More than two dozen ISS National Lab-sponsored investigations launched on SpaceX CRS-35, advancing regenerative medicine, NSF ...

Astrobee consists of three self-contained, cube-shaped, free-flying robots and a docking station. The robots are autonomous free fliers powered by fans and operate using vision-based navigations. They ...

ISSInternational Space Station National Lab research announcements (NLRAs) seek proposals that advance R&D in key areas with demonstrated potential to develop into sustainable markets and benefit ...

It’s mesmerizing to watch its arms unfurl gracefully like an octopus’s tentacles. Micro-patterned pads on each arm allow it to adhere to surfaces, much like a gecko’s feet stick to a windowpane. And ...

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely returned to Earth, splashing down off the coast of California after nearly eight months onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Read highlights of ...

Macular degeneration is a patient thief. It doesn’t ransack your vision all at once but lifts details one by one—the fine print on a menu, the headlights on a wet road, the familiar contours of a ...

Contrary to Bob Dylan’s famous song, it’s not possible to “stay forever young,” and aging is inevitable. As we get older, many things change, and while we may gain wisdom, we often lose muscle. At age ...

What came back from the International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) in 2019 was, to the naked eye, almost nothing. A few specks, roughly the size of a pea, suspended in liquid inside ...

Imagine an environment with saltwater four to five times saltier than the ocean. There are places on Earth where the water pools in shallow ponds with little oxygen, and the harsh sun beats down with ...

Though the prospect of manufacturing hearts and other organs via a 3D bioprinter is likely a decade away, the July launch will prove a significant milestone in that quest. The initial phase for BFF, ...

To advance scientific discovery in new ways, scientists are taking their experiments and labs to an environment unlike any other: the International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station). But ...

Imagine—your spacecraft lands at a future colony on Mars, and you’re eager to explore life on a new planet. You see the dusty red terrain stretching to the horizon. Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano ...