Inside NASA’s plan to defeat moon dust. (And why it matters more than you think.)

Moon dust is sharp, corrosive, and potentially fatal. NASA’s new electric force field shield is designed to blast it away.

University of Texas System signs new Space Act agreement with NASA

The University of Texas System, the state's largest university system, has ongoing contracts with NASA under the Space Act ...
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Katherine Johnson, mathematician and real-life subject of 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101

HAMPTON, Virginia -- Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA's early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film "Hidden Figures ...
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Vanessa Wyche returns to her role as director of NASA's Johnson Space Center

Vanessa Wyche is returning to her position as director of NASA's Johnson Space Center. Wyche was tapped as the agency's acting associate administrator, the third highest-ranking executive within NASA, ...

Meet the biologist who protects deer, snakes and space missions at NASA's Johnson Space Center

At NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Matthew Strausser protects wildlife, from snakes to deer, and ensures they don't interrupt critical spaceflight operations.
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NASA furloughs over 18,000 federal employees, including over 2,000 at Johnson Space Center (update)

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This Day in History: August 26, 1918, Legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson born

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On August 26, 1918, legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson was born in West Virginia. Johnson’s brilliance was clear from a young age. She was already attending high ...
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Four volunteers are a month into their ‘life on Mars’

NASA’s Johnson Space Center reminded everyone on Monday that its four volunteers have been inside its Mars simulation habitat for a whole month now, though they still have 344 days to go before they ...