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NASA Selects 7 Space Biology Plant Studies to Help Enable Explorers to Boldly Grow Where No One Has Grown Before

Oct 19, 2022

NASA announces the award of 7 grants or cooperative agreements for exciting new space biology research that will advance NASA’s understanding of how plants respond, acclimate and adapt to the space environment in support of human space exploration.

NASA Selects 12 Space Biology Research Studies

Oct 14, 2022

NASA announces the award of 12 grants or cooperative agreements for exciting new space biology research that will advance NASA’s understanding of how vertebrate and invertebrate model organisms respond, acclimate, and adapt to the space environment in support of human space exploration. ... Read More

Miniature Avatars Take on NASA’s Biggest Challenge

Oct 13, 2022

Science fiction or reality? Before traveling to Mars, NASA needs to learn how spaceflight is going to affect the astronauts on this demanding journey – and now they can thanks to miniature avatars.

In the upper right-hand side, an astronaut’s gloved hand reaches out towards a transparent credit-card sized device being held and passed on by a hand in the lower right-hand corner. Within the transparent device, there’s a network of red lines and small boxes on the right. On the left, there are small green and yellow boxes and lines.

Cooling Technique Developed for Space Use Makes Charging Electric Cars on Earth Quicker and Easier

Oct 4, 2022

An advanced temperature control technique developed for future NASA missions can also make charging electric vehicles easier and faster—potentially paving the way for increased adoption of electric cars.

Photo on left is a woman plugging in a red electric vehicle; photo on right is a group of people working with equipment in a lab

Artificial Gravity Provides Partial Protection for Biology in Space

Sep 6, 2022

New findings from a study using fruit flies on the International Space Station suggest that space travel has an impact on the central nervous system, but that artificial gravity provides partial protection against those changes.

Around the Moon and Back: A Test Drive for Science

Aug 17, 2022

When gazing up at the Moon in the night sky, envision a future where humans can live and work on the lunar surface. Part of that work includes valuable research, as the Moon offers two environments important for science – and to which we do not currently have access down on the ground: The Moon’s... Read More

In the foreground, is capsule orbiting around the cratered surface of the Moon with half of Earth appearing behind.

What is NASA’s GeneLab?

Aug 15, 2022

With GeneLab, NASA’s open repository for space biology data, anyone – from students to specialists – can explore and make discoveries about ways life from Earth is affected by the conditions of space.

Amendment 41: F.7 Support for Open-Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries Deferred to ROSES-2023

Aug 9, 2022

When it is solicited, F.7 Support for Open Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries (OSTFL) seeks proposals for the improvement and sustainment of high-value, open-source tools, frameworks, and libraries that have made significant impacts to the SMD science community.

How do Dangerous Blood Clots Form in Space? New Insights from a Valve Model May Provide Information to Protect Astronauts

Aug 2, 2022

Determining how blood-flow patterns near valves in the veins affect the movement of red blood cells may identify ways to prevent blood clots in astronauts.

Photo of a man and woman in lab coats working at a computer and microscope

NASA Selects 5 Proposals to Provide New Insights from Openly Available Data in the Physical Sciences Informatics System

Jun 30, 2022

NASA’s Physical Sciences Research Program has selected five ground-based proposals in response to the Physical Sciences Informatics System call for proposals. This program element is part of Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2021 (ROSES-2021)... Read More