NASA Science Live: A Telescope Like a Time Machine NASA Science 2026-09-18 | NASA Science Live: A Telescope Like a Time Machine
What is a black hole? Astro-Investigates Ep. 1 (Black Holes) ScienceAtNASA 2024-05-08 | Black holes - what are they really? Learn this and more with “Astro-Investigates,” the video series that explores and explains big astrophysics topics with the help of NASA scientists. In this episode, you’ll hear from: Joanna Piotrowska - Astrophysicist at CaltechVaroujan Gorjian - NASA Research Astronomer Daniel Stern - NASA Astrophysicist Michele Vallisneri - NASA Theoretical physicist Host and Co-Producer: Chelsea Gohd Editor/Director/Co-Producer: Keith Miller (Caltech-IPAC) Science Visualizations/Co-Producer: Robert Hurt (Caltech-IPAC) To learn more about black holes and NASA missions studying these mysterious objects, visit: science.nasa.gov/universe/black-holes Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Dark Energy: What NASA is doing to unlock one of the biggest mysteries of the universe ScienceAtNASA 2024-04-29 | Only 5% of the known universe is visible to us. The other 95% is called dark matter and dark energy, and it's making scientists rethink what we know about the cosmos. Jet Propulsion Lab’s Fundamental Physics Portfolio Manager John Callas explains what dark energy is, why it’s so hard to study, and what NASA is doing to unlock this big mystery.
Earth Day 2024: Water Touches Everything ScienceAtNASA 2024-04-15 | NASA Science Mission Directorate's Art Director, Jenny Mottar, talks about the inspiration behind the 2024 Earth Day poster.Download NASA's 2024 Earth Day Poster: science.nasa.gov/multimedia-galleries/earth-day-2024-posterLearn more about NASA Earth Science: science.nasa.gov/earth-science
NASAs Growing Garden ScienceAtNASA 2024-04-11 | Go on a journey to NASA’s space garden and marvel at plants scientists have grown on both the International Space Station and Earth: go.nasa.gov/43GW10R
Superglass: The Future of Glass ScienceAtNASA 2024-03-12 | Everyday materials like the screens that protect your cell phone and computer, to the lasers that scan your groceries--are all made possible because of glass. The NASA-funded Superglass experiment on the International Space Station aims to take glass to the next level.
Squid in Space: How Research Could Help Bolster Human Health ScienceAtNASA 2024-02-28 | Dr. Jamie Foster, a microbiology and cell science professor at the University of Florida, talks about her NASA-funded research on bobtail squid and how it could help keep astronauts healthy in a stressful space environment.
The Vomit Comet: The Parabolic Flight Experience ScienceAtNASA 2024-02-23 | NASA Life Sciences Project Scientist Dr. Gioia Massa talks about her “roller coaster ride” experience on the “Vomit Comet.” Learn more: nasa.gov/mission/parabolic-flight
Parabolic Flights: How NASA uses airplanes for research ScienceAtNASA 2024-02-23 | What is a parabolic flight? And why are researchers eager to take a ride? NASA Life Sciences Project Scientist Dr. Gioia Massa talks about the research platform that simulates microgravity. Learn more: nasa.gov/mission/parabolic-flight
Space Crystals Contribute to Advancements in Technology ScienceAtNASA 2024-01-10 | The Growth Ternary Compound Structure experiment studies zinc selenide crystals, which could lead to the development of high-powered lasers.
Crystallization 101: Why NASA Studies Crystals in Space ScienceAtNASA 2024-01-10 | Dr. Martin Volz, a materials science scientist at NASA Marshall, talks about all things crystals. He explains why it’s important to study crystallization and how it impacts our daily lives
Media Briefing: NASA Lunar Science on Peregrine Mission One ScienceAtNASA 2024-01-04 | NASA holds a virtual media teleconference to highlight the NASA science flying onboard Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program. Participants include:Paul Niles, project scientist for CLPS, NASA HeadquartersChris Culbert, program manager for CLPS, NASA’s Johnson Space CenterNic Stoffle, science and operations lead for Linear Energy Transfer Spectrometer, NASA’s Johnson Space Center Anthony Colaprete, Near-Infrared Volatile Spectrometer System, NASA’s Ames Research CenterRichard Elphic, Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS), NASA’s Ames Research CenterBarbara Cohen, Peregrine Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometer, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterDaniel Cremons, deputy principal investigator for the Laser Retroreflector, NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterNiki Werkheiser, Director of Technology Maturation, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
NASA Enables Unique Commercial Lunar Delivery Service ScienceAtNASA 2023-12-19 | Under NASA’s Artemis Program we are going back to the Moon, but this time to stay. Ahead of humans, we want to send as much science and technology as possible and NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative will enable American companies to do something they’ve never done before – land on the Moon. CLPS is meant to provide affordable, rapid and frequent access to the lunar surface and enable American companies to deliver our science experiments and technologies to the lunar surface for us. This unique commercial delivery service is poised to change the way we work and perform science at the Moon, greatly expanding our capabilities for exploration. With any new endeavor there is a new level of risk. With CLPS, NASA has accepted the risk that going through this innovative approach with commercial companies, that there could be some failures. Even with a few failures, CLPS remains an affordable and beneficial approach to lunar exploration. And with every failure comes lessons learned that will improve future missions to come: nasa.gov/commercial-lunar-payload-services
Power to Explore Student Challenge 2024 ScienceAtNASA 2023-11-07 | The annual NASA writing challenge invites K-12th grade students in the United States to learn about Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS), a type of nuclear “battery” integral to many of NASA’s far-reaching space missions, and then dream up a totally new RPS-powered mission for the agency.Entries are judged in three grade-level categories: K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Student entries are limited to 250 words and should address the mission destination, mission goals, and also describe one of the student’s unique powers that will help the mission.Visit rps.nasa.gov/STEM/power-to-explore to sign up and learn more.
How Humans Are Changing Earth ScienceAtNASA 2023-10-26 | Dr. Kate Calvin, NASA chief scientist and senior climate advisor, outlines recent scientific findings on climate change and its effect on the planet.This video was filmed for the Economist Impact’s program, “The Sustainability Project,” as part of their countdown to COP28, a climate conference to be held by the United Nations in Dubai starting on Nov. 30, 2023.Learn more about how NASA studies Earth and climate: science.nasa.gov/climate-changeCredit: NASAProducer: Eric Galler
NASA ScienceCasts: ECLSS on Station ScienceAtNASA 2023-10-25 | The International Space Station’s Environmental Control and Life Support System, known as ECLSS, provides clean air and water to the crew -- making life aboard the Space Station possible.
NASA ScienceCasts: The CIPHER Project ScienceAtNASA 2023-08-24 | NASA’s new Human Research Program project, CIPHER, integrates 14 multi-disciplinary investigations and examines multiple astronauts across different mission durations over the course of many years.CIPHER: nasa.gov/cipher
NASA ScienceCasts: Water Recovery on the Space Station ScienceAtNASA 2023-06-20 | NASA now has the ability to recycle 98% of the water collected from the US segment on the space station – meeting the threshold necessary for water recovery on long-duration space exploration missions.
Earth Day Poster 2023 ScienceAtNASA 2023-04-21 | NASA Science Art Director Jenny Mottar explains the inspiration behind the 2023 NASA Earth Day poster. Download our new #EarthDay poster and learn more about our efforts to explore, discover, and protect: science.nasa.gov/get-involved/toolkits/earth-day-posters
SMD Quarterly Community Town Hall - January 18, 2023 ScienceAtNASA 2023-03-21 | NASA’s Science Mission Directorate held a community town hall meeting with Acting Associate Administrator for Science Sandra Connelly and her leadership team to discuss NASA’s science program accomplishments and upcoming activities in the new year.
NASA Science Hyperwall Stories at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2022 – Thursday, 12/15 ScienceAtNASA 2022-12-15 | Join NASA experts at the 2022 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Chicago, IL. You will hear about how NASA views Earth from space and Science on Artemis missions.Visit the virtual exhibit : go.nasa.gov/NASAScienceNow
NASA Science Hyperwall Stories at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2022 – Wed., 12/14 ScienceAtNASA 2022-12-14 | Join NASA experts at the 2022 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Chicago, IL. You will hear about Earth Science highlights, how NASA studies the Sun and how the James Webb Space Telescope contributes to planetary science. Visit the virtual exhibit : go.nasa.gov/NASAScienceNow
NASA Science Hyperwall Stories at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2022 – Tuesday, 12/13 ScienceAtNASA 2022-12-13 | Join NASA experts at the 2022 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Chicago, IL. You will hear about How to use NASA’s Eyes App, Open Science and the upcoming eclipse events in 2023 and 2024. Visit the virtual exhibit : go.nasa.gov/NASAScienceNow
NASA Science Hyperwall Stories at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2022 – Monday, 12/12 ScienceAtNASA 2022-12-12 | Join NASA experts at the 2022 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Chicago, IL. You will hear about Planetary Science highlights of 2022 and plans for 2023, NASA Astrophysics updates, Earth Science and Heliophysics Big Year. Visit virtual exhibit: go.nasa.gov/NASAScienceNow
What would our Artemis I scientists take with them to space? ScienceAtNASA 2022-11-28 | Under the Biological Experiment-01 (BioExpt-01) investigation aboard Artemis I, NASA’s Biological & Physical Sciences Division is studying the effects of deep space stressors on four organisms: yeast cells, plant seeds, algae, and fungi. In this video, the Principal Investigators for each of these studies describe what they’d take with them to space!
What meal would our Artemis I scientists have on the Moon? ScienceAtNASA 2022-11-18 | Under the Biological Experiment-01 (BioExpt-01) investigation aboard Artemis I, NASA’s Biological & Physical Sciences Division is studying the effects of deep space stressors on four organisms: yeast cells, plant seeds, algae, and fungi. In this video, the Principal Investigators for each of these studies describe what meal they’d have on the Moon!
Onboard Artemis I: Studying Algae in Space ScienceAtNASA 2022-09-21 | Dr. Timothy Hammond (Duke University) and Dr. Holly Birdsall (Baylor College of Medicine) work for the Durham VA Health Care System and are the Co-Principal Investigators for the Fuel to Mars study, one of four studies under NASA’s Biological & Physical Sciences Division’s Biological Experiment-01 (BioExpt-01) aboard Artemis I. The study will identify genes and gene pathways in algae (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii) that possess the best survival advantage during exposure to the combined effects of space radiation and microgravity. These will be used as parent strains in future studies to optimize generation of hydrogen and other essential fuels in space.
Onboard Artemis I: Studying Plant Seeds in Space ScienceAtNASA 2022-09-13 | Dr. Federica Brandizzi (Michigan State University) is the Principal Investigator for the Life Beyond Earth: Effect of Spaceflight on Seeds with Improved Nutritional Value study, one of four studies under NASA’s Biological & Physical Sciences Division’s Biological Experiment-01 (BioExpt-01) aboard Artemis I. This study will characterize how spaceflight affects nutrient stores in Arabidopsis thaliana plant seeds with the goal of gaining new knowledge that will help increase the nutritional value of plants grown in spaceflight.
Onboard Artemis I: Studying Yeast Cells in Space ScienceAtNASA 2022-09-07 | Dr. Luis Zea (University of Colorado Boulder) is the Principal Investigator for the Deep Space Radiation Genomics (DSRG) study, one of four studies under NASA’s Biological & Physical Sciences Division’s Biological Experiment-01 (BioExpt-01) aboard Artemis I. This investigation will pioneer scientific discovery by studying yeast cells to determine which genes provide cells with a higher probability of survival and the types and doses of radiation experienced beyond the Van Allen Belts surrounding Earth.
Growing the Low-Earth Orbit Economy: Space Station Benefits ScienceAtNASA 2022-07-29 | As a platform used by small businesses, entrepreneurs, and researchers to test their science and technology in space, the International Space Station has supported development of new and improved products, spawned new commercial ventures, and provided growth for existing ones. It has expanded the overall space industry, especially in the fields of robotics, small satellites, and in-space manufacturing. Much of this equipment and technology benefits life on Earth as well as the space economy. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3ATR9Jo Explore other station benefits: nasa.gov/stationbenefits Image Credit: Bioservo/Ironhand 0:33
New Frontiers in Physics: Space Station Benefits ScienceAtNASA 2022-07-25 | Microgravity enables study of the physics of the universe through a completely new lens. International Space Station scientists are discovering fundamental knowledge through research on colloids, bubbles, and fluid behavior. Researchers also are expanding the field of astrophysics with observations of celestial phenomena and answering fundamental physics questions by examining individual atoms and subatomic particles. This work is helping solve the mysteries of the formation and nature of the universe, while also being applied to practical uses on Earth such as improved medical diagnostic devices, electronics, fuel efficiency, and fire safety. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3uXuVlO Explore other station benefits: nasa.gov/stationbenefits
Bringing Humanity Along for the Ride: Space Station Benefits ScienceAtNASA 2022-07-25 | Space exploration and scientific discovery inspire people. The International Space Station seeks to share that inspiration as much as possible through amateur radio conversations between crew members and students (250,000 participants and counting); Story Time from Space; opportunities for students to program station computers, cameras, and robots; and programs that send student-designed investigations to space. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3cl6zvV Explore other station benefits: nasa.gov/stationbenefits Image Credit: ©︎ SPACE FRONTIER STUDIO KIBO 0:18
Space 24/7/365: Space Station Benefits ScienceAtNASA 2022-07-25 | As a home to humans and a lab for scientific research for more than 20 years, the International Space Station is a one-of-a-kind platform for advancing technologies such as robots, computers, health monitors, life support systems, and more for both space and ground applications. The station also has made it possible for numerous experiments to delve into how space travel affects people physically and psychologically – knowledge that often improves the quality of life for people on Earth, too. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3ATQOq6 Explore other station benefits: nasa.gov/stationbenefits Image Credit: Canadian Space Agency 0:17
Advancing Human Health: Space Station Benefits ScienceAtNASA 2022-07-25 | Researchers from around the world use the International Space Station to address complex human health problems on Earth, such as studying disease formation, testing drugs and diagnostic tools, and examining the inner workings of the human body. Much of this work employs unique microgravity tools including protein crystals and tissue chips, as well as devices designed specifically for space but that also have been adapted for use on Earth. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3RCn5Id Explore other station benefits: nasa.gov/stationbenefits Image Credit: Redwire Space 0:45
Microbiology in Microgravity: Space Station Benefits ScienceAtNASA 2022-07-25 | Scientists use the International Space Station and its many tools, including DNA sequencing and genome editing, to study microbes – how they behave in sanitized and confined environments, how space may change them in ways that could affect human health, and whether they could be used to mine metals on other planets. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3PDnHeQ Explore other station benefits: nasa.gov/stationbenefits
Seeing Our Home in a Whole New Light: Space Station Benefits ScienceAtNASA 2022-07-25 | From its orbit 400 kilometers (250 miles) above Earth, the International Space Station collects a variety of data and imagery that benefit humanity. More than 3.5 million photographs of Earth have contributed to research on our atmosphere and climate change, monitoring of and response to natural disasters such as flooding and volcanic eruptions, studies of light pollution, and much more. The addition of artificial intelligence-driven image analysis drastically increased the accessibility and usefulness of images from space. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3RCmo1z Explore other station benefits: nasa.gov/stationbenefits
Your Orbiting Laboratory: Space Station Benefits ScienceAtNASA 2022-07-25 | The International Space Station is a modern marvel. Only 400 kilometers (250 miles) above our heads, it streaks spectacularly across the sky at 28,100 kilometers (17,500 miles) per hour, orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes. The station carries an impressive array of research facilities supporting hundreds of experiments at any given time across every major science discipline. It can host up to eight visiting vehicles and accommodate 11 crew—all while providing an amazing view featuring 16 sunrises and sunsets per day. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3ovkeDH Explore other station benefits: nasa.gov/stationbenefits
Light Microscopy Module: The microscope that could—and did ScienceAtNASA 2022-07-08 | From 2009 to 2021, scientists and researchers from six countries, including 27 universities and research organizations, spent thousands of hours employing the remarkable power of the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) to study a variety of physical and biological phenomena on board the International Space Station. LMM helped make the invisible world of colloids more visible and was used for research in soft matter/complex fluids (colloids and gels), fluid physics (heat pipes), biophysics (protein crystallization, drug delivery), plant biology (gravity sensing in roots), and animal biology. Over 30 conference presentations have been given and approximately 50 journal publications published or are in development that use data directly from the space station LMM results. Although the LMM has been returned to Earth, the mission of scientific discovery isn’t over yet.
NASA ScienceCasts: Vision Changes in Space ScienceAtNASA 2022-05-26 | Scientists are working hard to better understand why vision changes occur for some astronauts in microgravity, while continuously developing strategies to counter those changes.Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome Infographic: nasa.gov/image-feature/what-is-spaceflight-associated-neuro-ocular-syndrome
NASA ScienceCasts: Observing Change Over Time ScienceAtNASA 2022-04-21 | To date, over 4 million photos taken by humans from space have been collected. These photographs are taken for many purposes, from artistic to the scientific, and help to show how our planet changes over time.Space Station Research & Tech: nasa.gov/iss-scienceGateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth: eol.jsc.nasa.gov
NASA Earth Day Poster 2022 ScienceAtNASA 2022-04-18 | NASA Science Art Director Jenny Mottar explains the inspiration behind the 2022 NASA Earth Day poster.
NASA ScienceCasts: T2AR on the ISS ScienceAtNASA 2022-03-03 | T2 is one of the station’s treadmill. AR is augmented reality. And NASA is using its treadmill to test how crew members can use AR to make repairs in space.Space Station Research & Tech: nasa.gov/iss-science
NASA ScienceCasts: Teeming Life on the ISS ScienceAtNASA 2022-01-26 | A cornucopia of species bring the interior of the International Space Station to life, and also bring a plethora of scientific knowledge contributing to humans thriving both on Earth and beyond the edge of our planet.Space Station Research & Technology: nasa.gov/iss-science
NASA ScienceCasts: The Power of the Stations New Solar Arrays ScienceAtNASA 2021-11-22 | The new ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays (iROSA) being installed on the space station are providing power to the station with improved efficiency. ROSA technology will also help power the Gateway lunar outpost, and the DART mission as it makes its way to the Didymos asteroid system.Space Station Research & Tech: nasa.gov/iss-science
We Want YOU to Become a Planetary Defender! ScienceAtNASA 2021-11-12 | There are no known asteroid threats to Earth for at least 100 years. But that doesn’t mean we’re not looking — our #PlanetaryDefense team is constantly watching the sky to find & track potential hazards.We want YOU to join the team of planetary defenders! Participants can answer a short series of questions about planetary defense to earn their planetary defender certificate, which they can download or print, as well as a digital badge to share on social media. Post using #PlanetaryDefender To participate, visit: https://dart.jhuapl.edu/Planetary-DefenderLearn more about NASA's #DARTMission: nasa.gov/specials/pdco/index.html#dartDART is a spacecraft designed to impact an asteroid as a test of technology. DART’s target asteroid is NOT a threat to Earth. This asteroid system is a perfect testing ground to see if intentionally crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid is an effective way to change its course, should an Earth-threatening asteroid be discovered in the future. While no known asteroid larger than 140 meters in size has a significant chance to hit Earth for the next 100 years, only about 40 percent of those asteroids have been found as of October 2021.
Visit NASAs Lucy Mission at the Top of a Rocket ScienceAtNASA 2021-10-15 | NASA's Lucy Mission will embark on a 12-year journey to visit the Trojan asteroids - ancient relics that could reveal secrets to how our solar system formed. But so much happens before spacecraft like Lucy launch into space. Come behind-the-scenes as we get up close with Lucy just days before it travels to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.
Sitting Down with NASA’s Artemis Astronaut Victor Glover ScienceAtNASA 2021-09-24 | As we look forward to the Artemis program to the Moon and even one-day crewed missions to Mars, accessing resources like water will be crucial for humans to survive on other worlds. We sat down with Victor Glover, NASA Crew-1 astronaut, to talk about NASA’s Artemis program, what it would be like to be on the Moon one day, and how technology from the Moon to Mars Ice & Prospecting Challenge could help astronauts extract ice and water resources from the lunar surface. Portions of this interview appeared in NASA Science Live: NASA’s Moon to Mars Ice & Prospecting Challenge, a one-hour live broadcast that showcased student teams and their unique technology and engineering demonstrations that could be capable of digging through a simulated Martian or lunar surface to access and extract water ice below. You can watch this episode of NASA Science Live at: bit.ly/3nY3ZzD
NASA Asteroid Missions ScienceAtNASA 2021-06-29 | Asteroids are ancient relics from the beginning of our solar system...and at NASA, we want to know more. Here's a preview of exciting asteroid science to come...Stay tuned for updates at nasa.gov/solarsystem
Dual-Anonymous Peer Review Town Hall for Planetary and Exoplanets Research Programs ScienceAtNASA 2021-06-25 | On April 28, 2021, NASA Planetary Science Division (PSD) Program Officers hosted a virtual community town hall to discuss the implementation of dual-anonymous peer review, specifically for its Data Analysis Programs (DAPs) and the Exoplanet Research Program, under ROSES-2021. The town hall provided key information to the proposing community, including a discussion of the motivation for dual-anonymous peer review, guidance on how to prepare anonymized proposals, and the process of anonymized reviews.
NASA ScienceCasts: Doing Business in Space ScienceAtNASA 2021-06-21 | The International Space Station is a one-of-a-kind laboratory, allowing for experiments in microgravity conditions that couldn’t be duplicated on Earth. It has also proven to have the capacity to serve as an incubator for new business, accelerating the development of a new space economy in low-Earth orbit.Space Station Research & Tech: nasa.gov/iss-scienceLEO Economy: nasa.gov/leo-economy
Team Members from NASAs Two New Venus Missions Share Excitement ScienceAtNASA 2021-06-04 | On Wednesday, June 2, 2021, NASA announced selection of two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. Part of NASA’s Discovery Program, the missions aim to understand how Venus became an inferno-like world when it has so many other characteristics similar to ours – and may have been the first habitable world in the solar system, complete with an ocean and Earth-like climate.Hear from mission team members about why they are excited to explore Venus. Learn more about the missions: go.nasa.gov/NewVenusMissions
