NASA’s Telescope on an Airplane – SOFIA – Offers New Way to Study Earth’s Atmosphere
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace…
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Finding Quasars: Important but Extremely Rare Extragalactic Objects Are Now Easier to Spot
Astrophysicists have developed a new method for finding changing-looking quasars – important but extremely rare…
Science Made Simple: Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
The Earth’s atmosphere has four primary layers: the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere.These layers protect…
Terpen-Tales: The Genetics Mystery Behind the Unique Fragrance of the Lovely Lavender
Scientists explain the genetics of what makes the smell of lavender special.Even the mention of…
Antimatter: Scientists Trap Elusive Material by Blasting It With Lasers
Antimatter is believed to play a huge part in the story of our universe.It’s the…
Green and Economical: Underground Storage of Carbon Captured Directly From Air
New study shows that geological storage of low-purity carbon dioxide mixed with oxygen and nitrogen…
Edge of Space: The Science of NASA’s AIM Spacecraft
Launched in 2007, the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, or AIM, mission is the…
Quantum Communication in Space Advances
Keeping information secure in today’s interconnected world is becoming ever more important, so ESA is…
Close Encounters of the Jovian Kind: NASA’s Juno to Get a Close Look at Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede
The first of the gas-giant orbiter’s back-to-back flybys will provide a close encounter with the…
SpaceX Cargo Craft Docks to International Space Station
While the International Space Station was traveling more than 250 miles over the South Pacific…