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“I've never worked as a professional astronomer, but being part of the Eclipsing Binary Patrol allows me to work with real data and...

As NASA and Boeing prepare to return the company’s Starliner spacecraft uncrewed from the International Space Station to Earth, safety and mission success...

Construction of the Ames wind tunnel and its original 40- by 80-foot test section. A later expansion created an additional 80- by 120-foot...

Student teams from three U.S. universities became the first to measure what scientists have long predicted: eclipses can generate ripples in Earth’s atmosphere...

5 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) On Sept. 13, 1944, researchers subjected a Bell P-39L Airacobra to frigid temperatures and...

Learn about the handy device NASA is developing to help astronauts rehydrate their meals aboard the Gateway Lunar Space Station during the ambitious...

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Many teachers are exceptionally skilled at bridging students’ interests with real-world science. Now for the third year, the American Association of Physics Teachers...