
Research in Microgravity: Higher, Faster, Longer
The International Space Station provides unique features that enable innovative research, including microgravity, exposure to space, a unique orbit, and hands-on operation by crew members.
Learn More about Research in Microgravity: Higher, Faster, Longer![NASA astronaut Megan McArthur services donor cells inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox for the Celestial Immunity study.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/iss065e026994large.jpg?w=1536)
Station Research Features and Articles
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A team at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space…
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NASA and its international partners are sending scientific investigations to the International Space Station on Northrop Grumman’s 21st commercial resupply…
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NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick photographed red sprites in Earth’s upper atmosphere from the International Space Station on June 3, 2024.…
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Subscribe to Our Newsletter![Astronaut Nicole Mann works on the BioNutrients-2 investigation](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss068e036727.jpg?w=1024)
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