A meteor soared across Europe—and possibly hit a house
The European Space Agency (ESA) is investigating a bright fireball that lit up the early evening sky across at least five countries on March 8th. At around 5:55 p.m. local…
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Why are languages spoken at different speeds?
Have you ever switched audio language halfway through a movie? Although foreign languages always sound rapid-fire to untrained ears, as you swap between Thai, Japanese, and English, you’re listening to…
NASA Invites Media to 63rd Annual Goddard Space Science Symposium
Media are invited to attend the 63rd annual Goddard Space Science Symposium, taking place Thursday, March 12, and Friday, March 13, at the National Housing Center in Washington. The event…
Shades of a Lunar Eclipse
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Shades of a Lunar Eclipse Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth…
NASA’s Van Allen Probe A to Re-Enter Atmosphere
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere almost 14 years after launch. From 2012 to…
About Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) Project
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA / Scott Anders / Lillian Gipson / Rich Wahls The purpose of the Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project…
About Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities (FDC) Project
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft lifts off for its first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, from U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The aircraft’s first flight marks…
What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8)
3 Min Read What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8) This article is for students grades 5-8. What is Pi? Pi is a number. You might know it as 3.14 or the…
NASA Armstrong Director Brad Flick to Retire After 40 Years of Service
Portrait of Brad Flick Credit: NASA On Monday, NASA announced Bradley Flick, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will retire Thursday, March 19, after a nearly…
Webb Studies Cranium Nebula
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to a brain in a transparent…