Peekaboo!
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Clockwise from left, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and NASA astronauts Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, and Mike Fincke pose for a playful portrait through a circular opening in a hatch thermal cover aboard the International Space ...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:27 +0000
Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry
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Ensuring Astronaut Safety Achieving safe exploration of space in vehicles that rely upon closed environmental systems to recycle air and water to sustain life and are operated in extremely remote locations is a major challenge. The Toxicology and Environme...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:28 +0000
Statistics and Data Science
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Enabling Successful Research A major aim of biomedical research at NASA is to acquire data to evaluate, understand, and assess the biomedical hazards of spaceflight and to develop effective countermeasures. Data Science (S&DS) personnel provide statist...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:14 +0000
One of NASA’s Key Cameras Orbiting Mars Takes 100,000th Image
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Mesas and dunes stand out in the view snapped by HiRISE, one of the imagers aboard the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. After nearly 20 years at the Red Planet, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has snapped its 100,000th image of the surfac...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:00 +0000
Maintaining the Gold Standard: The Future of Landsat Calibration and Validation
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The NASA CalVal team spent 2025 improving their calibration techniques, strengthening collaboration, and sharing their work with the remote sensing community. Looking ahead, they’re applying lessons learned to prepare for future Landsat missions....
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:59 +0000
Microbiology
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Microorganisms and Spaceflight Spaceflight poses a risk of adverse health effects due to the interactions between microorganisms, their hosts, and their environment. The JSC Microbiology team addresses the benefits and risks related to microorganisms, incl...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:48 +0000