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Photograph of the ionosphere taken from the International Space Station.
Posted inEditors' Vox

The International Reference Ionosphere – A Model Ionosphere

by Dieter Bilitza 15 February 202321 February 2023

An accurate and reliable description of Earth’s ionosphere is of critical importance because of our increased reliance on satellite technology and the significant impact the ionosphere has on it.

Photo of NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins.
Posted inEditors' Vox

JGR: Planets Author Aboard the International Space Station

by Jessica Watkins, A. Deanne Rogers and John Grotzinger 7 July 20223 January 2023

NASA Astronaut and planetary geologist Dr. Jessica Watkins recently published her post-doctoral Mars research in JGR: Planets, just prior to heading to the International Space Station.

A small Raspberry Pi computer is hooked up to a larger computer.
Posted inNews

High Schoolers Measure Earth’s Magnetism from Space

by Meghie Rodrigues 5 July 20225 July 2022

The experiment was one of the winning projects of the Astro Pi Challenge, in which hundreds of young scientists analyzed data collected from the International Space Station.

In the foreground, the GEDI instrument appears as a large white box. In the background, an astronaut climbs along the space station’s external scaffolding.
Posted inNews

Scientists Fight to Keep Lidar on the Space Station

by Saima May Sidik 6 April 20226 July 2022

Remote sensing experts may lose a key tool in the fight against climate change.

Part of a world map showing the number of lightning flashes per square kilometer in each year
Posted inEditors' Highlights

A New Look at Global Lightning from the Space Station

by Minghua Zhang 9 September 20206 July 2022

The Lightning Imaging Sensor on the International Space Station provides an expanded view of global lightning that improves scientific understanding of the Earth as well as public safety.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei on a spacewalk to work on the International Space Station's Canadarm2 instruments in 2017.
Posted inNews

Senators Oppose Cutting Federal Funding for Space Station

by Randy Showstack 17 May 20186 July 2022

Senators Ted Cruz and Bill Nelson say a timetable to transition the station to commercial operations in 2025 is premature, arbitrary, and political.

A huge wave bombards the island of Socorro, off Mexico’s coast near Mazatlán, seen earlier this week from the International Space Station
Posted inOpinions

Earth Day Message from an Astronaut on the Space Station

by A. J. Feustel 19 April 20186 July 2022

NASA astronaut and geoscientist Drew Feustel reminds us: High above Earth, you see no borders; you barely see cities. You do see evidence of Earth’s raw power.

ISS robotic arm
Posted inNews

Five Takeaways from Trump’s Proposed Budget for NASA

by JoAnna Wendel 15 February 20186 July 2022

Exploration and privatization dominate the president’s proposed budget for the space agency in the 2019 fiscal year, whereas a major cut to a flagship mission surprises scientists.

Geophysicists Drew Feustel (left) and Alex Gerst (right) train underwater/
Posted inNews

Geoscientist-Rich Crew Slated for Space Station Next Year

by JoAnna Wendel 19 January 20176 July 2022

Geophysicists from NASA and the European Space Agency and the first African American chosen to serve on an International Space Station crew are selected for 2018 missions.

Posted inNews

Failed Rocket Payload Included Research Experiments

by Randy Showstack 4 November 201416 March 2023

Orbital Sciences’ Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft, which failed on 28 October, included a number of student research projects along with other science experiments.

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