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Three researchers at NASA Ames are being celebrated for keeping critical space science projects on track and breaking new ground. Their work spans from making NASA data accessible to everyone to analyzing samples from an actual asteroid.
College students launched weather balloons, flew on research aircraft, and collected real data alongside NASA scientists this summer. The eight-week program gives undergrads hands-on experience they can't get in any classroom.
College students turned Houston's Ellington Field into an airborne classroom this June, flying on NASA research planes to study Earth's atmosphere. The program puts future scientists in the sky alongside real climate missions.
Nigerian-American aerospace engineer Wendy Okolo earned her PhD at 26 and now leads groundbreaking flight safety research at NASA. She's the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.
A West Virginia track athlete who studied how muscles work in space just earned one of the NCAA's most prestigious scholarships. Ethan Bowens is taking his research on astronaut health to graduate school with $10,000 in hand.
Scientists tested soccer balls on the International Space Station to understand how embedded sensors affect ball movement. The research is helping improve match balls used in major tournaments, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Navy researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base need volunteers for a groundbreaking study that could help astronauts safely return to the Moon. The research examines motion sickness and how our bodies adapt to changing gravity, supporting NASA's Artemis program.
A scientist discovered a route to Mars that could cut round-trip travel from three years to just five months. The finding uses asteroid paths and could transform NASA's plans to send humans to the red planet in the 2030s.
More than 650 everyday citizens have become published scientific authors by volunteering with NASA projects, discovering everything from comets to exoplanets. Their contributions are now part of the permanent scientific record that will inform researchers for generations.
NASA is moving up its next space station crew launch to September to squeeze in more research before the ISS retires at the end of the decade. The agency will stick with six-month missions to keep astronauts rotating efficiently through humanity's orbital laboratory.
NASA just brought home a transformed Boeing 777 that will become the largest airborne research laboratory ever built. The plane will carry up to 100 scientists and 75,000 pounds of equipment on 18-hour missions to protect our planet.
More than 650 everyday people who volunteered for NASA citizen science projects have become published co-authors on peer-reviewed research papers. They discovered comets, tracked auroras, and studied exoplanets from their own backyards.
Four astronauts just returned from the first crewed Moon mission in 54 years, and NASA needs help analyzing the groundbreaking health data they collected. The space agency is offering $25,000 to researchers who can crack the challenge of studying how deep space affects the human body.
After eight months orbiting Earth more than 3,800 times, NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian crewmates touched down safely in Kazakhstan, bringing home groundbreaking research that could change cancer treatment. The mission covered 102 million miles and advanced science that helps both Earth and future Moon missions.
Two early-career researchers just earned NASA fellowships to tackle critical challenges keeping astronauts healthy in space. Their work on space food and eye health could benefit people on Earth too.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon is heading to the International Space Station next week for groundbreaking medical research that could transform healthcare on Earth and in space. His eight-month mission includes developing AI-powered ultrasound and bioprinting human tissue in zero gravity.
NASA just handed over 103 acres of Maryland forest to America's oldest wildlife research refuge, protecting it from development forever. The land will now support conservation science and wildlife habitat instead of commercial sale.
Over 1,500 students across Maine and New Hampshire spent fall 2025 observing changing leaves in their schoolyards, contributing real data to NASA's climate research. Their observations now help scientists worldwide understand how ecosystems respond to our changing climate.
Three astronauts who just returned from spending nearly six months aboard the International Space Station are sharing their journey with the public. NASA is hosting a free event where the crew will discuss their groundbreaking research mission.
NASA just unveiled its first major new wind tunnel in more than four decades, a cutting-edge facility that will help put humans back on the Moon. The Flight Dynamics Research Facility at Virginia's Langley Research Center marks a major upgrade in America's aerospace testing capabilities.
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