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Insulating Paint Powder Turns Every Color 'Green'

Thermal image of structure
10.10.08

A powdered additive with NASA history transforms paint into an insulation barrier that saves energy and cost.

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NASA Satellites Provide Allergy Relief

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09.15.08

NASA and its partners explore a tantalizing link between pollen and some dangerous health conditions.

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This Month in Exploration - September

Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS)
08.28.08

Fifteen years ago, the space shuttle Discovery crew deployed the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite, the first high-speed, all-digital communications satellite. Read more historical facts in...

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    Fifty years ago, Dr. Thomas Keith Glennan was sworn in as the first NASA Administrator. Dr. Hugh Dryden was appointed as his deputy administrator. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.

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    NASA Technology Helps Fight California Wildfires

    A remotely piloted aircraft carrying a NASA sensor is helping to fight more than 300 California wildfires.

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    Art and Science in Harmony: A Song for a Space Telescope

    When composer Nolan Gasser was asked to write a theme song for NASA's GLAST space telescope, he faced a formidable challenge: How was he to use the emotion of music to represent the cold technical precision required for a sophisticated scientific investigation? What, if anything, do art and science have in common?

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