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An Environmental Scientist Is Born →
During a USRP internship, Mississippi State University electrical engineering student Kristin Sharp studied marsh salinity.
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Exploring the Past Through Plants
02.29.12 - NASA biologist Dorothy Peteet uses plants to reconstruct past climates and understand what our future climate may be.
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From Forests to Fires: Watching the World's Resources
02.23.12 - NASA geographer Chris Justice uses satellite instruments to monitor global fires and human-environment interactions.
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Intern Supports Sustainable Space Water System →
During a 10-week USRP internship, University of California at Davis student Dominic Gutierrez worked on a system important to everyday life in space.
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Sharing a Love of Science
02.15.12 - Astrophysicist Charles Keeton shares his enthusiasm about his research on dark matter -- and science in general -- inside and outside the classroom.
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Intern Conducts Model Analysis →
During a 10-week USRP internship, New Mexico State University student Bethany Davis developed a first-of-its-kind mechanism to aid in model analysis.
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Overcoming Obstacles on Earth and in Space
01.25.12 - Candice Hansen emphasizes the importance of imagination and wonder in science.
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Stephen Colbert Shares Love of Space Exploration
Check out a new NASA public service announcement from Stephen Colbert, host of the nightly "The Colbert Report."
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NASA Releases First Multi-Player Facebook Game
01.30.12 - Who was the first American to walk in space? If you know the answer, you're ready to play Space Race Blastoff.
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'Smart SPHERES' Tested Successfully on Space Station
In November, a free-flying robot on the International Space Station successfully gathered and delivered motion data via a new smartphone controller.
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Professor Inspires With the Help of NASA CIPAIR Program →
With a little help from NASA, college professor Amelito Enriquez gives underserved students the inspiration to reach beyond expectations.
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Orion: Marching Toward Flight
Take a look at the progress being made as NASA builds its deep space exploration spacecraft in this fast-paced music video.
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Orion Spacecraft to Land in Oklahoma, Texas and Alabama
01.12.12 - A test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft will give residents in three states the chance to see the vehicle that will take humans into deep space.
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Third Rock Radio
NASA engages the public with a custom-produced Internet music radio station crafted specifically to speak the language of tech-savvy young adults.
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Piloting a Modern-Day Time Machine
01.05.12 - Mark Chandler uses past climates to see what Earth's future climate may be.
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Intern Finds Where Business Meets Technology →
During a 15-week USRP internship, Spelman College student Chermonica Johnson saw the connection between the business and technical sides of NASA.
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NASA-Supported Student Team Wins iGEM Contest
12.13.11 - A team of nine undergraduate students from Brown and Stanford universities understood this potential and visited NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., last summer, to make the first contributions of synthetic biology to human space exploration and sustained colonization as members of a combined Brown-Stanford team.
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NASA Experiments With Hottest Toy in America →
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute student Glennoah Billie spent a 15-week USRP internship studying the Microsoft Kinect Sensor.
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A Month in the Life of Astronaut Jeanette Epps →
In this blog post, astronaut-in-training Jeanette Epps shares her experiences from the month of November 2011.
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NASA Intern Maps Future Mars Landing Sites →
Arizona State University student Hallie Gengl spent a 15-week USRP internship mapping potential rover landing sites on the Red Planet.