Posts by gtalbott
Solar Cycle 25 Could Disrupt Satellites, Other Services, but Scientific Probes Are Providing New Data
The Sun lies at the center of our solar system and sets the cycle of our daily lives, yet so much remains unknown about how it functions. As the Sun enters into a years-long phase of increasing solar eruptions, its increased activity poses risks to thousands of Earth- and space-based infrastructure assets. The increased solar…
Read MoreNASA’s EMIT Instrument Tracks and Shares Data on Potent Methane Emissions Globally
One of NASA’s newest instruments on the International Space Station (ISS) is proving to be a multipurpose climate research tool as it demonstrated a secondary capability to detect methane gas emissions.
Read MoreRoboGlove Technology First Aided Astronauts, Now Is Marketed to Help Earthbound Workers
Exoskeletons that optimize human movements have been a staple of science fiction for decades, but the needs of astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have brought one such tool to life.
Read MoreSpace Foundation JSEP Program Boosts Students’ Interest in STEM Courses
Just as the space industry is thriving and creating a bevy of new jobs, falling STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) proficiencies and dwindling STEM-career interest among U.S. students threaten to exclude today’s young people from realizing opportunities in today’s space ecosystem . . .
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