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Back to ECF Home Advanced Diagnostics for High-Enthalpy Test Facilities Simulating Spacecraft Atmospheric Entry Planning for Autonomous Spacecraft Using Machine Learning Methods to Enable Onboard Guid...
NASA Volunteers Help Zooniverse Reach 1 Billion Classifications
The Zooniverse, a NASA grantee that runs the world’s largest platform for online people-powered research, has reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 billion classifications contributed by volunteers ar...
NASA Photographer Captures Images from F-18 Over Washington
NASA flight photographers capture history from a perspective few ever experience, getting a rare bird’s-eye view of the agency’s missions in action. Their photos document key NASA research and give th...
Waxing Gibbous Moon
The waxing gibbous moon is nestled in the darkness of space in this June 26, 2026, image from the International Space Station. The space station was 264 miles above the Indian Ocean southeast of Madag...
Where Venezuela’s Earthquakes Shifted the Ground
Radar data from the NISAR satellite show that La Guaira and nearby areas experienced significant ground displacement from the June 2026 temblors.
NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Anil Menon Launch to Space Station
NASA astronaut Anil Menon will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 14, accompanied by cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, where...
NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar
For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar located within what is often referred to a...
Principal Investigator and Quality Assessment Reports Evaluate Umbra Synthetic Aperture Radar Data
The reports add to the growing documentation on commercial data’s contributions to Earth science research and applications.
Curiosity Sees Martian Sulfur Up Close
This close-up view shows fragments of sulfur crystals — the first ever seen on the Red Planet. The crystals were found after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over a rock and crush it on M...
NASA Scientists Take to Air and Space to Study Arctic Sea Ice
This month, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California are testing a spacecraft sensor that will help measure how quickly Arctic sea ice is disappearing. And while that instr...
3 myths about cursive handwriting
It's not faster, and it's not legally required for signatures. The post 3 myths about cursive handwriting appeared first on Popular Science.
Snake hunters gather in Florida to kill invasive pythons for $25,000 in prizes
The 10-day competition aims to remove as many predators as possible from the Everglades. The post Snake hunters gather in Florida to kill invasive pythons for $25,000 in prizes appeared first on Popul...
Amazon just dropped prices on UGREEN’s excellent-but-underrated chargers, docks, and power bricks
Grab a bargain on a power brick, cables, charging stations, portable chargers, and more. UGREEN's gear deserves more credit than it gets. The post Amazon just dropped prices on UGREEN’s excellent-but...
Deep sea submersibles snap first photos of ship where Ernest Shackleton died
One of the remotely operated vehicles also discovered the Titanic 40 years ago. The post Deep sea submersibles snap first photos of ship where Ernest Shackleton died appeared first on Popular Science.
Rare coin from Norway’s last Viking king mistaken for old button
King Magnus Barefoot's brutal reign also included currency reform. The post Rare coin from Norway’s last Viking king mistaken for old button appeared first on Popular Science.