NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administrion

Since its inception in 1958, NASA has accomplished many great scientific and technological feats in air and space. NASA technology also has been adapted for many nonaerospace uses by the private sector. NASA remains a leading force in scientific research and in stimulating public interest in aerospace exploration, as well as science and technology in general. Perhaps more importantly, our exploration of space has taught us to view Earth, ourselves, and the universe in a new way. While the tremendous technical and scientific accomplishments of NASA demonstrate vividly that humans can achieve previously inconceivable feats, we also are humbled by the realization that Earth is just a tiny "blue marble" in the cosmos. Check out our "Thinking About NASA History" folder online as an introduction to how history can help you.

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Titan

"Titan is the only world apart from Earth that is known to have liquid on its surface."https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250831112449.htm#google_vignette

Astronomers

"According to astronomers, water worlds, though admittedly not those containing Kevin Costner, are one of the most common types of planets in our solar system."https://phys.org/news/2025-09-soot-planets-common-worlds.html

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Quantum Tunneling

"In 1951, physicist Julian Schwinger theorized that by applying a uniform electrical field to a vacuum, electron-positron pairs would be spontaneously created out of nothing, through a phenomenon called quantum tunneling."https://charmingscience.com/something-from-nothing-physicists-model-vacuum-tunneling-in-a-2d-superfluid/

31/ATLAS

"Few cosmic visitors have captured the fascination of astronomers quite like the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS."https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/i-watched-scientists-view-the-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-in-real-time-heres-what-they-saw

Inside of Mars

"The inside of Mars isn't smooth and uniform like familiar textbook illustrations."https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267873/marss-interior-more-like-rocky-road/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Gemstones in Space

"Scientists found both gemstone-like silicates and smoky grains, along with life-linked carbon structures appearing in unexpected places."https://scitechdaily.com/webb-telescope-spots-sparkling-crystals-and-lifes-ingredients-in-the-butterfly-nebula/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Time

"Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical phenomena occur, according to a new theory by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist."https://charmingscience.com/new-theory-proposes-time-has-three-dimensions-with-space-as-a-secondary-effect/