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NASA continues search for new research projects

Figure 1: Physical Science Informatics System’s six categories of data include Combustion Science, Fluid Physics, Complex Fluids, Fundamental physics, Materials Science, and Biophysics. There’s good news for scientific researchers working for academic, industrial, and government organizations around the country: NASA’s Physical Sciences Program will soon issue a call for proposals in...


MONDAY 1. FEBRUARY 2021


Could the Surface of Phobos Reveal Secrets of the Martian Past?

Portal origin URL: Could the Surface of Phobos Reveal Secrets of the Martian Past? Portal origin nid: 467933Published: Monday, February 1, 2021 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Martian ions have been smashing into the surface of Phobos and could be preserved in its uppermost layer, according to scientists.Portal image: phobos on pixellated...


FRIDAY 29. JANUARY 2021


Citizen Scientists Help Create 3D Map of Cosmic Neighborhood

Is our solar system located in a typical Milky Way neighborhood? Scientists have gotten closer to answering this question, thanks to the NASA-funded Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project, a “citizen science” collaboration between professional scientists and members of the public. Scientists tapped into the worldwide network of 150,000 volunteers using Backyard Worlds:...

Microgravity Works Wonders With Plant Transplants

Portal origin URL: Microgravity Works Wonders With Plant TransplantsPortal origin nid: 467916Published: Friday, January 29, 2021 - 10:57Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: An early challenge turned into a surprise success on the International Space Station that could be a boon for the future of space crop production.Portal image: Pak choi in Veggie...

Hubble Spots an Interstellar Interaction

Portal origin URL: Hubble Spots an Interstellar InteractionPortal origin nid: 467871Published: Friday, January 29, 2021 - 09:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESO 455-10 is one such chaotic planetary nebula, located in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion).Portal image: Captured here...

NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer Prepares for Environmental Testing

Portal origin URL: NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer Prepares for Environmental TestingPortal origin nid: 467911Published: Friday, January 29, 2021 - 09:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Despite COVID-19-related hurdles, NASA's newest X-ray astronomy mission is a step closer to launch. Engineers recently completed integration of the...


THURSDAY 28. JANUARY 2021


NASA’s MAVEN Continues to Advance Mars Science and Telecommunications Relay Efforts

Portal origin URL: NASA’s MAVEN Continues to Advance Mars Science and Telecommunications Relay EffortsPortal origin nid: 467853Published: Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 13:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: MAVEN is ready to provide support for the arriving Perseverance rover and continue studying the Martian atmosphere.Portal image: illustration...

Hubble Adapts to COVID-19-related Challenges

Portal origin URL: Hubble Adapts to COVID-19-related Challenges Portal origin nid: 467834Published: Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The COVID-19 pandemic has upended lives and work around the world, but the Hubble team has adjusted their operations and workflow to keep the mission going despite the challenges...


WEDNESDAY 27. JANUARY 2021


NASA’s Perseverance Rover 22 Days From Mars Landing

Portal origin URL: NASA’s Perseverance Rover 22 Days From Mars LandingPortal origin nid: 467828Published: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 12:20Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Seven minutes of harrowing descent to the Red Planet is in the not-so-distant future for the agency’s Mars 2020 mission.Portal image: This illustration shows the events...


TUESDAY 26. JANUARY 2021


NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Plans for May Asteroid Departure

Portal origin URL: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Plans for May Asteroid DeparturePortal origin nid: 467767Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 10:48Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: On May 10, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will say farewell to asteroid Bennu and...

Unique Solar System Views from NASA Sun-Studying Missions

Portal origin URL: Unique Solar System Views from NASA Sun-Studying MissionsPortal origin nid: 467753Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Though they focus on the star at the center of our solar system, three of NASA’s Sun-watching spacecraft have captured unique views of the planets throughout the last...


MONDAY 25. JANUARY 2021


NASA Selects Proposals to Help Learners of All Ages ‘Do’ Science

NASA is funding 30 awards across the U.S to implement the next phase of Science Activation—a community-based approach to connect NASA science with learners of all ages. The selected proposals will broaden participation of underrepresented and underserved learners, as well as expand connections with the agency’s scientists and engineers. Nine new awardees join a network of 21 that...

NASA’s Roman Mission Will Probe Galaxy’s Core for Hot Jupiters, Brown Dwarfs

Portal origin URL: NASA’s Roman Mission Will Probe Galaxy’s Core for Hot Jupiters, Brown DwarfsPortal origin nid: 467740Published: Monday, January 25, 2021 - 13:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will conduct a microlensing survey to reveal worlds that are similar to the planets in our solar system. Now, a new study...


FRIDAY 22. JANUARY 2021


The 7 Rocky TRAPPIST-1 Planets May Be Made of Similar Stuff

Portal origin URL: The 7 Rocky TRAPPIST-1 Planets May Be Made of Similar StuffPortal origin nid: 467707Published: Friday, January 22, 2021 - 09:15Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Precise measurements reveal that the exoplanets have remarkably similar densities, which provides clues about their composition.Portal image: Model of...


TUESDAY 19. JANUARY 2021


Back to the Beginning: Probing the First Galaxies with Webb

Portal origin URL: Back to the Beginning: Probing the First Galaxies with WebbPortal origin nid: 467571Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 14:16Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Soon, through the power of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers will look back to that raucous, early period in a deep-sky survey to trace the...

Exploring the Solar Wind With A New View of Small Sun Structures

Portal origin URL: Exploring the Solar Wind With A New View of Small Sun StructuresPortal origin nid: 467641Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 13:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Scientists have combined NASA data and cutting-edge image processing to gain new insight into the solar structures that create the Sun’s flow of high-speed solar...

Saffire Ignites New Discoveries in Space

Portal origin URL: Saffire Ignites New Discoveries in SpacePortal origin nid: 467642Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 12:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Saffire-V tests larger, more dynamic fires in space.Portal image: Plexiglass material glowing green with as flames are visible on...


FRIDAY 15. JANUARY 2021


The U.S. Postal Service to Issue NASA Sun Science Forever Stamps

Portal origin URL: The U.S. Postal Service to Issue NASA Sun Science Forever StampsPortal origin nid: 467614Published: Friday, January 15, 2021 - 14:30Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: In 2021, the US Postal Service is showcasing the Sun’s many faces with a series of Sun Science forever stamps that show images of solar activity captured by NASA’s...

NASA to Host Virtual Briefing on February Perseverance Mars Rover Landing

Portal origin URL: NASA to Host Virtual Briefing on February Perseverance Mars Rover LandingPortal origin nid: 467626Published: Friday, January 15, 2021 - 13:03Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA is hosting a media briefing on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 4:30 p.m. EST to discuss the upcoming landing of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.Portal...


THURSDAY 14. JANUARY 2021


NASA and USDA: A Bountiful Partnership

Data captured by Landsat 8, operated by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, was combined to make this natural color composite image of the Delmarva Peninsula on the U.S. East Coast July 20, 2019. These images are used to assess agriculture production and its interactions with the environment. Images like this false-color composite show agricultural crops, seen as vibrant green, and...

Magnetic ‘Highway’ Channels Material Out of Cigar Galaxy

Portal origin URL: Magnetic ‘Highway’ Channels Material Out of Cigar Galaxy Portal origin nid: 467538Published: Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 12:15Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: New research shows that magnetic fields are contributing to the expulsion of material from the Cigar galaxy, or Messier 82, a well-known example of a starburst galaxy...

Magnetic Chaos Hidden Within the Whirlpool Galaxy

Portal origin URL: Magnetic Chaos Hidden Within the Whirlpool Galaxy Portal origin nid: 467544Published: Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 12:15Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Not all appears as it would seem in the Whirlpool galaxy. SOFIA shows that the magnetic fields in the outer arms do not follow the galaxy's spiral shape.Portal...

2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record, NASA Analysis Shows

Portal origin URL: 2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record, NASA Analysis ShowsPortal origin nid: 467581Published: Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 09:09Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record, according to an analysis by NASA.Portal image: 2020 Earth’s global...

NASA, Poland Sign Agreement to Build Instrument to Study Interplanetary Space

Portal origin URL: NASA, Poland Sign Agreement to Build Instrument to Study Interplanetary SpacePortal origin nid: 467556Published: Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 07:30Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland have agreed to cooperate on a NASA heliophysics mission, the Interstellar...