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Non-Destructive Testing, or NDT, tells us as much about a sample as if we actually broke one, without the waste.

In 1815, Mount Tambora ejected so much ash into the atmosphere that the sky darkened and the Sun was blocked from view.

Using both ultraviolet and visible light, TEMPO will monitor the air across North America.

This lunar mountain has been named for a mathematician who charted a path for women and people of color to pursue careers at NASA.

NASA is working with other government agencies to collect the data that will help communities make the best decisions about how to manage fires on our landscape.

NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate carefully identifies the outcomes they want to achieve and the technical capabilities that are needed in space and on Earth.

Some microorganisms from Earth are tough enough to survive the journey from here to Mars.

In 1915, our nation’s leaders were concerned the U.S. was losing its edge in aviation technology.

The prevalence of specific gases in the atmosphere determines the color of the auroras.

Satellite data can complement ground-based measurements for certain pollutants, but their use has been rare in the air quality management community.

To learn more about the deceleration process when spacecraft land on Mars, NASA sent sensors on the heat shield along for the ride.

A new startup company produces an air filter that can be checked and changed remotely.

When Relativity Space’s commercial rocket lit up the night sky over Cape Canaveral, it marked the first launch of a test rocket made entirely from 3-D printed parts.

NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate has a unique strategy for selecting the technologies that advance space exploration while benefiting us on Earth.

NASA’s Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team is working to re-envision how applied science teams work.

Dress rehearsals are paving the way for Starliner’s first crewed flight, which will carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew program.

The noise level inside the cabin of a commercial jet is about eighty decibels, or more than four times the noise level in a typical office.

Floods are among the most deadly and destructive natural hazards worldwide, but a new tool, called, “MoM,” aims to change that.

The NASA astronaut corps includes fearless women who find ways to build their families while working to advance science through groundbreaking research and exploration.

Instruments on satellites provide information about the atmosphere and where smoke travels. But NASA also looks at fuels on the ground.