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NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits
NASA engineers tested SWEET-15, a 15-foot experimental wing featuring unconventional long, thin geometry and lightweight truss-bracing structures, to …
Ontario Wildfire Smoke Moves East
NASA satellite imagery tracked massive smoke plumes from Canadian wildfires crossing Ontario and Quebec, with the haze extending into the U.S. Midwest…
Fans of the Arctic
NASA satellite imagery reveals dramatic sediment patterns across Russia's Severny Island, where glacial meltwater carves distinctive pathways through …
Wild, Scenic, and Increasingly Rusty
# Wild, Scenic, and Increasingly Rusty Orange streams flowing through Alaska's Brooks Range signal a dramatic shift in Earth's Arctic systems. NASA r…
Students Connect NASA Science With Indigenous Knowledge to Study Coastal Erosion
Students from the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation are merging NASA satellite data with centuries of Indigenous knowledge to monitor coastal e…
Cottonwood Fire Chars Utah
NASA satellites tracked the Cottonwood Fire as it consumed over 150 square miles across Utah, including portions of a ski resort area. The agency's Ea…
July 2026 Satellite Puzzler
# July 2026 Satellite Puzzler NASA's satellite imagery challenge for July 2026 invites observers to identify a geographic location from orbital photo…
The World Cup From 250 Miles Up
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have captured orbital imagery of multiple cities set to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Operating from…
Examining Algal Blooms in Blue Mesa
Researchers have linked harmful algal blooms at Blue Mesa Reservoir in Colorado directly to warm water temperatures and depleted water levels, using s…