The hungriest of black holes are thought to gobble up so much surrounding material they…
Browsing: Ames Research Center
Ames Research Center, located in Silicon Valley, California, is one of NASA’s ten major field centers. Established in 1939 as part of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), it became a part of NASA in 1958 when the agency was formed. Ames is renowned for its cutting-edge research in aeronautics, exploration technology, and science. The center’s work spans multiple disciplines including astrobiology, small satellite technology, supercomputing, and the development of new air traffic management systems. Ames plays a crucial role in NASA’s missions, providing research support and innovative technologies that enhance the United States’ space exploration and aeronautics capabilities. It also manages the Moffett Field airfield and collaborates with various partners from private industry, academia, and other government agencies, fostering an environment of creativity and innovation in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Living in space isn’t easy. There are notable impacts on the biology of living things…
Since astronomers confirmed the presence of planets beyond our solar system, called exoplanets, humanity has wondered…
The mountains discovered on Pluto during the New Horizons spacecraft’s flyby of the dwarf planet…
NASA has awarded Astrobotic of Pittsburgh $199.5 million to deliver NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration…
Science fiction often imagines our future on Mars and other planets as run by machines,…
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, studies the universe with infrared light. That’s a…
One of the brightest and most massive star-forming regions in our galaxy, the Omega, or…
SOFIA Reveals New View of Milky Way’s Center NASA has captured an extremely crisp infrared…
New research on older data from NASA’s Mars Orbiter reveals evidence of significant hydration near…
New research reveals that the strange formations on Pluto’s surface are made almost entirely of…
A team at NASA’s Ames Research Center has created a simulated lunar environment to study…
Using the Pleiades supercomputer, NASA scientists are simulating asteroid impacts to help identify possible life-threatening…
Using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has identified a regular pattern in…
New SOFIA observations show the true composition of Ceres, revealing that it does not appear…
Using the Gemini-South telescope and a speckle imaging camera, a team of astronomers have…
New research from NASA indicates that giant tsunamis played a fundamental role in forming Martian…
Using the repurposed Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered evidence of a tiny, rocky object…