NASA’s Van Allen Probe A to Re-Enter AtmosphereÂ
Reported by NASA
NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere almost 14 years after launch. From 2012 to 2019, the spacecraft and its twin, Van Allen Probe B, flew through the Van Allen belts, rings of charged particles trapped by Earthâ€...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:55 +0000
About Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) Project
Reported by NASA
The purpose of the Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project is to engage with industry and other government organizations to identify, select, and mature key airframe technologies, such as new wing designs, that have a high probability of transition to ...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00 +0000
About Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities (FDC) Project
Reported by NASA
The FDC project conducts complex integrated small-scale flight research to validate the benefits of new technologies. By modifying aircraft from FDC’s support fleet, the project enables aggressive, success-oriented flight campaign schedules. Wh...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:30 +0000
What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8)
Reported by NASA
This article is for students grades 5-8. What is Pi? Pi is a number. You might know it as 3.14 or the symbol π. But it’s way more than that! What Makes Pi Special? Pi is an irrational number. That means it goes on forever and it never repeats its sequen...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:10 +0000
NASA Armstrong Director Brad Flick to Retire After 40 Years of Service
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On Monday, NASA announced Bradley Flick, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will retire Thursday, March 19, after a nearly 40-year career advancing aeronautics and flight research. Flick began his NASA journey in ...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:07 +0000
How Jagged Moon Dust Could Support Future Astronauts
Reported by Universe Today
Lunar dust can be a pain - but it’s also literally the ground we will have to traverse if we are ever to have a permanent human settlement on the Moon. In that specific use case, it’s clingy, jagged, staticky properties can actually be an advantage, ac...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:52 +0000