Why It’s Taking LA So Long to Rebuild After the Wildfires
Reforming California’s environmental rules is only a small step to rebuilding Los Angeles after the fires in January.Read More
Einstein Showed That Time Is Relative. But … Why Is It?
The mind-bending concept of time dilation results from a seemingly harmless assumption—that the speed of light is the same for all observers.Read More
Registration Opens for 2025 NASA International Space Apps Challenge
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A team works together on their project during the 2024 NASA Space Apps Challenge event in in Arequipa, Peru. Teams have two days to respond to the challenges and submit their project for the chance to win one of 10 global awards. Lee esta [...]
Where Are All the AI Drugs?
In an industry where 90 percent of drug candidates fail before reaching the market, a handful of startups are betting everything on AI to beat the odds.Read More
NASA Citizen Science and Your Career: Stories of Exoplanet Watch Volunteers
3 min read NASA Citizen Science and Your Career: Stories of Exoplanet Watch Volunteers Doing NASA Science brings many rewards. But can taking part in NASA citizen science help your career? To find out, we asked participants in NASA’s Exoplanet Watch project about their experiences. In this project, amateur astronomers work together with professionals to [...]
Can US Measles Outbreaks Be Stopped?
The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid doing so now.Read More
Trump and the Energy Industry Are Eager to Power AI With Fossil Fuels
At a Pittsburgh summit, the Trump administration, energy executives, and tech barons joined as one to promote AI as the future of fossil fuels.Read More
NASA SCoPE Summer Symposium Celebrates Early Career Scientists and Cross-Team Collaboration
Explore This Section Science Uncategorized NASA SCoPE Summer Symposium… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 4 min read NASA SCoPE Summer Symposium Celebrates Early Career Scientists and Cross-Team Collaboration From June 16–18, 2025, the NASA Science Mission Directorate Community of Practice for Education (SCoPE) Summer [...]
Linking Satellite Data and Community Knowledge to Advance Alaskan Snow Science
Explore This Section Science Goddard Space Flight Center Linking Satellite Data and… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 4 min read Linking Satellite Data and Community Knowledge to Advance Alaskan Snow Science Seasonal snow plays a significant role in global water and energy cycles, and [...]
The Structure of Ice in Space Is Neither Order nor Chaos—It’s Both
Long thought to be completely disordered, space ice appears to have some crystallized regions, new research suggests.Read More