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  • A plane carries hyperspectral imaging equipment.

    Cream of the Crops

    A NASA camera provides a new look at corn.

  • The aurora borealis, or northern lights, as seen by Space Shuttle Endeavor astronauts in 1992

    Capturing 'Earth Music'

    Alaskan students are helping NASA record and share Earth's song.

  • Microscopic view of Carnobacterium pleistocenium bacteria

    NASA Finds Life at 'Extremes'

    NASA finds 32,000-year-old life under the Alaskan ice.

  • researcher Dr. Richard Packard shown with cryostat insert

    Physicists Hear High-Tech Whistle While They Work

    It was music to the ears of physicists at the University of California, Berkeley, when they forced liquid helium-4 through thousands of tiny holes and heard a whistling sound.

  • Pulsed Plasma Thrusters

    Pulsed plasma thrusters (PPTs) are high-specific-impulse, low-power electric thrusters.

  • Magnetoplasmadynamic Thrusters

    Once existing only in the realm of science fiction, electric propulsion has proven to be an excellent option for the future of space exploration.

  • Ion Propulsion

    The ion propulsion system's efficient use of fuel and electrical power enable modern spacecraft to travel farther, faster, and cheaper than any other propulsion technology currently available.

  • NASA FactSheet

    Safeguarding Our Atmosphere Glenn Research Reduces Harmful Aircraft Emissions Depletion of the Earth's natural ozone layer and climatic changes affect everyone. These problems are both global and national concerns.

  • thumbnail image Medusa general assembly

    Medusa Life Detector

    NASA scientists are developing a 'life detector' to enable researchers to look for exotic life forms under a sea that may exist on Europa, a moon of Jupiter.

  • Scientists Find Ozone-Destroying Molecule

    Scientists Find Ozone-Destroying Molecule

    Scientists have made the first observations of a molecule that researchers believe has a key role in destroying the ozone layer.