Category Archives: Science and Technology
NASA Releases Interactive Graphic Novel “First Woman”
NASA released its first digital, interactive graphic novel.
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NASA TV to Air US Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station
A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft is bound for NASA’s Space Station Processing Facility
Read moreNASA to Hold Lucy Launch Preview Briefing
NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 28, to preview the launch of the agency’s first spacecraft to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
Read moreNASA TV to Air Landsat 9 Launch, Prelaunch Activities
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the Landsat 9 satellite
Read moreNASA to Announce Landing Site for Artemis Lunar Robotic Rover
NASA will host a media teleconference Monday, Sept. 20, at 4 p.m. EDT, to announce the lunar landing site .
Read moreNASA Statement on National Aerospace Week
This Week recognizes innovations from aerospace manufacturers, suppliers, and workforce.
Read moreNASA Awards Launch Services Contract for GOES-U Mission
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U
Read moreNASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects Puzzle Pieces of Mars’ History
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and scientists already are gaining new insights into the region. After collecting its first sample, named “Montdenier,” Sept. 6, the team collected a second, “Montagnac,” from the same rock Sept. 8.
Read moreNASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Commercial Crew Space Station Launch
Media accreditation now is open for the launch of the third SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a long duration mission
Read moreNASA Innovations Will Help U.S. Meet Sustainable Aviation Goals
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joined federal government and industry leaders Thursday at a White House event highlighting sustainable aviation and the administration’s focus on medium- and long-term goals to combat climate change.
Read moreMRIs On Crop Roots Open New Doors For Agriculture
Scientists examine plant roots to make improvements, enhance water-use efficiency
Read moreWhat Will The James Webb Space Telescope Find? [VIDEO]
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The James Webb Space Telescope is now ready. One of the most advanced telescopes it is 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope. The video in the article explains the full potential and how the James Webb Space Telescope will hopefully lead to some new breakthroughs in man’s space knowledge.
Read moreAgriLife Extension Brings New Experience To Texas’ Organic Production Scene
Whitney has worldwide agricultural expertise
Read moreTexas A&M AgriLife’s Simpson Honored For Lifetime Dedication To Peanuts
More than 50 years building extensive germplasm collection
Read moreThousands Of Asteroids Whizz Past Earth
NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies keeps an eye on the sky, surveying more than 26,000 asteroids and a much smaller number of comets that pass near Earth. Near Earth Asteroids, or NEAs, also include more than 2,000 potentially dangerous specimen, of which 158 have a diameter of more than one kilometer, making them 2.5 times as tall as the Empire State Building.
Read moreTesting Safety, Shelf Life Of Food For Entrepreneurs
Texas A&M AgriLife lab protects Texans from foodborne-illness, helps Texas economy
Read moreWilliam Dalzell, Influential Lecturer In Chemical Engineering At MIT, Dies at 84
Known for his quick wit, the MIT alumnus spent his career fostering hands-on learning for generations of chemical engineering students.
Read moreNASA’s Perseverance Rover Hears Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight [VIDEO]
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On April 30, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover made history as the first spacecraft to record sounds from another spacecraft on another planet. During Ingenuity’s fourth flight, a microphone included with the SuperCam instrument aboard Perseverance captured the humming sound of the blades and the din of wind.
Read moreSpaceX Crew-2 Docks With Space Station in These Awesome Views [VIDEO]
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Watch the soft capture of the SpaceX Crew-2’s Crew Dragon Endeavour on April 24, 2021 in these International Space Station camera views.
Read moreNASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight [VIDEO]
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Monday, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet.
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